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Caribbean Development Bank supports solar on St Vincent and the Grenadines

The Caribbean Development Bank has approved financing of $8.6 million for solar energy development on St Vincent and the Grenadines. The financing to St Vincent...

Trinidad woman jumps out moving vehicle after kidnapping, carjacking

(Trinidad Guardian) A 25-year-old woman has reported to police that she was kidnapped by a man who hit her vehicle from behind, before bundling...

Caribbean countries on alert due to new coronavirus variant in UK

The alarm began to spread on Monday in the Caribbean due to a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus discovered in the United Kingdom,...

Trinidad: Vaccinated people still need to prove they are Covid-negative

(Trinidad Express) Even if a person has been administered a Covid-19 vaccine in another country, if he or she intends to enter Trinidad and...

13 new cases of Covid-19 diagnosed in Grenada

13 new positive cases of Covid-19 have been diagnosed in Grenada in the past 36 hours, and all infected individuals are in quarantine in...

Two cousins shot dead in MoBay Jamaica

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Despite the strong presence of police and soldiers in St James, two cousins were shot dead and another man...

Caribbean, Latin America to get US$1-billion aid to buy COVID-19 vaccines

THE Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said last week it will mobilise US$1 billion to assist countries in the Caribbean and Latin America acquire and...

Trinidad: 35 offshore workers test positive for COVID

(Trinidad Guardian) Over 35 offshore workers employed with the Perenco Trinidad and Tobago oil and gas company were transported to the Ministry of Health’s...

29 new COVID-19 cases recorded from 330 tests in Guyana

Guyana on Saturday recorded 29 new cases of COVID-19 from 330 tests, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 6, 105. Fourteen new cases...

‘Big Fish’ Among Us – Foreign Drug Cartels Handling Business On Jamaican Soil

Top-tier drug smugglers from Central and South America are reportedly living in Jamaica with the sole purpose of easing multibillion-dollar cocaine shipments into North...

Jamaica records two more COVID deaths, 96 new cases

Two more people have died from COVID-19 in Jamaica, while 96 new cases were recorded on Friday. The latest figures from the Ministry of Health...

Jamaica passes 12,000 mark with 71 new COVID cases, 4 new deaths

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica recorded 71 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing to 12,039 the number of cases recorded. There were also...
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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...