By: Staff Writer November 29, 2024 The Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Aviation, Chester Cooper, along with Minister for National Security, Wayne Munroe have both denied…
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Haitian gang children recruitment up 70 percent says UN
By: Staff Writer November 29, 2024 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that their latest estimates indicate that the number of children recruited by armed groups in Haiti increased…
UN Report: LAC account for 53% losses to disasters worldwide
By: Staff Writer November 28, 2024 The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) said in a recent report that the LAC accounts for 53 percent of the world’s…
Recent murders spark Capital Punishment cries in Bahamas
By: Staff Writer November 26, 2024 The recent deaths of a 12 year old who was found strangled to death in the bushes with just her top on last week…
Smuggling Adapts to Reopening of Colombia-Venezuela Border
By: Insight Crime November 26, 2024 As darkness falls over Cúcuta, Colombia’s bustling border city, shadows provide cover for criminal networks. Each night, illegal dirt tracks connecting the city to…
CARICOM congratulates Suriname on the 49th Anniversary of Independence
November 26, 2024 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General has commended Suriname’s commitment to sustainable development, its vibrant cultural tapestry and role in CARICOM, as the Member State celebrates its 49th Anniversary of…
Tropical Storm Sara devastated Central America
By: Staff Writer November 22, 2024 Tropical Storm Sara swept through Belize and Guatemala, leaving heavy flooding and one confirmed death in Honduras. Sara, the last named storm for the…
OECD favours tax reform on tobacco products for LAC
By: Staff Writer November 22, 2024 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said in its Tobacco Taxation in Latin America and the Caribbean report that tax reform is needed…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the Proposed Constitutional “Reform” in Nicaragua
November 22, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) rejects and repudiates the initiative for a “reform law” of the Constitution presented by the Nicaraguan dictator…
Over two thirds of guns trafficked in Caribbean are from America
By: Staff Writer November 19, 2024 A US report said that 73 percent of the guns trafficked into the Caribbean between 2018 and 2022 were from the United States. The…
ECLAC said poverty is interwoven in region’s development trap
By: Staff Writer November 19, 2024 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in their Social Panorama for 2024 that the development crisis is interwoven in…
Grenada flooding kills one
By: Staff Writer November 15, 2024 One woman is dead after flooding deluged most of Grenada this week prompting leaders to react. Grenada police confirmed on Wednesday that the body…