COMMUNIQUÉ: Forty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM

August 6, 2024 The Forty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held from 28-30 July in St George’s, Grenada under the…

OAS General Secretariat Demands Verification of Voting Records in Venezuelan Electoral Process

August 6, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) expresses its solidarity with the victims of repression in Venezuela and their families and demands an end…

CDB Helps Chart Course for Sustainable Public Road Transport in the Caribbean

August 6, 2024 Increasing administrative capacity, implementing cashless payment systems and user information portals, and enhancing accessibility for vulnerable populations, form part of a comprehensive framework aimed at sustainably improving…

CARICOM and Spain decide on areas of cooperation for the next five years

August 6, 2024 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Kingdom of Spain have signed a new agreement for technical cooperation in food and nutrition security, health, climate change, and disaster…

Statement by the OAS General Secretariat on the Situation in Venezuela

August 6, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) calls for peace among Venezuelans, for today to be a day of reconciliation and justice, for messages…

Enhancing Trade Finance for SMEs in the Caribbean

August 6, 2024 The World Economic Forum (2023) reports that the trade finance gap is now $1.7 trillion globally, with SMEs disproportionately affected by this shortfall. Small and medium-sized enterprises…

Caribbean Export and Afreximbank Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost Trade and Investment

August 6, 2024 The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has inked a partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This…

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Guatemala

August 6, 2024 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Guatemala and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time…

EDITORIAL: How long will Vybez Kartel survive?

August 2, 2024 A great day in Jamaica as musical and cultural icon, Vybez Kartel, aka “World Boss,” has finally been released from prison in Jamaica some four months after…

AUDIO: Devotions led by Seminarian Tristan Lockhart

August 2, 2024 Devotions led by Seminarian Tristan Lockhart of the Church of the Ascension in Lucaya, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas.

Bitter Melon (Carilie) Anchar

By: Caribbean Pot August 2, 2024 2-3 lbs Bitter Melon (sliced/dried) 3/4 cup veg oil 2-3 Scotch Bonnet peppers 8 cloves garlic (diced fine) 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoon Anchar…

COMMENTARY: Age, Race, and Fear: The US elections and Caribbean interests

By: Sir Ronald Sanders August 2, 2024 The outcome of the US Presidential elections will reverberate globally, impacting many nations. Every government, including those in the Caribbean, has begun to…