KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica's government has strengthened the national capacity to disrupt the illegal supply of guns and to address the roots of violence in schools and communities, with the support of a US$750 000 joint United Nations (UN) intervention.
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NEW YORK, New York – A federal judge has ruled that the financial records of Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne and several other persons, including his wife, must be produced but with strict confidentiality conditions attached as the legal battle continues here regarding the sale of the mega yacht, Alfa Nero.
NEW YORK, New York – Guyanese social media activist, Melissa “Melly-Mel” Atwell-Holder, was on Friday granted a US$7,5000 bond after being detained earlier this month, pending her deportation to her homeland.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has recorded a 30 percent decrease in murders since the start of the year, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has said.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Saturday said an “angry bob” had prevented its officials from seizing several high end vehicles, including a Ferrari, a Rolls Royce and Lamborghini Roadster from the home of businessman, Azruddin Mohamed, over the non-payment of billions of dollars (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) in outstanding taxes.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana's government says it has received information on the alleged multi-million dollar tax evasion by two Guyanese nationals and their company in the export of more than 10,000 kilogrammes of gold.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The Trinidad and Tobago government Wednesday expressed its disappointment at the decision of the United Kingdom government to impose with immediate effect, a visa requirement for Trinidad and Tobago nationals wanting to travel to or transiting the UK including on short visits.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Two nuns were among several people killed when an armed gang ran riot near Haitian capital Port au Prince on Monday, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Port au Prince, Max Leroy Mésidor, has confirmed.
Washington DC – Newly-appointed Minister with responsibility for efficiency, innovation and digital transformation Senators, Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks, the long-serving ambassador to the United States and to the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C., is being bestowed with the prestigious American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) Trailblazer Award for the Class of 2025.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has described the late reggae legend Colvin ‘Cocoa Tea’ Scott as a beacon of kindness and generosity, consistently “uplifting the less fortunate and embodying the warmth of our nation”.
UNITED NATIONS – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Tuesday condemned the attack by heavily armed gang members on the town of Mirebalais, 30 miles northeast of the Haitian capital, that the authorities in the country said resulted in indiscriminately killing and injuring several residents.
HAMILTON, Bermuda – The ruling Progressive Labour Party (PLP) Tuesday mourned the death of one of its founding members, Eldridge Eugene Woods, saying he had played a significant role in ending racial segregation and securing the vote for every Bermudian.
NEW YORK, New York – Immigration advocates and lawmakers have called for an investment of US$165 million in the State budget for immigration legal services and infrastructure for immigrants.