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St Vincent’s PM concerned about country’s birth rate
LOOP NEWS
Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves says his country’s birth rate is falling and believes women need to have a few more children to replenish the stagnant population.
Jamaica Gleaner journalist killed in gun attack
JAMAICAN GLEANER
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The RJRGLEANER Communications Group said one of its journalists, Job Nelson was killed in a gun attack.
Haiti police to head security mission set to deploy by end of May
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s national police force will take charge of a much-awaited U.N.-backed security mission set to launch by the end of this month, Haiti’s transition council said yesterday.
Amidst boycott pressure, TCI says tourism sector is thriving
LOOP NEWS
US tourists continue to have an insatiable appetite for the Turks and Caicos Islands even as some American politicians have called for the territory to be boycotted.
Search on for new Haiti PM
CMC
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti on Monday began the search for a new prime minister, in keeping with the agreement reached on April 3 this year allowing for the establishment of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) that is tasked with ending the political and socio-economic crisis in the French-speaking CARICOM country.
Cargo plane makes emergency landing at St. Croix Airport over gear failure
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI — This morning, an Air Flamingo cargo flight made a critical emergency landing at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix after experiencing a landing gear malfunction, the V.I. Port Authority has announced.
CIMH says bleach warming is present in the Caribbean
LOOP NEWS
The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) says bleach warming level heat stress is present in the southwest Caribbean and with a high probability that it will reach or exceed several alert levels.
Jamaica records 1.7 million visitors so far this year
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
Jamaica has recorded an impressive 1.7 million visitors within the first five months of the year.
Barbados, Jamaica mull partnership to enhance athletics training
BARBADOS TODAY
Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith has confirmed that plans are underway to execute a partnership with Jamaica aimed at enhancing athletics training and coaching quality in Barbados.
Severe sargassum influx expected in eastern Caribbean
LOOP NEWS
Severe sargassum conditions are expected over the next three months in the eastern Caribbean.
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