WASHINGTON, D.C. –Two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are included in six new countries whose nationals have become eligible to participate in agricultural and non-agricultural programs in the United States this year.
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BELMOPAN, Belize – Prime Minister John Briceño says the arrest and charges laid against four police officers in relation to the seizure of an aircraft laden with illegal drugs, will help to win back the trust of the public, and underscore his administration’s determination to root out crime, even when high level officials may be implicated.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The government of Jamaica is on a quest to obtain a World Heritage inscription for the sunken city of Port Royal.
Washington, D.C. - The Washington-based Institute of Caribbean Studies has issued the following statement, eulogizing the late former US Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin L. Powell:
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The leader of a federation of nine gangs, is calling for the removal of Prime Minister Ariel Henry from office, adding that it could be done “at the cost of blood”.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government has announced a relaxation of some of the measures put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that has killed 2,184 people and infected 88, 480 since March last year.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti –Prime Minister Ariel Henry says he has “deposited…a floral offering” at a ceremony marking the 125th anniversary of the assassination of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, even as video recordings emerged showing that Henry and other government ministers were forced to retreat after they came under gunfire from a gang on Sunday.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – Prime Minister Ariel Henry has condemned the attack on the Milot hospital by armed individuals that has led to its closure , calling for an investigation into the matter and for those responsible to be prosecuted.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Her Excellency Audrey Marks has lauded the St. George's Society of New York for its donation of some 400 scholarships valued at one million US dollars to students of Commonwealth heritage throughout New York’s City University system.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – There will be no military parade on October 27 to mark the 42nd anniversary of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ political independence from Britain, Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves announced in Parliament on Wednesday.
ROSEAU, Dominica – Dominica is celebrating its 43rd anniversary of political independence from Britain on Wednesday with the activities to mark the occasion severely curtailed as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that has killed 32 people and infected 4, 823 since March last year.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica recorded more than 1,000 murders during the first 10 months of this year, according to figures released here by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica says without a doubt, disaster recovery can be a long and difficult road, particularly for developing countries like those in the Caribbean, as the region prepares to host the VII Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP21).
