BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — A man convicted of killing the cousin of National Hero and international pop star Rihanna has been sentenced to nearly four decades in prison, with the High Court stressing the need for tough penalties to combat gun violence.
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NEW YORK – The Caribbean community in Brooklyn, New York, has expressed profound sadness over the passing of Rodrick F. Daley, the prominent Jamaican-born chair of Community Board 17 in Brooklyn.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Police are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a prominent businessman, Yip Choy, 70, whose body was found Monday in the carpark at Harbour View Apartments in Westmoorings.
PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Suriname on Tuesday bade a final farewell to former president Chandrikapersad Santokhi, whose grieving wife, Melissa, said she “only wanted to protect him, against exploitation, against the abuse of his body”.
Trinidad Police Release Three People Detained as Probe Continues Into Fatal Attack on Police Station
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Police Commissioner, Allister Guevarro, Monday said that three people detained in connection with Sunday’s assault on the San Fernando City Corporation Municipal Police station, south of here, that left one officer dead and guns and ammunition stolen, have been released.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Concerned Muslims of Trinidad and Tobago has criticised the decision of the Kamla Perrsad-Bissessar government to officially designate three Middle Eastern paramilitary and political organisations as terrorist entities, triggering an immediate freeze on any Trinidad and Tobago assets linked to the groups.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Former Governor of the Bank of Jamaica and former Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Roderick G. Rainford, has died .
NEW YORK, New York – Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness was honored with the Legacy Award by the New York-based American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) during its 29th Annual “The Legacy Continues” Black-Tie Awards Gala in Manhattan on Friday.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has reaffirmed its commitment to the One China policy as President Irfaan Ali Sunday commissioned the Guyana–China Friendship Park on the West Bank Demerara that the authorities say reflects the enduring friendship and expanding cooperation between the two countries.
TEXAS – More than 300 Belizeans residing in the United States have been given Belizean passports after claiming their birthright during a “PassBack” ceremony organised by the Belize government.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is providing an US$80 million loan to Barbados as the Caribbean country seeks to modernise its water infrastructure as it moves to address one of the most persistent challenges facing households, communities and businesses across the island.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – At least 30 people, many of them school-age children as young as 12, have died after a gathering promoted on TikTok turned tragic on Saturday at Haiti’s historic mountaintop fortress.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Miss Jamaica Universe, Gabrielle Henry, has been released from hospital nearly four months after suffering serious injuries following a fall during the Miss Universe 2025 in Thailand.
