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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address CARICOM leaders
LOOP NEWS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders during their 44th summit that gets underway in The Bahamas on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell has said.
US arrests 4 tied to assassination of Haitian president
MIAMI, Florida, USA — U.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired ex-Colombian soldiers for the mission, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Canada deploys military aircraft over Haiti to disrupt gangs
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The Canadian government said today it deployed a military aircraft over Haiti to address what it called a “dire security situation” and to support efforts to disrupt the activities of Haitian gangs.
Trinidad to have first-ever female Top Cop
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago - The House of Representatives unanimously confirmed Erla Harewood-Christopher as the country’s first-ever female Commissioner of Police.
St Vincent’s Prime Minister to visit Venezuela
LOOP NEWS
Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph E. Gonsalves will leave the State today for Venezuela on what is his first official visit as Pro-Tempore President of the Community of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAC).
Guyanese-born actress Letitia Wright conferred with Honorary Doctorate
INEWS Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Black Panther star Letitia Wright was this morning, February 1, 2022, conferred with an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Letters, from the University of Guyana. The University held an Extraordinary Convocation Ceremony on campus, to bestow the award-winning actor with the prestigious degree.
Haitians in the U.S. feeling pressure to sponsor friends, family back home
REUTERS
NEW YORK, USA – Haitians in the United States are facing enormous pressure to help family and friends under a U.S. migration program announced this month that may help some people escape Haiti’s escalating violence but is also putting strain on the nation’s diaspora.
Barbados retains position as least corrupt Caribbean state
LOOP NEWS
The 2022 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) Report has concluded that Barbados is the least corrupt country in the Caribbean.
Grenada delays tax hike on sugary, alcoholic & tobacco products
LOOP NEWS
The Grenada government has announced a one-month delay in the implementation of an increase in the Excise Tax on alcohol and tobacco products as well as Value Added Tax (VAT) on sugar, sugary or carbonated drinks.
Retired Jamaican cop suspected of committing suicide
KINGSTON, Jamaican - Detectives attached to the Area Four police are reporting a suspected case of suicide involving a retired deputy superintendent of police.