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Much of Cuba still without power as Hurricane Oscar approaches

20 October 2024

Much of Cuba is without power on Sunday as Hurricane Oscar approaches, two days after the country’s main energy plant ...

World Bank to Support Sustainable Energy Access in Haiti

20 October 2024

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$20 million in International Development Association ad...

Trump works the drive-thru at Pennsylvania McDonald’s

20 October 2024

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, hands off an order of fries after working alongside...

Fogging Schedule: October 21 to 25

20 October 2024

The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Vector Control Unit will carry out its mosquito reduction programme across four p...

Trump says China respects him because Xi knows he is ‘crazy’

20 October 2024

Donald Trump has said that if he returns to the White House China would not dare provoke him because President Xi Jinpin...

Cuba suffers nationwide blackout after main power plant fails

19 October 2024

Cuba is experiencing a nationwide blackout after its main energy plant failed, knocking out power to its 10 million peop...

Barbados Food and Rum Festival wins Caribbean’s Best Culinary Festival again

19 October 2024

The Barbados Food and Rum Festival has once again claimed the title of the Caribbean’s Best Culinary Festival at the p...

Two drivers must pay for death

19 October 2024

True to his word, Justice Carlisle Greaves yesterday ordered two men to pay compensation rather than a fine to the Treas...

Hyatt project set for January start

19 October 2024

The Hyatt Hotel is finally about to get off the ground. That’s according to developer Mark Maloney, who estimated the ...

UN Security Council extends sanctions, arms embargo on Haiti

19 October 2024

Unanimously adopting, under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, resolution 2752 (2024) the 15-member Council determined th...