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MASSY Women’s Caribbean Premier League Fixtures…
The 2023 Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier (WCPL) League will take place from 31 August to 10 September 2023. There will be an expanded tournament with an increased number of matches this year, giving…
Quake strikes southern Haiti; 4 dead, dozens…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — An earthquake shook parts of western Haiti on Tuesday, killing at least four people and injuring three dozen others, civil protection authorities said. The magnitude 4.9 quake…
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s ‘DCash’ turns 2
DCash, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s digital currency pilot, is marking two years of improving financial inclusion and modernising payment systems. DCash offers users a faster, safer, and…
CARICOM Secretariat and Caribbean Agency for…
The CARICOM Secretariat (CCS) and the Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions (CAJS) have come together in a significant partnership aimed at advancing digital transformation and enhancing service…
OECS and Direct Relief Renew Emergency Preparation…
OECS and Direct Relief Joint Media Release Tuesday, June 6, 2023 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Direct Relief have renewed their partnership for emergency preparation and…
Experts warn Bird Flu Virus rapidly changing in…
The virus causing record cases of avian influenza in birds across the world is changing rapidly, experts have warned, as calls increase for countries to vaccinate their poultry. While emphasising that…
REGIONAL: Police Commissioner in Antigua and…
Commissioner of Police Atlee Rodney has been speaking about the entry of illegal firearms into the country revealing that the components are usually disassembled. “Well, they are coming from overseas.…
Torrential Rains Leave 15 Dead and 8 Missing in…
Human losses occurred in the departments of the West, the Southeast, and the Northwest, which are regions plagued by extreme poverty. On Sunday, the Civil Protection Department (DPC) reported that…
Republic Bank Five for Fun Bowls Off with Fun and…
CASTRIES, St. Lucia - Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Republic Bank have successfully launched another edition of the Republic Bank Five for Fun cricket development programme in St. Lucia, in…
Tropical Storm Arlene weakens to depression…
Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane season, weakened to a tropical depression on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday. Arlene initially formed in…
Antigua PM welcomes removal of super yacht Alfa…
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has welcomed the news that the government of the United States has removed Super Yacht Alfa Nero from its sanctions list. The government of Antigua and…
Miami Judge Orders Life Sentence For First…
Rodolphe Jaar, who pleaded guilty in March to plotting the 2021 murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, was sentenced to life in prison Friday, the Associated Press reported, setting a precedent…
Rastafari gain sacramental rights to marijuana in…
Source: UKIndependent For decades, members of the Rastafari community have been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic marijuana use On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were…
OECS Commission and Cloud Carib sign MoU to…
OECS and Cloud Carib Joint Media Release The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Director General, Dr. Didacus Jules, and Cloud Carib Director, Public Sector, Mr. Eamonn Sheehy, met on…
OECS Council of Ministers for Trade Concludes…
OECS Media Release Wednesday, May 31, 2023 — The Fifth Ordinary Meeting of the OECS Council of Ministers for Trade was successfully concluded on May 23, 2023, in Saint Lucia. The meeting was held in a…