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Woman killed in rare shark attack on Caribbean island

A fatal shark attack has been reported in the French Caribbean territory of St Martin, shocking many in the eastern Caribbean region where experts say such...

Trinidad steelpan tutor jailed for 9 years for relationship with student, 12

(Trinidad Guardian) A steelpan tutor who began a sexual relationship with a then 12-year-old student in 2009, which eventually resulted in three children, has...

Four More COVID-19 Deaths, 74 New Cases in Jamaica

Jamaica on Wednesday recorded four more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 270. Those who have died are: * A 57-year-old male from St Catherine * A...

Dominica’s Secret Bay Launches Phase 2 Sales of 4 New Villas for New Citizenship Investors

LONDON, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Commonwealth of Dominica's Secret Bay resort has completed construction on four new two-story Ti Fey Villas, bringing...

Trinidad: Three teenagers charged with murder of robbery victim

(Trinidad Express) Three teenagers have been charged for the murder of robbery victim Mickel Berrot. David Floyd, aka ‘Farmer’, Selene Belle, aka ‘Mariah’ and...

Frustrated Jamaican mom kicks son’s corpse after police shootout

(Jamaica Gleaner) Infuriated that her son had not heeded her many warnings, an elderly woman yesterday landed a kick to his corpse, shocking onlookers,...

COVID-19 vaccination will not be mandatory in Antigua and Barbuda

Health Minister Sir Molwyn Joseph has insisted that the use of any vaccine to treat the Covid-19 virus will be optional. He gave that assurance...

Human Rights Group Warns Cuban Government Is Setting the Stage for Civil War to Hold onto Power

14ymedio, Havana, December 4, 2020 — The Cuban Observatory for Human Rights (OCDH) claims that Raúl Castro and Miguel Díaz-Canel are “setting the stage...

Trinidad: Police release man caught on camera pulling teen into car

(Trinidad Guardian) Police have released a man who was caught on camera taking a teenage girl into his car after the girl refused to...

Positive for COVID, Jamaican deportee decries treatment by UK authorities

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Jamaican who expressed concern last week that his deportation from the United Kingdom could be a “death sentence” as he had...

Guyana: 36 more COVID-19 cases recorded -almost 300 since last week

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed the detection of 36 more cases of COVID-19 from the results of 556 tests that were done. According...

Jamaica passes 11,000 COVID-19 cases mark, 261 deaths

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed the 11, 000 mark today after the country recorded 76 new cases of the...
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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...