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Category Archives: Regional News

5% increase in serious crimes in Barbados

A five percent increase in serious crimes in Barbados.

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Gay couple cries shame on Bermuda goverment

The two men whose battle to wed in Bermuda led to the landmark ruling that same-sex couples can marry in the British Overseas Territory are crying shame on Parliament’s move to take away that right.

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US and Venezuela spar over ban on opposition parties

Venezuelan and US officials have been trading barbs after Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro said that some opposition parties would be banned from next year’s presidential election.

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Barbados Minister: EU tax haven blacklist will have serious implications

The blacklisting of Barbados by the European Union could have serious implications for the island’s economy, International Business Minister Donville Inniss has warned.

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2 Detectives charged with stealing $500k from gold miner

Two Detective Constables attached to the Bartica Police Station are charged and taken before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for allegedly stealing $500,000 from a gold miner.

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6 Caribbean countries certified as having eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and Syphilis.

Six Caribbean countries are certified as having eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and Syphilis.

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Grenada sees an increase in its population

Grenada has seen an increase in the size of its population based on the latest data from the Central Statistics Office.

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US to scrap Haitian immigrants’ protected status

The US is to terminate a programme that gives more than 50,000 immigrants from Haiti protection against deportation.

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Ninja Man found guilty of murder

Jamaican dancehall artiste Desmond John Ballentine also known as Ninja Man and his co-accused have been found guilty of the 2009 murder of Ricardo Johnson, also known as Ricky Trooper.

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Human rights group concerned over new media law

Human rights groups have raised concerns over a media law passed earlier this month in Venezuela that they say could stifle freedom of expression and criminalise social-media users opposed to President Nicolas Maduro’s government.

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