Cuba Canceled May Day Parade Because Of Fuel Shortages
[BBC] Cuba’s communist government cancelled Monday’s traditional May Day parade because of acute fuel shortages. Every year hundreds of thousands of people are bussed in…
Regional News
Lorna Smith Joins VIP, Paving Way for New British Virgin Islands Government
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] On Tuesday afternoon, elected members of the Virgin Islands Party were sworn in to form the next government of the British…
Neighbourhood fights Haiti gangs after vigilante killings
[AP] Armed with machetes, bottles, and rocks, residents in the hilly suburbs of Haiti’s capital fought back against encroaching gangs Tuesday, a day after a crowd…
Regional Leaders End Symposium With Declaration To Combat Trade In Illegal Weapons
[CMC] Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders ended a two-day regional symposium on violence as a public health issue, declaring a war on guns to combat the…
Haiti: $720 million plan to support millions facing gangs, hunger and cholera
[UN News] The UN and partners are appealing for $720 million to support more than three million people in Haiti, where gangs, hunger, and cholera…
Chaos Erupts Outside Nightclub on St. Croix: 1 Dead, 5 Wounded in Early Morning Shooting
A teenager was pronounced dead early Sunday following a shootout outside the Climax Sportsbar and Nightclub in Peter’s Rest, according to the Virgin Islands Police…
Region Hosts Conference Addressing Crime And Violence As Public Health Issue
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will hold a Regional Symposium addressing Crime and Violence as a Public Health…
Silver Airways Faces Lease Termination Over Unpaid Rent at Fort Lauderdale Airport
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] South Florida-based airline Silver Airways, which purchased Seaborne Airlines in 2018 and is known for providing flights to major cities in Florida and…
CDB Approves US$29.8M To Improve Caribbean Countries Health Care Systems
[Kaieteur News] The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has committed US$29.8 million to strengthen health systems in Grenada, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines…
Belize Defends Decision To Impose Restrictions On Haitians And Jamaicans
[CMC] Belize immigration officials have defended the decision to impose visa and other restrictions on Jamaicans and Haitians entering the country, insisting that they are…