Strong earthquake near Venezuela’s coast rocks southern Caribbean
Several islands in the southern Caribbean were rattled by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake which struck east northeast of Venezuela’s coast in the Caribbean Sea just…
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CXC pulls back on syllabus discontinuation for technical subjects
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) is back-peddling and basically rescinding its correspondence to ministries of education and principals that some technical and vocational subjects were…
Barbados wants more frequent SIDS reviews
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says the current practice of international reviews of small island developing states (SIDS) every five to 10 years, “is inadequate”…
Interpol arrests fugitive Surinamese politician in Brazil
A Surinamese politician who is also a member of the ruling party , Joel “Bordo” Martinus, was arrested in Brazil on Wednesday. This was confirmed…
Haiti transition council taps former PM Conille to again lead country
PORT-AU-PRINCE, May 29 (Reuters) – Haiti’s transition council on Tuesday tapped former Prime Minister Garry Conille, who briefly led the country over a decade ago,…
Climate lawsuits build as a Latin American court hears largest case ever
SAO PAULO, May 29 (Reuters) – Latin America’s human rights court holds a final hearing in Brazil on Wednesday in a case that’s part of…
St Vincent’s PM concerned about country’s birth rate
Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves says his country’s birth rate is falling and believes women need to have a…
Sint Maarten: Body found on hiking trail near beach
Police in Sint Maarten are investigating the discovery of a body on a hiking trail leading from Belair Beach to Indigo Bay. According to reports,…
PAHO urges Caribbean to strengthen dengue prevention measures
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean to strengthen preventive measures against dengue fever as it…
Bahamas: Passenger dies suddenly on commercial flight
The Royal Bahamas Police Force has confirmed that a 49-year-old female passenger who was onboard a commercial flight from Nassau to Exuma died as a…