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ICC Men’s T20 Trophy arrives in Antigua
ANTIGUA OBSERVER
It had left the shores of Barbados earlier Tuesday morning, then touched down on the pink sand beaches of Barbuda before making its way to the land of 365 beaches, Antigua, just around midday.
UN urges Guyana & Venezuela to exercise maximum restraint
NEWS SOURCE
The members of the United Nations Security Council have urged Guyana and Venezuela to exercise maximum restraint, reminding the two countries of their obligations to comply with the Order of Provisional Measures issued by the International Court of Justice in December 2023.
4th global coral bleaching event in Caribbean confirmed
LOOP NEWS
The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed the fourth global coral bleach event in the Caribbean.
Caribbean 2024 heat season could climb to near-record heat
LOOP NEWS
If you couldn't stand the Caribbean heat season in 2023, then be prepared to be just as irritable from now until October.
Diplomats push for progress on Haiti transition as death toll mounts
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Diplomats at a regional Americas body yesterday urged Haitian politicians to move forward with a delayed plan to replace Prime Minister Ariel Henry with a transitional council, a move which could trigger the long-awaited deployment of an international security force.
Search on as Suriname’s ex-president flee murder conviction
REUTERS
PARAMARIBO, Suriname – The families of Surinamese activists slain for their opposition to the government in the 1980s say decades of suffering and sluggish legal proceedings have been prolonged by the apparent inability of authorities to locate the man at the center of it all: former President Desi Bouterse.
Over 50,000 fled Haiti capital in three weeks, with politicians in deadlock
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – More than 53,000 people fled Haiti’s capital in just three weeks of March as conflict between powerful armed gangs wreaked havoc for civilians, with the state largely absent and a path out of the chaos yet to be established by politicians.
T&T Alcohol, noise fuelled attack that left father, son dead
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PIARCO, Trinidad - A combination of alcohol, along with the noise emanating from an apartment above at Building 16, Oropune Gardens, Piarco, are believed to be what led a suspect to kill a father and son on Saturday.
CariCOF says Caribbean to face climate extremes in 2024
LOOP NEWS
The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says 2024 is shaping up to be a year of climate extremes in the Caribbean.
Haiti gang wars push hunger to worst levels on record
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Almost half of Haiti’s people are struggling to feed themselves as gang violence spreads across the country, with several areas close to famine, international organisations said yesterday.
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