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Caribbean

ST PETERSBURG, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says the crew of its cutter Venturous returned to their home port in St Petersburg, Florida, after a 60-day Caribbean patrol in which 65 Haitian migrants were returned to their homeland...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister issued their first official statement on Wednesday, pledging to restore "public and democratic order...

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC –Belize's Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, has welcomed the decision by Governor General, Dame Froyla Tzalam, to declare a state of emergency (SOE) in southside Belize City and specific sections of the Cayo...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government Friday said it is “gravely concerned” at the decision of the National Assembly in Venezuela to adopt a law declaring the Essequibo region to be a constituent part of the country....

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC –  The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Bahamas has defended the government's purchase of a US$192,000 BMW for Prime Minister Phillip Davis, following widespread debates in public circles about the timing of...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs attacked two upscale neighbourhoods in Haiti's capital early Monday in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead in surrounding areas. Gunmen looted homes in the communities of Laboule and...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Barbados Dr Arthur Phillips has reported a decline in the sale of carbonated sugar-sweetened beverages due to a tax on sugary drinks. At the same time, there has been an increase in...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – ExxonMobil Guyana Friday announced a new oil discovery at Bluefin in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, making it the company's first discovery for 2024. In a statement, Exxon said the Bluefin well encountered...

WASHINGTON, CMC – Republican lawmakers on Friday said the Biden administration “owes Congress a lot more details in a more timely manner before it gets more funding,” for Haiti, even as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Friday...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those charged with finding new leaders for the country, Caribbean...
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