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Venezuela has ‘world’s highest murder rate’

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Venezuela’s opposition leader said Wednesday that he wants the  European Union to broaden sanctions against members of the Venezuelan government as a way to...

US denies plans to “divide CARICOM”

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US Sec­re­tary of State Mike Pom­peo is deny­ing any at­tempt to di­vide CARI­COM. This, as Ja­maican Prime Min­is­ter An­drew Hol­ness al­so ad­vised his re­gion­al col­leagues...

Caribbean urged to strengthen surveillance activities as more deaths recorded from new virus

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The Pan American Health Organization, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, is urging Caribbean Countries, to strengthen its surveillance activities, for the Novel...

Venezuela’s Guaido defies travel ban, heads to Colombia

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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has defied a travel ban to head to Colombia, where he is expected to meet US Secretary of State Mike...

Arthur prescribes medicine for LIAT’s revival

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Owen Arthur has warned his former counterparts in the Caribbean that the beleaguered regional carrier LIAT won’t survive their imposition of hefty airport taxes. The...

CARICOM launches energy innovation challenge

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Caribbean students are being asked to design novel concepts for use and management of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) as part of...

Japan supports IDB’s social projects in the Caribbean

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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) have partnered to promote and develop socially responsible capital markets through investments...

Harsher penalties coming for owners of dogs that attack persons

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The Government is taking steps to craft legislation to impose harsher sanctions for the owners of dogs that attack, injure and or cause the...

Grenada reaffirms commitment to the one-China Policy

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15 years after re-establishing diplomatic ties with the People’s Republic of China, Grenada has re-affirmed to the One China policy, and at the same...

Warming climate causes dengue outbreak in Caribbean leading to almost 1,400 deaths in the...

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Dengue fever outbreaks in the Caribbean have reached record high levels, thanks to climate change. Since the beginning of 2019, approximately 3 million Americans have...
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