Mandeville, Manchester — Locals are sick, weary, tired of it, and they are crying out for help. Every time there is heavy rain in Mandeville, the busy four-way intersection of Ward Avenue, Manchester Road, Perth Road and Caledonia Road is flooded leaving motorists, pedestrians, business operators,...
The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is advising regional states to view the recent observance of the first anniversary of Tropical Storm Erika in Dominica as a reminder of the vulnerability of small coastal communities to natural disasters. The storm was the deadliest natural...
Chinese companies in Jamaica are reportedly denying knowledge of a kickback policy, following claims made in the People’s National Party (PNP) donations scandal, which has also drawn a response from United States government representatives in the island. Senior party member Dr Omar Davies revealed the claims...
CARACAS, Venezuela, Friday September 2, 2016 – Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed to have mobilized a million demonstrators in the biggest rally in decades yesterday, vowing weekly mass protests to demand a referendum on ousting him from power. Police deployed in their hundreds to...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Thursday September 1, 2016 – At the Mirebalais Hospital in Haiti’s central plateau, Dr. Louise Ivers and Dr. Roman Jean-Louis are examining a baby girl who was born in early July with microcephaly, a smaller-than-normal skull often associated with Zika infections. The baby, named...