CIBC Caribbean Tops US$820 Million in Sustainable Finance Initiatives

September 18, 2026 CIBC Caribbean has arranged or invested approximately US$820 million in sustainable finance initiatives and financed more than 213 megawatts of clean energy assets across the Caribbean and…

CDB’s SheTrades Caribbean Hub Launches WE-CLIMB Fund to Help Women-Led Businesses Build Climate Resilience

September 18, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) SheTrades Caribbean Hub and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have launched the SheTrades Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs’ Climate Impact Business Resilience (WE-CLIMB) Fund to help women-led micro, small…

2X Global and Caribbean Development Bank Advance Gender-Smart Finance in the Caribbean

September 18, 2026 The drive to advance gender-smart investing in the Caribbean region is moving forward – on the global stage in Montreal and on the ground in the Caribbean. On the…

Third CARICOM Regional Conference on Reparations will be held in Barbados from 17-19 September 2026 – “Reparatory Justice as the Coming Enlightenment”

September 18, 2026 The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC), Government of Barbados and the CARICOM Secretariat will host the Third CARICOM Regional Conference on Reparations under the theme “Reparatory Justice as…

Grenada Hosts First-Ever Capacity-Building Session under the OECS Climate Finance Action Platform (CFAP)

September 18, 2026 Grenada has become the first OECS Member State to host a dedicated capacity-building session under the OECS Climate Finance Action Platform (CFAP), marking an important milestone in…

EDITORIAL: Jamaica’s oil exploration the wrong way?

September 15, 2026 So Jamaica will try its hand at oil production, but is this the wrong way in an age of climate consciousness? Moving towards producing fossil fuels seems…

A MORNING DEVOTION 

September 15,  2026                                                    YEAR 7: DAY 187 I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances.                                  Ezekiel  36:27…

COMMENTARY: MESSAGE FROM DR CARLA BARNETT – SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY FOR CARIBBEAN WELLNESS DAY –  SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2026

By: Dr Carla Barnett September 15, 2026 This year’s theme “Our Mind. Our Body. Our Wellness. Empowering Caribbean Youth”, is a timely reminder that wellness is not only the absence…

Jamaica moves closer to oil drilling

By: Staff Writer September 15, 2026 United Oil & Gas PLC out of London, commissioned a a study on offshore drilling rig-availability and costs for its Walton-Morant licence off southern…

LAC management of public assets need integrated systems

By: Staff Writer September 15, 2026 The Inter-American Development Bank said in a recent study that good practices for public asset in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) include having…

Sweet Symphony: DKoi drops new music, ‘Symphony’, with Cashout International

September 15, 2026  DKoi, upcoming dancehall artist out of Kingston, Jamaica, is quickly becoming a household name with the release of his newest track called ‘Symphony’. Produced by his management…

2026 U.S. VISITOR VISA DATA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TOPS CARIBBEAN WITH MORE THAN 20,000 B1/B2 VISAS ISSUED IN FIRST TWO PUBLISHED MONTHS

September 15, 2026 Thousands of Caribbean nationals received new United States visitor visas during the opening months of 2026, with the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana and The…