Haiti's President Calls for Dialogue Following Street Protests
The president of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, broke his silence made a new call to dialogue after eight days of violent protests against his Government that have left at least nine dead.
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US Congress Rejects Trump's Warmongering, Won't Support Military Intervention in Venezuela
Congress will not support U.S. military intervention in Venezuela despite hints by President Donald Trump that such action had not been ruled out, the Democratic chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday.
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Maduro Confirms Meeting Between Venezuela's Arreaza and Elliott Abrams
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro revealed Thursday that his Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza met with the U.S. special envoy for Venezuela Elliott Abrams, whom the president invited to visit the South American nation.
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Israel Detained 500 Palestinians, Including 89 Children So Far in 2019
FEBRUARY 15, 2019 - This January alone, Israel detained 509 Palestinians, including 89 children and eight women, from occupied Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian prisoners rights groups.
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BARBADOS | Attorney General Welcomes Interpol Caribbean Office
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 13, 2019 - Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Dale Marshall, has welcomed the establishment of an Interpol Caribbean Office in Barbados.
BARBADOS | Mottley urges no external military intervention in Venezuela
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, February 14, 2019 - Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amour Mottley says her country is committed to using the Montevideo Mechanism, in a effort to bring about a peaceful conclusion to the crisis in Veneazuela.
JAMAICA | Ramharrack paid $2.7 million in performance incentive
KINGSTON, February 14, 2019 - Documents tabled Tuesday in the House of Representatives have revealed that former human resource manager at Petrojam Yolande Ramharrack, as part of her separation package, was paid a $2.7 million performance incentive despite a questionable performance appraisal.
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JAMAICA | Fayval Williams Appointed Minister of Energy, Science & Technology
KINGSTON, February 14, 2019 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced the appointment of Fayval Williams as the new Minister of Energy, Science & Technology, effective today, February 14.
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JAMAICA | PNP Welcomes Dialogue with Venezuela
KINGSTON, Jamaica. February 12, 2019: The Opposition People’s National Party has welcomed the about turn of the government in opening dialogue with the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to arrive at an agreed settlement on the purchase of the 49% shares in the Petrojam Oil Refinery.
GUYANA | AG asks Court of Appeal to Keep President, Cabinet in Office
GEORGETOWN, February 11, 20-19 - Guyana's Attorney General, Basil Williams has asked the Court of Appeal to allow President David Granger and his Cabinet tyo remain in office until the appeal courts decide whether to overturn or uphold a High Court ruling that the no-confidence motion was validly passed.
JAMAICA | PNP Condemns Killing of Former PNP Cllr Madge Morris
Kingston, Jamaica, February 10, 2019: The President of the People’s National Party, Dr. Peter Phillips, M.P., and the entire leadership of the Party are expressing shock and sadness by the news of the tragic death of former PNP Councillor Madge Morris for the White Horses Division in St Thomas.
GUYANA | General Elections could be held in July, March ruled out by GECOM
GEORGETOWN, February 8, 2019 - Guyana's Chief Elections Officer Keith Lowenfield has ruled out elections being held by the 20th of March noting that "assuming GECOM Commissioners give the administrative staff the go-ahead on Monday, the elections could be held in July 2019.
CARICOM, Mexico, Uruguay search for Venezuela Solution
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, February 7, 2019 - The governments of Mexico, Uruguay and the Caribbean Community are meeting in Montevideo today, to formally propose and discuss a four phased negotiating process called the “Montevideo Mechanism” in an effort to solve the situation in Venezuela where, National Assembly Leader Juan Guaidó has declared and installed himself interim president of that country.
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CARIFORUM | Regional Adolescent Training Workshop opens
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 5, 2019 - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat Assistant Secretary-General (ASG), Dr. Douglas Slater, emphasised the critical link between human resource development and economic development and, in this regard, the importance of treatment and rehabilitation for persons with problematic drug use and misuse.
CARICOM | COHSOD to further free movement agenda for security guards, agricultural workers
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 5, 2019 - Security guards and agricultural workers are expected to have an easier time moving across the Region for work in the near future.
JAMAICA | NCU to increase enrollment in Nursing Programme
Washington DC, February 5, 2019 - Northern Caribbean University (NCU) and Washington Adventist University (WAU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which NCU’s nursing program will see enrollment increase from 110 to 1,000 students yearly.
GUYANA | Attorney General appeals Chief Justice ruling on no-confidence motion
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 5, 2019 - Attorney General Basil Williams has filed an appeal against the decision of Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire in which she found that the no-confidence motion against trhe government was validly passed and that the President and Cabinet should have resigned immediately.
United States slaps Ghana with visa Sanctions
WASHINGTON, DC. February 5, 2019 - The Department of Homeland Security in the United States, has announced the imposition of visa sanctions on Ghana as a result of the country's failure to accept Ghanaian nationals who have been deported from the U.S.
Uruguay Prepares to Host EU Meeting on Venezuelan Crisis
European Union representatives will meet in Montevideo on February 7 to discuss the political situation in Venezuela, Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez confirmed Sunday.
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CARICOM to Attend Uruguay Meeting on Venezuela
Chairman of CARICOM and Prime Minister of St. Kitts-Nevis, Dr. Timothy Harris, will lead a CARICOM delegation to Uruguay for an international meeting on the ongoing political situation in Venezuela on February 7.
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GUYANA | Granger Won't Resign- Will exhaust Appeals
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, February 3, 20-19 - Despite pressure from the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) for the government to resign, President David Granger on Sunday says he will not resign and that government will remain in office while the no-confidence motion case is appealed right up to the Caribbean Court of Justice.
Twitter Erupts After 2,000 Pro-Venezuelan Accounts Are Deleted
Nearly 2,000 pro-Venezuelan Twitter accounts have been removed for “engaging in a state-backed influence campaign,” the social media company said in a blog post on Thursday.
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Trump Admin Pressured Spain Gov't to Support US-Backed Coup in Venezuela: Report
MADRID, Spain, Feb 2, 2019 - The United States has exerted considerable pressure on the left-leaning government in Spain, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in order to come out against the Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro, recognize the opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido as the country “interim president,” and not to endorse or participate in any talks or dialogue between the opposition and the government, the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported Friday.
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John Bolton Admits US-backed Coup in Venezuela Is About Oil, Not Democracy
Smashing the claims of “protecting democracy” in Venezuela, the United States National Security Advisor John Bolton said in an interview that they are backing the illegal coup in the South American country because of oil.
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Jamaica | PNP MP for East Portland Stabbed to death
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Februry 2, 2019 - Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern Dr. Lynvale Bloomfield is dead. He was found stabbed to death at his home on Saturday morning.
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GUYANA | Jagdeo wants immediate elections
GEORGETOWN, February 2, 2019 - On the heels of a favourable High Court ruling on last month’s no-confidence motion,Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, is adamant that elections are held within the 90 day timeframe given by the Guyana constitution, and has threatened to court action to have the Elections Commission (GECOM) hold elections by March 19.
GUYANA | Constitution doesn't cater for MPs with dual citizenship – Chief Justice
GEORGETOWN, February 1, 2019 - Guyana's Chief Justice Roxanne George has ruled that it is unconstitutional for Members of Parliament to have dual citizenship.
GUYANA | High Court rules no-confidence motion valid, Govt to resign
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, January 31, 2019 - The Guyana High Court has ruled that the No-Confidence Motion against the government passed in the House of Assembly on December 21 was valid, and the govermnent will have to resign to pave the way for elections in 90 days.
TRINIDAD | TT entitled to its opinion on Venezuela says PM Rowley
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan 31, 2019 - Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley says the TT Government is not “at war” with the United States over Venezuela. Rather, there is a difference of opinion to which his government is entitled.
ANTIGUA | Antiguan PM Blasts OAS Secretary-General for Anti-Venezuela Stance
ST. JOHNS, January 29, 2019 - Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne, has blasted the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States, OAS, Luis Almagro, for recognizing Venezuela’s Opposition Leader as president of the South American country.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Young Rebuffs fear-mongering by Persad-Bissessar
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, January 29, 2019- National Security Minister Stuart Young has rebuffed attempts by Opposition Leader Kamla Persad Bissessar to create “fear about a change in relations between TT and the USA” in relation to the crisis in Venezuela.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Rowley meets with US rep to the UN
NEW YORK, NY, Jan 29, 2019 -Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley yesterday met with the US representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jonathan Cohen, during a bilateral meeting between countries to discuss the unfurling political crisis in Venezuela.
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New Film Reveals Plot to Infect Black South Africans with HIV
A new Sundance documentary has revealed that a paramilitary group allegedly attempted to spread HIV to South Africa’s Black communities during the 1980s and 1990s.
US Threatens to Funnel Venezuelan Oil Revenues to Guaido
In a further move to execute a coup to overthrow the Venezuelan government bringing to power the self-declared interim president Juan Guaido, the United States government started diverting the oil revenues of the country to the opposition leader.
JAMAICA gives support to Ghana’s Year of Return 2019
KINGSTON, Jan, 28, 2019 - Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says Jamaica endorses the “Year of Return, Ghana 2019”, an initiative of the Government of the Republic of Ghana which is intended to encourage people of African descent to visit Africa.