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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.
Pressure grows after Israeli airstrike on Gaza charity workers
BBC NEWS
US President Joe Biden has condemned Israel's killing of seven humanitarian aid workers in Gaza.
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.
UPDATE: Girl who drowned @ Savannah Bay identified as Dauria Alexander
MEYERS ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Our news centre can now confirm that the girl who drowned at Savannah Bay on Virgin Gorda on March 31, 2024, is Dauria Alexander, a student of Enis Adams Primary School.
Another police officer has CoP before the courts: Sean A. McCall filed 2 motions
HODGE'S CREEK, Tortola, VI- The saga of police officers and civilians taking Commissioner of Police Mark Collins and others to court continues.
BVIHSA gets 2 new ambulances; 1 for VG
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has introduced two new ambulances into its fleet, which it says has set a new benchmark for emergency response capabilities across the [British] Virgin Islands.
‘Illicit finance’ Sanctions Unit ‘to sit under leadership’ of Attorney General
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Sanctions Unit to combat illicit financing is to fall under the leadership of the Attorney General following a 6-month transition period from the Governor’s Office.
Premier Wheatley urges a return to fundraising for community events
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on community members to return to fundraising for their events in the community spirit that once prevailed.
Tiondre Frett wins VI’s lone medal @ 51st CARIFTA Games
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada- The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) won its only medal at the 51st edition of the CARIFTA Games in Grenada on April 1, 2024, and it came in historic fashion.
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