Avellon Williams KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – Parliament has given the go-ahead to amend the marriage act in order to market the country as a wedding destination. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves told legislators that his administration has amended the Marriage Act to allow people to marry after just one day in the country, joining Caribbean destinations […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE – In Haiti, gangs have made going to court so deadly that lawyers avoid it altogether . At one lower-level court, no hearings or trials have been held in months. The President of the Bar Association in Port-au-Prince, Marie Suzy Legros, told AFP, “In February, we had seven kidnappings within our ranks and one lawyer shot,” Hundreds […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- While fasting occurs in various religions at different times of the year, this year holds special significance as three religions are fasting simultaneously: Muslims, Catholics, and Hindus. Fasting is a religious ritual practice. It is a means of purifying oneself and abstaining from one’s desires. While the duration, practice, and specific reasons […]
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Avellon Williams GEORGETOWN, GUYANA– The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government is implementing massive economic interventions to ensure Guyanese enjoy higher living standards while generating wealth for future generations. Speaking with residents of several communities in Region Five, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd said the government wants future generations to benefit from […]
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Avellon Williams CAP-HAITIEN, HAITI- It is ranked as the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere with a population of over 10 million people, fighting to improve living conditions for decades. For a long time, Haiti has been plagued by poverty, gang violence, and political instability. These are just some of the many problems it has faced. The country’s […]
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Avellon Williams DOMINICA – Following Russian missile strikes, a Dominican-flagged dry cargo ship sank at berth in the besieged southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. According to Dominica’s registry, the Azburg was fired upon heavily after being intentionally shelled twice a day earlier. “The vessel was heavily fired upon by Russian armed forces. Specific characteristics of firing on […]
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Avellon Williams CASTRIES, ANTIGUA – The government of St Lucia is optimistic following talks held with an established buyer on the possibility of using Antigua as a distribution hub for selling bananas to surrounding countries in the region. Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development Minister, Alfred Prospere said, “Currently, we are moving between 2000 and 2500 […]
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Avellon Williams KINGSTON, JAMAICA- Lisa Hanna, member of Parliament for St Ann South East, has moved a motion in Parliament for Jamaica’s reggae icon Robert Nesta ‘Bob’ Marley to be declared a national hero. Hanna moved the motion yesterday in the House of Representatives, urging the Governor-General to take steps to confer Marley with the national honour of […]
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Avellon Williams HAVANA, CUBA- Analysts and data indicate Cuba is currently struggling to fill a fuel deficit as imports from Venezuela and other countries remain below historical levels and global prices rose after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine making purchases almost unaffordable. Since last month, the Caribbean country, which relies on fuel imports mainly from Venezuela to […]
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Avellon Williams UKRAINE- After graphic images of battered bodies left out in the open or hurriedly buried from the suburb of Kyiv emerged this past weekend, of a massacre of killings of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, senior United Nations officials echoed the Secretary-General’s call for an independent investigation into the deaths. Human rights chief […]
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