PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – Caribbean police commissioners began a five-day meeting in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday overshadowed by the increased level of crime, particularly murders, in the English-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries. Addressing the 37th Annual General Meeting of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP), Trinidad and Tobago’s National Security Minister, Fitzgerald Hinds, […]

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MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) – Mexico will present a program this week to give Central Americans temporary visas to work on public infrastructure projects, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday. Such projects require more people such as welders, iron-workers and engineers, Lopez Obrador told his regular daily news conference. “We need a workforce […]

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By Kiana Wilburg May 22 (Reuters) – An overnight fire in a school dormitory in Guyana that killed at least 19 children may have been arson, the country’s police and fire services said on Monday. The building in the central city of Mahdia was “completely engulfed in flames” by the time firefighters arrived around midnight, […]

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By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suspended a ceasefire with a dissident Farc rebel group in the four regions where it is most active. The suspension was triggered by the killing of four indigenous teenagers by the left-wing rebel group EMC-Farc. It comes just two months after Mr Petro put on […]

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James Fitzgerald BBC News Brazil has declared a six-month animal health emergency after several cases of avian flu were found in wild birds.Seven cases have been reported in Espirito Santo state, with another discovered in Rio de Janeiro state. The emergency declaration makes it easier for the government to now bring in measures to stop […]

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by Daniel de Visé Only half of Americans now say they are sure God exists. That finding, from the closely watched General Social Survey, stands out among several nuggets of new data about religion in America. Not quite 50 percent of Americans say they have no doubt about the existence of God, according to the […]

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By PAUL WISEMANyesterday WASHINGTON (AP) — If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America’s economy would hardly sink alone. The repercussions of a first-ever default on the federal debt would quickly reverberate around the world. Orders for Chinese factories that sell electronics to the United States […]

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  NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (MAY 22, 2023) — Permanent secretaries and department heads in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) were commended for the role they continue to play in disaster manageent preparedness and mitigation on the island.. Hon. Spencer Brand, Minister responsible for Disaster Management, registered gratitude to the NIA’s senior officers while delivering remarks […]

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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS – The Premier’s Ministry advises of the extension of closure of the Land Registry in Nevis until Wednesday, May 24, 2023.  Services will resume on the morning of Thursday, May 25, 2023, at the office’s new location in the R. G. Solomon Arcade in Charlestown. The ministry regrets any inconvenience which may be […]

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Share At least 20 children have died in a fire in the central Guyanese mining town of Mahdia, officials say. The fire broke out just after midnight on Monday, engulfing a secondary school dormitory and trapping students. Emergency services are struggling to contain the fire because of bad weather conditions, the government says. Several more […]

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