CIA director warns of Venezuela weapons transfers
WASHINGTON – CIA Director Mike Pompeo said on Thursday there are large caches of weapons in Venezuela and a risk of them falling into the wrong hands as the country grapples with an economic crisis and street protests. “It is a real threat,” the Central Intelligence Agency director said, under questioning from Republican Senator Marco Rubio, during More...
Former Bahamas PM loses seat, party loses power as FNM sweeps election
NASSAU – Perry Christie became the first prime minister in the Bahamas to lose his Parliamentary seat, on a day that Bahamians delivered a crushing blow to his Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and ushered in the More...
PAHO recommends urgent action to save lives on Caribbean roads
WASHINGTON – Tragic road deaths across the Caribbean could be significantly reduced if authorities beef up traffic management, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has concluded. And the global body is More...
Climate change adaptation project under discussion in Jamaica
KINGSTON - Senior officers from the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) are meeting in Jamaica with counterparts from the German Development Bank (KfW) and the International Union for the Conservation More...
OECS trade mission holds consultations in member states
CASTRIES - Intra-regional and international trade potential has been strengthened following a recent Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) trade mission held in St Lucia, Martinique and Dominica from April More...
Eta Aquarid meteor shower to peak this weekend
ALABAMA – Catching a falling star may be beyond our reach, but there’ll be plenty of opportunities to view them this weekend when the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which occurs from roughly late April to mid-May, More...
Caribbean scientists work to limit climate impact on marine environment
KINGSTON – Caribbean scientists say fishermen are already seeing the effects of climate change, so for a dozen or so years they’ve been designing systems and strategies to reduce the impacts on the industry. While More...
CARICOM urged to send fact-finding mission to Venezuela
In almost daily anti-government protests in the past five weeks, police in riot gear have used tear gas, rubber bullets and fire hoses to drive back protesters armed with stones and petrol bombs. BRIDGETOWN – More...
Venezuela’s crisis and the region
Last week, after months of growing street protests, detentions, escalating violence, at least 36 deaths, and shortages of almost all basic necessities, Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro, announced the creation More...
CARICOM to send electoral mission to The Bahamas; OAS mission begins deployment
NASSAU - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will mount an electoral observer mission for the May 10, 2017, general elections in The Bahamas. Meanwhile, the previously announced, Organization of American States electoral More...
