Guyana: Senior cop goes on leave as probe continues into cash deposit
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has confirmed that the head of the Special Branch and acting Deputy Commissioner, Calvin Brutus, has been sent on leave…
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Cuba ratchets up pressure on private business as economic crisis deepens
HAVANA, July 11 (Reuters) – Cuba is tightening regulations on fledgling private businesses, reining in profits and beefing up oversight as the government wrestles with…
Officials plead for $9 million in aid weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastates the southeast Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — People in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two weeks after Hurricane Beryl crushed the region as…
Guyana: Mom arrested for attempted murder of 9-year-old daughter
Trigger Warning: This article contains information of a sensitive nature. Details include the attempted murder of a minor. The information can potentially be upsetting and…
Cuba foils plot to sneak arms onto island from U.S., official says
HAVANA, July 8 (Reuters) – Cuba has foiled a plot to sneak arms and ammunition onto the Caribbean island from the United States, detaining nearly…
Caribbean braces for economic punch after season’s deadly first hurricane
July 9 (Reuters) – Leaders across the Caribbean were still tallying the financial toll wrought by the earliest Atlantic storm on record to intensify to…
CTO urges region to continue exercising vigilance as Hurricane Beryl approaches
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Kenneth Bryan, is calling for the region to continue exercising vigilance during…
Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after killing at least 6 people in the southeast Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Beryl was roaring toward Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at…
Five-time champion Thompson-Herah out of Olympics
laine Thompson-Herah, the two-time Olympic champion in the 100m and 200m, will miss the Paris Olympics with an Achilles injury. The 31-year-old Jamaican, a five-time…
More than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the Florida Keys
MIAMI (AP) — A group of more than a hundred Haitian migrants arrived in a sailboat off the lower Florida Keys on early morning Wednesday,…