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Barbados: 300 officers get promotions, promised pay increases
BARBADOS TODAY
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- Hundreds of law enforcers with 20 years’ service or more, who were promised promotions to senior constable, are expected to have their pay backdated by more than a year to reflect their new positions.
Grenada: Police investigate death of 25-year-old who went missing
LOOP NEWS
WOBRUN BAY, Grenada- The Royal Grenada Police Force is investigating the death of Ryan Buckmire, a 25-year-old resident of Mont Tout, St George, whose body was recovered from waters at Woburn Bay on Monday.
JPS spending $13b to tackle electricity theft
JAMAICA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica- With the stability of the electricity grid under threat and Jamaica’s economic competitiveness at stake, the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) will be investing just over $13 billion to tackle electricity theft.
Antigua: Jaycees Queen Show shelved
LOOP NEWS
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua- Financial constraints and changing regional patterns have led to the cancellation of a signature Antigua and Barbuda Carnival event.
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.
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