Four Trinidadian men were rescued after their vessel sank in Grenadian waters on Friday, following a swift response by the Grenada Coast Guard. The rescue operation was launched immediately after authorities received a distress call on February 21. Coast Guard personnel arrived at the scene to discover...
Dominican Republic drug enforcement agents intercepted 32.64 kilograms of cocaine disguised as handcrafted ceramic bananas at the Port of Manzanillo in Montecristi province, thwarting an attempt to smuggle the drugs to the Netherlands. In a joint operation, the National Directorate of Drug Control (DNCD) and the...
THE Government has allocated just under $2 billion to the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) and the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) to stage the country’s next general election, which is constitutionally due this year. In an almost $1.3-trillion Estimates of Expenditure tabled in Parliament for...
Key policy areas dominating Dominica’s agenda, including climate change mitigation, renewable energy, food security, housing, education and healthcare are high on the agenda for the island’s new Ambassador to the OECS and CARICOM. In a virtual ceremony last Friday (February 7) Dr Gerard Jean-Jacques officially presented...
Over the weekend, groundbreaking took place for a new multipurpose centre and emergency shelter in the Kalinago Territory of Dominica, marking a significant step toward building resilience against the increasing threats of climate change and natural disasters. Agriculture Minister Roland Royer, speaking on behalf of the...