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PM Drew reintroduces Associate Degree in nursing to strengthen healthcare workforce
SKN NEWS
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts & Nevis- Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew announced the reintroduction of the Associate degree in Nursing at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC). This announcement was made on International Nurses Day, May 12, 2025. This qualification is to be undertaken following a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Antigua and Barbuda backs closer China-Caribbean ties at Beijing forum
ANTIGUA NEWSROOM
BEIJING, China- Antigua and Barbuda’s Foreign Minister, E.P. Chet Greene, has urged stronger cooperation between China, Latin America and the Caribbean, warning that global tensions risk severely impacting the Global South.
PM Browne makes powerful defense of Cuban Medical Brigade services
ANTIGUA NEWSROOM
WASHINGTON D.C., USA- Prime Minister Gaston Browne was in fine form when he staunchly defended the Cuban Medical Brigade initiative through which medical personnel from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean country are employed within Antigua and Barbuda’s healthcare services.
Jamaica: PM offers $2-m reward for 14-year-old girl’s killer
JAMAICA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Tuesday announced a $2-million reward for information leading to the arrest of the individual responsible for the April murder of 14-year-old Terona Thomas in Olympic Gardens.
Pathologists never ruled out ‘forced drowning’ – Adriana Younge’s family
KAIETEUR NEWS
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- One day after President Irfaan Ali informed the nation that the three-member pathology team, who conducted a post-mortem examination (PME) on the corpse of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, concluded that the child did not die from forcible drowning, family members are disputing this information.
Cayman Islands vote for a new government today
LOOP NEWS
Cayman Islands- A record 25,643 people are eligible to cast ballots in the general election here on Wednesday, with voters also being called upon to vote in a referendum that will not be binding on the incoming administration.
RSS completes probe into death of man shot and killed by Guyana police
LOOP NEWS
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- Investigators from the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS) have completed their investigations into the police shooting death of Ronaldo Peters, 21, earlier this month.
China accuses U.S. of fueling Haiti’s crisis with failed arms embargo
THE HAITIAN TIMES
NEW YORK, New York, USA- China’s representative to the United Nations accused the United States of enabling gang violence in Haiti, saying Washington’s “perfunctory” implementation of the arms embargo has allowed illegal weapons to flood the country.
Jamaica deploying fresh troops to Haiti
JAMAICA GLEANER
KINGSTON, Jamaica- A 21-member CARICOM Joint Task Force-Haiti (CJTF-H) relief team comprising members of Jamaica's security forces will be deployed to Haiti to support the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission there, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has announced.
Cases of malaria detected in Belize
LOOP NEWS
BELMOPAN, Belize- Health officials have confirmed the first locally transmitted malaria cases in Belize in more than six years, prompting increased surveillance and mosquito control measures in affected communities.
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