No cases of Ebola in the Caribbean – CARPHA
- The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says while there has not been any case of the deadly Ebola virus in the...
Caribbean must brace for “full impact” of Chikungunya – CARPHA
– The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is warning the Caribbean to be prepared for the “full impact” of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya...
Cuba puts limit to amount of Bras, other items travelers can import
- Cuba has implemented new rules that will restrict the personal importation of foreign goods into the country, except where locally made items...
Guyanese man dies in St. Lucia after stabbing attack
- A Guyanese man has succumbed after he was stabbed in Ciceron, Castries early Saturday morning. Reports are that the victim, 34-year-old Cedolf Hunte of...
Son of Suriname’s President confirms Hezbollah links in US Court
- In a plea deal with federal prosecutors for a possible lower sentence in his trial in New York, President Desi Bouterse’s son...
US Coast Guard makes US$32.4 million cocaine bust in Caribbean Sea
MIAMI, United States, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says it has seized 973 kilograms of cocaine from a Panamanian-flagged freighter in the...
Son of Suriname President to go on trial October in US
- The trial of Dino Bouterse, the son of Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse, who was arrested on drug related charges, terrorism and weapons...
Antigua seeking Chinese funds to establish local university
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda is hoping that China will provide US$18 million towards the expansion of the Five Islands Secondary...
Cocaine war looms
–The Region, including Trinidad and Tobago, must now brace itself for a likely return to the dreaded “Cocaine Cowboy” days — a virtual...
Baffled student finds cocaine in her bag after arriving in NY from T&T
- This wasn’t the care package she was expecting. An FIT student who flew to the Big Apple to start a new school...