Posts in category Caribbean News

PUERTO RICO Girl accused of killing man SAN JUAN — Prosecutors filed a first-degree murder charge against a 17-year-old girl who allegedly killed a man …

BAHAMAS Elections set for May 7 NASSAU — Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has announced general elections for May 7.

CUBA Good Friday becomes official holiday  HAVANA — Good Friday was an official holiday here for the first time in a half century but few …

Guyana Rape case dropped against police GEORGETOWN — Chief Justice Ian Chang dismissed rape charges against Police Chief Henry Greene. Chang ruled that prosecutors did …

Haiti Cuban transport help coming PORT-AU-PRINCE — Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Lamothe said his country has signed an agreement with Cuba to receive help in …

JAMAICA: Crackdown planned on farm thieves KINGSTON — The government announced a campaign to crack down on the longtime problem of thieveOrganized rustlers working on …

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s Prime Minister Garry Conille abruptly resigned his post, giving the country a new political crisis that is likely to distract the …

BAHAMAS China invests more than $50M in stadium NASSAU — The Bahamas unveiled a national stadium that China built for more than $50 million as …

Guyana Spanish firm drilling for oil, gas GEORGETOWN — The Spanish-based oil company Repsol YPF has started drilling its first well in the Guyana-Suriname Basin.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The press office of Haiti’s President Michel Martelly says he won’t interfere in the case of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier.