NASSAU, Bahamas – National Security Minister, Wayne Munroe, says while he is pleased with a 30 per cent decline in the number of murders in The Bahamas so far this year, he remains dissatisfied at the level of crime in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)  country.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A team of 117 electrical linesmen from Canada arrived here late Wednesday to assist the light and power company, the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) to restore electricity in sections of the island that were battered by Hurricane Melissa. 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Friday described Ena Collymore-Woodstock as an exemplary barrister and magistrate from Jamaica whose career broke barriers for women throughout the region.

PORT AU PRINCE Haiti - Haiti’s Minister for the Status of Women, Pedrica Saint Jean, says the late Murielle Leconte, who died in the United States last Sunday after battling bone cancer “will remain an inexhaustible source of inspiration for future generations”.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The deadly gas station bombing case has been adjourned to December 30, with the prosecution Tuesday filing an application for the matter to proceed via a paper committal.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The nation is mourning the death of former speaker of the House of Representatives and former attorney general, Sir Gerald Watt KC. 

In a cruel twist of fate, a Jamaican-born U.S. military veteran who risked his life for his country is facing deportation after he was arrested for driving without license.

ROSEAU, Dominica – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Monday said the construction of the multi-million international airport will not present a “burden”  to future generations and construction progress to date “reflects steady and measurable advancement across all major workstreams”.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) is crediting the presence of a controversial United States radar system on Tobago as helping in the seizure of more than TT$170 million in drugs seized earlier this week.

Jamaica emerged as a standout presence at Winternational, Washington, DC's largest international embassy showcase, captivating thousands of attendees with an immersive presentation of Jamaican culture, cuisine, and tourism offerings. The high-profile event welcomed more than 8,000 guests and brought together representatives from over 70 embassies and cultural organisations at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Centre Downtown Washington DC.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) says investigations are still ongoing into the circumstances that led to a female student being reportedly thrown from a moving school bus in the eastern parish of St Mary earlier this month.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro says abduction of a 70-year-old man and his 47-year-old wife at their Monos Island home over the last  weekend is at a “sensitive stage” and it would not be prudent to reveal operational details publicly.