Hurricane Beryl was roaring toward Jamaica on Wednesday, with islanders scrambling to make preparations after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least six people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean. In Kingston, people boarded up windows, fishermen pulled their boats out of...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government will meet in St George’s, Grenada, from July 3 to 5 for their 47th Regular Meeting. The Meeting’s agenda will comprise the agri-food systems agenda which prioritises food and nutrition security; climate change and sustainable development; foreign policy; the...
A woman has been apprehended in St Thomas for allegedly swindling over half a million dollars from the US Virgin Islands government through fraudulent claims. The arrest follows an investigation launched by the Economic Crime Unit, St Thomas District, prompted by a complaint from the Office...
Agents of the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) of the Dominican Republic have seized a shipment of cocaine that was destined for Australia. In a statement on Sunday, DNCD said it received a tip about contraband and went to the warehouses of a company, located in...
Haiti’s 12-member cabinet was sworn into office on Wednesday with Prime Minister Garry Conille underscoring the importance of peace and security in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. Conille’s attorney, Carlos Hercules, will be the Minister for Justice and Public Security and Haiti’s ambassador to UNESCO,...