MIAMI, Florida -A mother and son have pleaded guilty under a plea agreement to conspiracy to import cocaine in a scheme that also allegedly involved the former premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Andrew Fahie.

MIAMI, Florida – A 51-year-old Haitian-Chilean businessman was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for his role in the July 7, 2021 assassination of the 53-year-old Haitian President Jovenel Moise at his private residence overlooking Port au Prince.

DURHAM, NC – Hayti, the leading Black-owned news aggregation app that pulls content solely from Black publishers, announced today that it is officially the largest source of podcasts led by Black hosts.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police have launched an investigation following the removal of 23 children from a religious compound in Montego Bay on Wednesday. 

WASHINGTON, DC - By two pm, the numbers in Rockland Lake State Park, in Rockland County, upstate New York, had swelled to some 8,000 picnic goers from across North America and as far away as the United Kingdom, Canada, and Jamaica, packing the sprawling tree-lined lake park with colorful picnic blankets and baskets, tables, tents, and smoky barbeque grills.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government says a ban will be imposed on the use of plastic lunch boxes, effective December 31, this year, as efforts continue to shift to more sustainable options.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Bahamian officials said they had detained 22 foreigners, including two children, on Sunday after intercepting a 32 foot vessel in Bahamian waters carrying a United States flag.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Magistrate Sunil Scarce Monday adjourned to July 4, the case against a 15-year-old girl, charged with 19 counts of murder arising from last weeks fire at the dormitory of the Mahdia Secondary School.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados’ indigenous sport, road tennis, and the Barbados Landship Movement, a major part of this island’s ancestral ties to Africa, will be nominated for inscription on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Daniel P. Erikson, says "The Caribbean Nations Security Conference” which opens in Montego Bay on Monday, will strengthen partnerships with the United States, Caribbean governments, and regional and multilateral institutions to tackle these important challenges.”

ATLANTA, Georgia - Industry Investment and Commerce Minister Senator Aubyn Hill, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Georgia Aquarium, as the country explores opportunities in the blue economy towards national development.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says it is now using the additional 658 area code for new telephone numbers.