CARICOM and UNICEF Collaborating on Youth Mental Health

October 13, 2023 In partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Caribbean Community Secretariat will launch a survey on the mental health and well-being issues experienced by youth…

EDITORIAL: Peace in the Middle East? Never!

October 10, 2023 Unless you have been under a rock, Israel and Hamas are at each other’s throats in the Gaza Strip. God knows why Hamas attacked Israel at this…

AUDIO: Devotions led by Canon Sebastian Campbell

October 10, 2023 Devotions led by Canon S. Sebastian Campbell of St Gregory’s Church New Providence, The Bahamas.

COMMENTARY:  Trinidad & Tobago: Balancing Retirement Age Increases and Adequate Benefits

By: Paul Sarran October 10, 2023 The decision to increase the national retirement age from 60 to 65 is a clear example of the government’s disregard for the well-being of…

Guatemalan protests still ongoing over a month after election

By: Staff Writer October 10, 2023 Nearly two months after the August 30 Guatemalan presidential elections, protests against the results are still ongoing in the Central American country. For over…

The Caribbean is poised for an agricultural boom!

By: Staff Writer October 10, 2023 The Caribbean Week of Agriculture(CWA), 2023 opened in The Bahamas with the Prime Minister touting a “boom” for agriculture in the region very soon,…

CEDA partners with IDB for Digital Transformation Institute

By: Staff Writer October 10, 2023 The Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) executive director said that innovation and digitisation is “critical” for the ease of doing business in the Caribbean…

ARTIST HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH: ALISHA SMITH

October 10, 2023 Alisha Smith also known as ‘The Colourist’ is  a young self- taught artist from Barbados, specializing in photorealistic portraiture and abstract realist landscapes.  It all started almost…

Can the Caribbean Birth the Next Unicorn?

October 10, 2023 InstaCart, a prominent US-based grocery delivery application, made its much-anticipated debut in the public market last week with an Initial Public Offering (IPO) valued at a staggering…

Caribbean ‘Cadmium Talks’ Launched: To improve the management of Cadmium levels in cocoa and increase export viability

October 10, 2023 In response to the introduction in January 2019 of European Union (EU) regulations that stipulate stringent maximum levels (MLs) for cadmium content in chocolate and cocoa products…

TISAKSUK, “MADE IN HAITI” TAKES THE MARKET BY STORM

October 10, 2023 In 10 years, TiSakSuk has gone from a platform for selling “Made in Haiti” handicrafts to an increasingly renowned brand of painted clothing, which finds its market…

Opening, 17th Caribbean Week of Agriculture

October 10, 2023 The 17th Caribbean Week of Agriculture gets underway in Nassau, The Bahamas, 9-13 October 2023 under the theme ‘Accelerating Vision 25 by 2025’. The CWA provides a…