Barbuda declared uninhabitable following Hurricane Irma

September 07, 2017 in Regional

While Antigua escaped major damage from Hurricane Irma, its sister island, Barbuda, was not so fortunate. The island sustained widespread devastation with 95 percent of the houses destroyed or damaged. Some houses were totally demolished, some lost roofs, the island is under water and utilities have been...

4.3 earthquake rocks Haiti

September 04, 2017 in Regional

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 was recorded in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas on Saturday. The United States Geological Survey says at 4:14 pm (local time), the tremor was widely felt in the departments of the Central Plateau and Port-Au-Prince. The epicentre...

CCJ President to leave office next year

August 31, 2017 in Regional

PRESIDENT of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Sir Dennis Byron, is set to leave office in 2018, having attained his seventh year of stewardship at the CCJ. The tenure of President is for a non-renewable term of seven years. The process of seeking his replacement...