ROSEAU, Dominica – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Tuesday paid tribute to the family of Desiree John, the wife of Dominica’s first prime minister Patrick John, who died at the Dominica-Friendship Hospital early Tuesday. She was 78 years old.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Eighteen people detained in Haiti in connection with the 2021 assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse were on Sunday extradited to the United States to face federal proceedings in Florida.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana is building backup capacity into its electricity network to reduce disruptions when equipment fails or is taken offline for maintenance.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Government has signed J$1.05 billion (US$6.6 million) in contracts to begin construction of 268 semi-permanent housing units for families severely affected by Hurricane Melissa.
GEORGTOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) says it has directed the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) to immediately launch an investigation into allegations that police and immigration officials were accepting payments ”to to facilitate the movement of foreign nationals”.
FLORIDA – St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew Sunday confirmed that he had suffered a stroke late last month but that he is recovering well and that he has since been discharged from a hospital here.
NEW YORK, New York – A 33-year-old Trinidadian national and lawful permanent United States resident has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and admitted to kidnapping six additional women.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A second man wanted in connection with the 2015 murder of sex worker Noel “Nephi” Luther is now in the custody of Guyanese authorities following his deportation from the United States.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) says increased electricity demand, particularly during peak hours, is placing increased pressure on the national distribution network and contributing to recent power outages.
MIAMI, FL – Five people, including two pilots, were taken to hospital after an Amazon cargo plane that departed Puerto Rico crashed while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says Jamaica plans to build a new multi-billion-dollar prison in the central parish of St Catherine that will accommodate about 4,000 inmates.
LONDON, UK – Jamaica has officially filed an historic reparations petition to Britain’s King Charles with Kingston indicating that it anticipates that the petition will be referred to the Privy Council, Jamaica’s highest and final court.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The St. Catherine North Police Division has recorded its first murder-free calendar month in 29 months as Jamaica recorded 357 murders for the period January 1 to August 29 this year as compared with the same period last year.
