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LIAT issues to be discussed @CARICOM summit
LOOP NEWS
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne Tuesday described as “inescapable” discussions with fellow Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders on the future direction of the inter-regional airline, LIAT, when they meet in Trinidad and Tobago next week.
Grenada: Police investigating man's death at BBC Beach
LOOP NEWS
The Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) says it is investigating the death of Josiah ‘Jonty’ Robinson whose body was found on a beach.
Guyana Gov't Minister arrested for alleged rape of schoolgirl
NEWSROOM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Guyana Police Force on Monday night confirmed the arrest of Nigel Dharamlall, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development in connection with an allegation of rape.
UNICEF against mandatory 20-year imprisonment for children who murder
JAMAICAN GLEANER
KINGSTON, Jamaica - UNICEF is calling for the Government to reconsider proposed changes to the Child Care and Protection Act which could see children convicted for murder serving a mandatory sentence of 20 years in prison before being eligible for parole.
Human rights body finds Cuban gov’t responsible in 2012 deaths of dissidents
REUTERS
HAVANA, Cuba - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has found the Cuban government responsible in the deaths of democracy activists Oswaldo Paya and Harold Cepero in a 2012 car accident, saying it had concluded that state agents were involved in the incident.
Success for Haiti is success for CARICOM – regional leaders
JAMAICA GLEANER
KINGSTON, Jamaica - As regional leaders and former leaders came together in Kingston for the opening ceremony of the Meeting of Haitian Stakeholders, who will use Jamaica as base for discussions on the way forward for the beleaguered CARICOM nation, it was Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis who spoke at length about the hopes and aspirations for the violence-torn republic.
Grenada to observe CARICOM Day with a national holiday
LOOP NEWS
Grenada has taken a decision to mark the 50th anniversary of the regional integration movement, CARICOM, with a national holiday on July 4, 2023 acknowledging the importance of the regional grouping to Caribbean socio-economic development.
Earthquake hits western Haiti, killing at least three
ALJAZEERA
GRAND'ANSE, Haiti - A 4.9-magnitude earthquake has struck western Haiti, killing at least three people and injuring more than two dozen others, officials said.
Trinidad Coast Guardsmen beat, raped me – Venezuelan woman
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - Coast Guard officers were the ones responsible for the rape and battery of a 21-year-old Venezuelan woman at the Heliport in Chaguaramas last month.
Guyana elected to UN Security Council
LOOP NEWS
Guyana was elected to serve a non-permanent member of the United Nation’s Security Council on June 6, 2023.