Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda is considering tougher minimum sentences for serious firearm and sexual offences, including cases involving children and repeat offenders.

Barbados Tridents defended a total of 177 for five to defeat Saint Lucia Kings by nine runs in a rain-shortened CPL match at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.

Police said foul play is not suspected after 59-year-old Dave Blackman was found dead at The Hollows in Port of Spain on Saturday afternoon.

Bernella Velinor was selected from 12 contestants to represent Saint Lucia at the 75th Miss Universe competition, which will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 24.

The November 1 ceremony will formally recognise Sir Eric Burton and Arthur Nibbs, two former Barbuda parliamentarians whose public service contributed to the island’s political and economic development.

A toddler drowned during a family outing in the Boucherie area of Simon, St. Andrew, with emergency responders unable to save the child after he was found submerged in the water.

The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service is warning of possible flooding, heavy rainfall and gusty winds as a tropical wave moves closer to the Lesser Antilles this weekend.

Caribbean Airlines has added 1,200 seats between Trinidad and Tobago from August 14 to 17 as demand rises for travel to Tobago during the Great Race weekend.

Antigua and Barbuda’s Meteorological Service is monitoring two tropical waves in the Eastern Atlantic that could develop as they move westward towards the Caribbean, with no immediate threat to land.

Finance Minister Dr. Irving McIntyre has urged Roseau North residents to support Dominica Labour Party candidate Ashma McDougall in the September 7 by-election.

The annual Perseid meteor shower lit up skies across Antigua and Barbuda overnight on August 12-13, with the dark new-moon sky providing favourable conditions for viewing.

Caribbean Airlines is offering one-way fares from US$214 between Orlando and Trinidad during a five-day Travel Tuesday promotion running from August 11 to 15.

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau signalled greater support for private-sector investment in Trinidad and Tobago as both countries seek to expand trade, strengthen supply chains and deepen energy cooperation.

The refurbished Private Ward at Joseph N. France General Hospital has reopened following an investment of more than EC$400,000, with upgrades to 15 rooms, patient amenities and staff facilities.

Seventeen athletes completed the inaugural RunPres Backyard Ultra in San Fernando, with Avinash Anamalay claiming the top spot after 24 demanding laps over the Emancipation weekend.

The National Hurricane Center has raised the system’s seven-day development chance to 70% as the low-pressure area moves westward across the central Atlantic.

St. Kitts and Nevis has welcomed 47 nurses from Ghana under the Ghana Labour Exchange Programme, strengthening the country’s healthcare workforce and easing pressure on local health professionals.

The BDF is upgrading its capabilities in maritime security, cyber defence, disaster response and troop training to address evolving national and regional security threats.

Prime Minister Gaston Browne has instructed C.O. Williams Construction to repair defective sections of recently resurfaced roads at the contractor’s own cost following complaints about the work.

Prime Minister Gaston Browne said several people have been detained following a security breach in which a government cheque was allegedly stolen and altered from $900 to $2,900.