KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Chairman of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) Weldon Maddan has resigned following the agency’s controversial decision to drop criminal charges against a company – Trade Winds Citrus, that was reportedly responsible for an oil spill in a river located in the central parish of St Catherine last year.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduran President, Xiomara Castro, says she will convene a summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to seek an urgent and solidarity-based solution to the crisis in Haiti, where criminal gangs have been seeking to overthrow the government.
PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The son of President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi has been suspended with immediate effect from his position at the Surinamese Consulate General in Miami, following statements he made during an interview with a radio station in the Netherlands.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell Tuesday said that Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries do not regard their presence at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) “as a trip that is fun”.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) Tuesday brushed aside as a a “run-with-it, “vote buying scheme”, the promises, including a reduction in the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on electricity as well as a write-off for some National Water Commission (NWC) customers announced by Prime Minister Andre Holness on Sunday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – In a historic gesture of gratitude and recognition, the Government of Barbados will confer its highest national honour, the Honorary Freedom of Barbados, upon the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Government will be using the newly launched Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) 2023, to inform the National Plan of Action for an integrated response to children and violence.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) held its 81st annual conference on Sunday, welcoming a group of Accompong Maroons an Prime Minister Andrew Holness outlining a number of new initiatives, including a reduction in the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on electricity as well as a write-off for some National Water Commission (NWC) customers,
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana and India Wednesday signed a number of bilateral agreements that they said will further enhance cooperation between them as well as provide for a common position on global issues.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Newly installed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has named an 18-member Cabinet, retaining eight of the ministers who were chosen by his ousted predecessor.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), is preparing for its 81st annual conference to be held on Sunday with high ranking officials saying the stage will be set for what they say will be a crucial part of the party’s bid to secure an unprecedented third consecutive term.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – French President Emmanuel Macron sharply criticised Haitian officials who dismissed Prime Minister Garry Conille, calling them “complete idiots” in a video that surfaced on social media.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Amid Haiti’s ongoing humanitarian crisis and escalating violence, both government and opposition senators in the Dominican Republic have expressed opposition to a complete border closure with the neighboring country that shares the island of Hispaniola,
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