ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – The Government of Grenada has declared the northern parish of St Patrick and the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique as disaster zones for three months covering the period July 01 to...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The minister for the two islands in Grenada that Hurricane Beryl first slammed into with catastrophic winds had a simple message for United Nations and other humanitarian officials who asked what was needed: “...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Two senior United Nations officials Friday said that the passage of Hurricane Beryl through the Caribbean this week underscores the concerns of small island developing states (SIDS) that have continuously blamed...
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada has written to financial agencies and multilateral partners requesting that the debt payment suspension clause in several loan agreements be triggered because of the devastation on the country by...
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations has called for international solidarity with Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and other Caribbean islands hit hard by Hurricane Beryl as it makes its way through the region this week. The...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Officers regained control of a police station in Haiti's capital that had been the target of armed gangs in recent months, authorities said Monday. The station in Gressier, located in the western tip of Port-...
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC - Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Kenneth Bryan, is calling for the region to continue exercising vigilance during the hurricane season by preparing for storms, while also being ready to...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) wants developed countries to stand up with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in providing finance to deal with the impact of climate change. AOSIS chair, Ambassador...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters on Tuesday as a monstrous Category 5 storm on a path that would take it near Jamaica and the Cayman Islands after earlier making landfall in the southeast Caribbean,...
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – The government and opposition have called for citizens not to engage in any criminal behaviour as St Vincent and the Grenadines brace for the passage of Hurricane Beryl later on Monday. Prime Minister Dr Ralph...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Hurricane Beryl is expected to remain an “extremely dangerous” category 4 storm as residents in Barbados and the Windward Islands were engaged in last-minute preparations on Sunday for its passage...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – CARICOM leaders on Sunday postponed their annual summit that was due to begin in Grenada this week “to a date to be determined” as several Caribbean countries brace for the passage of a very dangerous...
WASHINGTON, CMC – Haiti's newly appointed Prime Minister Dr Garry Conille, arrived Washington in the US on Saturday for a visit set to include meetings with international financial institutions as well as a White House official. The...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says it is likely that storms and shower activity may be more erratic, while heat will remain in record territory, in particular in the Lesser Antilles, during...
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada, CMC – The Government of Grenada has implemented changes to its Firearm Act that will now see gun-related offences being placed on par with murder and treason. According to Attorney General and Minister for Legal...
WASHINGTON, CMC – The World Bank says that after a period of strong growth during 2021-2022, officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as those in the Caribbean, moderated in 2023, reaching an...
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – An Interpol red notice has been issued for a former Bahamian legislator who is wanted on two charges of stealing by reason of service and two charges of proceeds of criminal conduct. If convicted, the former Exuma...
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Belize's Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has confirmed that one person is in custody in relation to gunshots being fired at his home on Tuesday night. “If they think I am going to be intimidated, then...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Health authorities in Guyana on Wednesday warned against the use of falsified drugs to treat diabetes. The Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) in a statement said that fake batches of Ozempic may possibly...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Meteorologists on Tuesday for the first time issued a heat advisory for the entire island of Puerto Rico, struggling with chronic power outages as it broils under an unrelenting sun. All 78 of the US...
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – The St Kitts-Nevis government Tuesday announced a temporary tax relief on school supplies as well as the continuation of a special initiative to provide financial relief to citizens and boost economic activity in...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The first United Nations-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in...
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The Bermuda Police Service (BPS) is warning people about brandishing realistic looking toy guns in the public domain. It described the situation as a matter of “utmost importance.” “We recently...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – At least four people have died so far this year from dengue in Guyana, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has said. He told the pro-government News Room online publication that there have also been an estimated 400...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC -Police say that “no foul play is suspected” in the deaths of three people, whose bodies were found inside a locked mini-bus on Sunday in a section of the trail that passes through Mabura, an area of...
