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A Cuban man arrested for murder of mother and daughter in Guyana

Police have arrested 27-year-old Joel Rodriguez, known as Yoel Rodriguez Barientos, for the murder of his partner Tara Krishnaran and her 11-year-old daughter. The Cuban...

Two more COVID deaths, four new cases recorded in Guyana

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died. This takes the total...

Row over return of Trinidad PM’s daughter deepens

(Trinidad Guardian) Although Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said his daughter got no favours in her repatriation from the United States, former Ambassador Extraordinary...

Grenada recorded 12 new COVID-19 cases

The Ministry of Health announces the confirmation of 12 new cases of Covid-19 in Grenada. 6 of the cases are imported. Those individuals arrived in...

Eastern Caribbean Dollar Remains Strong Says ECCB Governor

Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy Antoine, says the currency in the sub-region, remains "very strong" amid the economic fallout from...

Jamaica records 39 new cases of COVID-19, one death

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica recorded 39 new cases of COVID-19 and one death as a result of the virus yesterday. This brings the total...

Trinidad: Newly-wed woman dies in Christmas Eve crash

(Trinidad Express) On the eve of Christmas, two women lost their lives in separate road traffic accidents on Thursday in San Juan and Cunupia. One...

Two More COVID-19 Deaths, 78 New Cases in Jamaica

Jamaica on Thursday recorded two more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 294. The deceased are a 75-year-old male from Clarendon and a 67-year-old male...

Barbados to implement real-time banking

By November next year, banking institutions will be able to transact business in real-time in Barbados. Ryan Straughn, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, made...

Jamaica steps up monitoring after 20 UK arrivals tested positive for COVID-19

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican health authorities have stepped up monitoring of people who arrived in the island from the United Kingdom (UK), prior to those...

Ex-travel agent slapped with more fraud charges in Trinidad

(Trinidad Express) Ex-travel agent Vicky Boodram who was committed to stand trial last year on over 100 fraud allegations returned before a San Fernando...

69 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths in Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica recorded 69 cases of COVID-19 yesterday, pushing the island's total number of cases to 12,423. The death toll also rose to...
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Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...