Diphtheria concerns in Haiti

October 25, 2017 in Regional

At least three people have died as the health authorities here worry about the return of diphtheria to Haiti due to lack of vaccination of children. During the first seven months of this year, 72 probable cases of diphtheria were reported, with 74 per cent of...

Asot stripped but released

October 24, 2017 in Regional

Yesterday, Member of Parliament Asot Michael was stripped of all of his portfolios on the order of Prime Minister Gaston Browne who confirmed that the MP had been detained in the U.K. by a law enforcement agency. The Prime Minister said he made the decision after...

C’bean nationals among 36 arrested in US enforcement surge

October 24, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_19649" align="alignleft" width="300"] File Photo[/caption] NEWARK, United States (CMC) — Caribbean nationals are among 36 people arrested by law enforcement authorities in the United States during a five-day operation as part of an on-going “public safety efforts” campaign. The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

Murder toll nears 400 In T n T

October 24, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_19642" align="alignleft" width="300"] Flashback, 2010: Crime scene investigators at the scene of a murder in Tunapuna[/caption] THE murder toll in Trinidad and Tobago is inching towards the 400 mark with 68 days left in the year. As of last night, 396 people had been murdered for...

China vows to continue lobbying for Caribbean

October 23, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15226" align="alignright" width="300"] PRIME MINISTER ALLEN CHASTANET[/caption] China says it will stand with small island states in the Caribbean which have been lobbying multilateral institutions that put restrictions on them in receiving concessionary loans and grants because of their designations as middle-income countries. Zhang Run, the...