VENEZUELA – Soldiers abandon posts at Colombia border Barbados Today23/02/20196399 views BBC – Soldiers from the Venezuelan national guard have left their posts ahead of an opposition-led effort to bring aid into the country, Colombia’s migration agency said. In a separate… Read more
REGIONAL – Haitians seek water, food as businesses reopen Barbados Today18/02/20190260 views PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Businesses and government offices slowly reopened across Haiti on Monday after more than a week of violent demonstrations by hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding the resignation… Read more
GUYANA – Disabled woman perishes in fire Barbados Today18/02/20190273 views GEORGETOWN – A fire of unknown origin has completely gutted a two-storey wooden structure at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), on Sunday morning leaving one woman dead and several homeless.… Read more
REGIONAL – Bahamas Govt places repatriations of Haitians on hold amid unrest Barbados Today18/02/20190581 views NASSAU – As a result of the political unrest and violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the Bahamas government announced that it will temporarily cease all repatriations to the country. Hours after that… Read more
TRINIDAD – Police capture one of the country’s most wanted men Barbados Today17/02/201941.5K views CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Sunday said they had captured one of the country’s “most wanted men” and that two reputed gang leaders had been slapped… Read more
CRICKET-WI/ENG-West Indies bracing for strong challenge, says Hope Barbados Today16/02/20191412 views BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – With the odds yet again firmly stacked against West Indies in the upcoming One-Day International series, marquee batsman Shai Hope says the Caribbean are bracing for… Read more
GUYANA – Vice Chancellor denies running University broke as staff calls for audit Barbados Today14/02/20190345 views GEORGETOWN – University of Guyana (UG) workers on Wednesday intensified their demand for an in-depth examination of how the institution is spending its monies at a time when there is… Read more
REGIONAL – Haiti inmates escape from Aquin prison Barbados Today14/02/20190294 views PORT-AU-PRINCE – All 78 inmates of a prison in southern Haiti have escaped from captivity, according to the country’s police. The detainees reportedly made their escape from Aquin prison while police… Read more
GUYANA – ‘Clean up the list’ Barbados Today12/02/20190330 views GEORGETOWN – As the People Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) continues to push for general elections without observing the mandatory registration process, supporters of the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU/AFC)… Read more
THE BAHAMAS – Haitian sloop survivors will be repatriated Barbados Today12/02/20190336 views NASSAU – Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield said yesterday that the 18 survivors of a Haitian sloop that ran aground in waters off Abaco will be repatriated. During a funeral… Read more