2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (508+ words) PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar who Wednesday said she expects to meet with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez later this month has expressed her “love ” for the South American leader. Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar, a…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (358+ words) GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana’s ambition to emerge as a major centre for education and professional training in the Caribbean moved a step further with the establishment of the region’s fourth Council of Legal Education (CLE) law school at the University of…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (187+ words) MIAMI, FL – Five people, including two pilots, were taken to hospital after an Amazon cargo plane that departed Puerto Rico crashed while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft,…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (321+ words) PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The foreign ministers of Haiti and the Dominica Republic have held talks that focused on border security, combating illicit economic activities, migration issues, formalizing trade and investment, and expanding air links, according to an official statement…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (417+ words) CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia government Monday announced that the first batch of persons being transferred to the island under the third country nationals programme established through its bilateral agreement with the United States will arrive here later this…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (415+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica – Trinidad and Tobago’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Deborah Thomas-Felix, says the two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have moved beyond previous trade tensions and should now focus on strengthening business ties, investment and access to each other’s markets. “One…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (345+ words) UNITED NATIONS – The United States has condemned deadly gang attacks against the Kenscoff community in Haiti and called for the rapid deployment of the United Nations-authorized Gang Suppression Force (GSF). Ambassador Jennifer LocettaAddressing the UN Security Council, US Alternative Representative…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (651+ words) GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A former opposition legislator is throwing his support behind Guyana’s Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, as the Caribbean’s candidate for the position of Secretary General of the United Nations. “Most will agree and accept that there are moments when the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1331+ words) UNITED NATIONS – Haiti on Friday said that the massacre that occurred in Kenscoff, a mountainous commune south-east of Port-au-Prince last weekend, underscored the need for the international community to put in place measures to enforce an arms embargo on the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (467+ words) GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana's government on Tuesday said it is aware of the concerns of members of the public regarding the suspension of the ferry service between Guyana and Suriname. “The government wishes to assure the public that since the beginning…...