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CARILEC Disaster Assistance Programme deploys 19 regional utilities & private contracting firms to Jamaica
ANTIGUA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) has activated its Disaster Assistance Programme (CDAP), to support electric utility member Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
5,661 kilogrammes of food condemned after Melissa
JAMAICA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The Public Health Department has condemned 5,661 kilogrammes of food in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa which has left several south-western parishes with little or no electricity since it impacted Jamaica on October 28.
Guyana received over US$1B in oil earnings in first half of 2025
NEWS SOURCE
While the traditional sectors of the economy continue to perform relatively well, the oil and gas sector is outperforming all other sector as it relates to revenue generation, Finance Ministry’s mid-year report has revealed.
Hurricane Melissa’s preliminary damage put at $1 trillion
JAMAICA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica- The preliminary estimate of the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, which slammed into south-western Jamaica on October 28 with cataclysmic effect, has been put at between US$6 billion and US$7 billion, or a staggering $1 trillion!
Bahamian schoolgirl dies after fall from high rise hotel
CMC
PANAMA CITY, Panama- Authorities have confirmed the death of a 16-year-old Bahamian student who died in Panama after reportedly falling from the 27th floor of a hotel while attending an international robotics competition in Central America.
Venezuelan confesses to bombing gas station in Guyana
NEWS ROOM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- Daniel Alexander Ramirez Peodomo, a Venezuelan national, has reportedly confessed to bombing the Mobil Gas Station on Regent and King Streets on Sunday night, and he did so hours after he entered Guyana from Venezuela via boat.
PM Persad-Bissessar: Caricom no longer a reliable partner
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago- Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar announced yesterday that Trinidad and Tobago will be realigning its foreign policy.
Three earthquakes recorded near Antigua & Barbuda
ANTIGUA NEWSROOM
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua- The UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) has reported three moderate earthquakes in the northeastern Caribbean between late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, the latest in a string of seismic activity affecting the region.
Grand show marks Sizzla’s 30-year milestone
JAMAICA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica- It was a night of historic proportions as thousands converged on Sabina Park to celebrate three decades of Sizzla. The Sunday event delivered one extraordinary moment after another. The Rise to the Occasion tribute show provided a fitting tribute to one of Jamaica’s most prolific entertainers.
Overriding challenges facing regional security
CARIBBEAN NEWS GLOBAL
CASTRIES, St Lucia – Amid the imminent general elections, Minister for Finance, Economic Development and the Youth Economy and Minister for Justice and National Security, Philip J. Pierre, citizen and regional security are overriding challenges facing economic and social progress.
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