Vybz Kartel’s murder conviction overturned, case sent back to appeal court Barbados Today14/03/202401.4K views The Privy Council has quashed the murder convictions of dancehall entertainer Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer and three other men, ruling that the case be sent back to Jamaica’s Court of… Read more
HALFWAY THERE Barbados Today12/03/20240602 views With the ICC T20 World Cup just over three months away, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy believes his batsmen are peaking at the right time. However, Sammy has admitted… Read more
US Secretary of State to attend meeting on Haiti in Jamaica Barbados Today11/03/20240554 views US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is among officials who will attend today’s high-level meeting on Haiti in Jamaica, the US State Department has announced. It says Blinken will travel… Read more
Haiti Crisis: Regional leaders to meet Monday in Kingston as pressure mounts on Henry to pass power Barbados Today10/03/20240775 views Guyana’s President and Chairman of CARICOM Dr. Irfaan Ali will lead a meeting in Kingston, Jamaica on Monday between regional leaders and other partners from the internal community to find… Read more
Renowned Trinidadian diplomat, writer and public servant dies Desmond Brown09/03/20240930 views (SOURCE: Trinidad Newsday) — Retired diplomat, head of the public service and Newsday columnist Reginald Dumas has died. Dumas, 88, passed away on the night of March 7 at the Scarborough General… Read more
Mottley, Canadian PM discuss Haiti crisis Sandy Deane08/03/20240956 views Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been discussing the troubling crisis unfolding in Haiti with Prime Minister Mia Mottley. A statement from the office of the Canadian Prime Minister said:… Read more
Haiti PM’s return still murky as gang conflict worsens Barbados Today06/03/20240567 views Haiti’s prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, clearing uncertainty around his whereabouts since a trip to Kenya, but questions on how and when he will return to Haiti… Read more
The United States of the Caribbean? Barbados Today06/03/20240813 views The Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas contemplated a CARICOM Single Market & Economy (CSME) that would facilitate the movement of goods, labour and capital among member states in the Caribbean Community… Read more
Haiti PM lands in Puerto Rico as gangs displace thousands at home Barbados Today06/03/20240701 views Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, as questions as to why he had not returned to his country swirled amid escalating gang violence that has… Read more
Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites Barbados Today04/03/20240482 views SOURCE: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on… Read more