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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — An earthquake shook parts of western Haiti on Tuesday, killing at least four people and injuring three dozen others, civil protection authorities said. The magnitude 4.9 quake…

DCash, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s digital currency pilot, is marking two years of improving financial inclusion and modernising payment systems. DCash offers users a faster, safer, and…

The CARICOM Secretariat (CCS) and the Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions (CAJS) have come together in a significant partnership aimed at advancing digital transformation and enhancing service…

OECS and Direct Relief Joint Media Release Tuesday, June 6, 2023 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Direct Relief have renewed their partnership for emergency preparation and…

The virus causing record cases of avian influenza in birds across the world is changing rapidly, experts have warned, as calls increase for countries to vaccinate their poultry. While emphasising that…

Commissioner of Police Atlee Rodney has been speaking about the entry of illegal firearms into the country revealing that the components are usually disassembled. “Well, they are coming from overseas.…

Human losses occurred in the departments of the West, the Southeast, and the Northwest, which are regions plagued by extreme poverty. On Sunday, the Civil Protection Department (DPC) reported that…

CASTRIES, St. Lucia - Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Republic Bank have successfully launched another edition of the Republic Bank Five for Fun cricket development programme in St. Lucia, in…

Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane season, weakened to a tropical depression on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday. Arlene initially formed in…

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has welcomed the news that the government of the United States has removed Super Yacht Alfa Nero from its sanctions list. The government of Antigua and…

Rodolphe Jaar, who pleaded guilty in March to plotting the 2021 murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, was sentenced to life in prison Friday, the Associated Press reported, setting a precedent…

Source:  UKIndependent For decades, members of the Rastafari community have been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic marijuana use On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were…

OECS and Cloud Carib Joint Media Release The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Director General, Dr. Didacus Jules, and Cloud Carib Director, Public Sector, Mr. Eamonn Sheehy, met on…

OECS Media Release Wednesday, May 31, 2023 — The Fifth Ordinary Meeting of the OECS Council of Ministers for Trade was successfully concluded on May 23, 2023, in Saint Lucia. The meeting was held in a…

Basseterre, St. Kitts: As the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) gets ready to observe its 42nd Anniversary on June 18, St. Kitts and Nevis has been announced as the host of the 73rd…