Barbados, Guyana to Allow Travel Using National ID Cards From July 1
CARIBBEAN - Citizens of Barbados and Guyana will soon be able to travel between the two countries using only national identification cards under a landmark bilateral agreement.
“I Was Prepared For The Worst, But Hoping For The Best, But At Least I Know We Found Her”
GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS - 56 year old Barbra Lewis was reported missing by police in Grand Bahama Wednesday and was last seen on Monday May 18th. Just yesterday, family members were on the scene in a bushy area near custard apple street as the body of a decomposed woman was discovered.
National Security Minister: “Weighs In On Potential Charges After 8-Year-Old Shot In North Bimini
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The Minister of National Security, Myles Laroda, weighing in on a shooting incident in North Bimini on Friday, that leaves an 8 year old boy receiving emergency medical treatment in the United States.
Putin Accuses Ukraine of Deadly Attack on Student Dorm
UKRAINE - Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered his military to prepare options to retaliate against Ukraine for what he described as a drone attack on a student dorm that killed six people and wounded dozens, with 15 still unaccounted for.
Guyana Advances Plans to Develop Industrial Hemp Sector
GUYANA - Guyana's minister of agriculture said that the government is moving ahead with plans to establish an industrial hemp industry, with key cultivation zones already identified, once processing infrastructure is in place.
Death Toll in Honduras Ranch Shooting Rises to at Least 20, Authorities Say
HONDURAS - At least 20 people, including 15 men, three women and two minors, were killed in a shooting at a palm plantation in northern Honduras in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year.
U.S. and Iran Still at Odds on Key Issues, but Rubio Sees Some Good Signs
UNITED STATES - The U.S. And Iran stuck to opposing stances on Thursday over Tehran's uranium stockpile and control on the Strait of Hormuz, even though U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there had been "some good signs" in talks.
Residents Burn an Ebola Center as Fear and Anger Grow Over the Outbreak
CONGO - Fire was set to an ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in Eastern Congo on Thursday after people were stopped from retrieving the body of a local man.
US Indicts Former Cuban Leader Raul Castro Over 1996 Downing of Civilian Planes
UNITED STATES - The U.S. Justice Department has announced criminal charges against former Cuban president, 94-year-old Raúl Castro, boosting President Donald trump's campaign against Havana's one-party government.
St. Kitts Receives First Group of US Deportees From Jamaica, Belize
ST. KITTS - The government of St Kitts & Nevis has confirmed the arrival of three CARICOM nationals from Jamaica and Belize - the first group of third-country nationals transferred from the United States under a bilateral migration agreement.