Another contingent of 217 Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Saturday as part of a UN-backed mission to address gang violence and restore stability in the Caribbean nation, the Kenyan presidency confirmed.
"The officers arrived Saturday in (...)
Protesters in New York gathered Monday at separate demonstrations in Manhattan and Albany, holding up signs reading "Black Lives Matter" and "Justice for Robert Brooks" days after a disturbing video of the Black inmate's fatal beating at the hands (...)
Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency after a spate of killings over the weekend added to what was already an exceptionally deadly year for the Caribbean nation.
Under emergency powers announced Monday by the office of the Prime (...)
When a cohort of bleary-eyed passengers arrived at London's Heathrow Airport on a gloomy morning for a 7:25 am flight to New York, politics was the last thing on their mind.
But after their transatlantic trip was delayed by 12 hours and they (...)
The US state of Texas is bracing for the arrival of storm Beryl, which has strengthened into a hurricane again, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Forecasters say the storm could bring destructive winds, storm surges and up to 25cm (10 (...)
A powerful hurricane has hit Jamaica with heavy winds and rain, damaging buildings and felling trees on the Caribbean island.
Beryl - a category four storm with winds of up to 130mph (215km/h) - struck the island's southern coast.
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Hurricane Beryl, now a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm, has set its sights on Jamaica's shoreline after leaving at least one person dead and inflicting ruin across entire islands in the Caribbean on Monday.
Beryl is marching away from the (...)
India is taking another step in its quest to find valuable minerals hidden in the depths of the ocean which could hold the key to a cleaner future.
The country, which already has two deep-sea exploration licenses in the Indian Ocean, has applied for (...)
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign following weeks of mounting pressure and increasing violence in the country.
It comes after regional leaders met in Jamaica on Monday to discuss a political transition in Haiti.
Henry is (...)
Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs attacked the National Palace and set part of the Interior Ministry on fire with petrol bombs.
It comes after a sustained attack on the (...)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's aircraft has broken down during a trip to Jamaica, in his second travel incident in four months.
The Canadian Armed Forces said on Friday that they were forced to send a second plane with a repair team to (...)
A United States court on Tuesday sentenced a former Haitian senator to life in federal prison over his role in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.
Joseph Joel John was sentenced by the Miami federal court after he pleaded (...)
Four people, including two children, have been killed and three others injured following a stabbing in Queens, New York.
Police called to the Far Rockaway neighborhood in the early hours of Sunday found the victims in a home that had been set on (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed 2 developmental Framework Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Haiti and Jamaica.
The MoUs were signed by SFD's CEO Sultan Al-Marshad, the Prime Minister of Haiti Ariel Henry, and the (...)
Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, will refuse to work on Tuesday.
The "kvennafri", or women's day off, has been called in protest at the gender pay gap and gender-based violence.
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The United Nations Security Council has greenlit the deployment of an armed multinational force to Haiti, as the Caribbean nation wrestles with rampant gang violence and political paralysis.
The decision follows repeated calls for military (...)
Caribbean countries have been equipped to better prepare for hurricanes and other hazards following the conclusion of a three-and-a-half year project to strengthen weather, water and climate services, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to Jamaica Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen on his country's Independence Day.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the governor-general continued good health (...)
Earlier this year, researchers raised eyebrows when Australia's traditionally conservative medicines regulator approved the use of psychedelics to assist therapy sessions.
The decision will see psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, used for (...)
The world is counting on the G7 bloc of industrialized democracies to demonstrate global leadership and solidarity, said the UN chief on Sunday, speaking to journalists in Hiroshima, Japan, which he described as a "global symbol of the tragic (...)
Jamaica's broadcasting regulator has banned music and TV broadcasts deemed to glorify or promote criminal activity, violence, drug use, scamming and weapons.
The government said the ban is meant to cut back on material that "could give the wrong (...)
Florida's governor has warned the state to brace for a potential "major disaster" as category two Hurricane Ian gathers force in the Caribbean.
Strong winds began hitting Cuba's south coast on Monday night. Ian is expected to make landfall on (...)
The launch of NASA's most-powerful ever rocket has been delayed due to a tropical storm which could become a hurricane.
Artemis I Moon rocket was expected to launch from the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, on Tuesday.
But the US state faces a (...)
Thousands of people have been queuing through the night to see the Queen's coffin at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland,
Queen Elizabeth's coffin will be flown to London on Tuesday at the end of 24 hours of lying at rest in Edinburgh's (...)
Antigua and Barbuda will vote on whether to become a republic following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the country's prime minister revealed.
Gaston Browne said a referendum could take place within three years — but emphasized that the move was (...)
