COMMENTARY: A Budget for All: Building Stability and Hope in Trinidad and Tobago

By: Paul Sarran October 3, 2025 The announcement that Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo will soon deliver the 2025/2026 National Budget has come at a critical juncture in Trinidad and Tobago’s…

PAHO: Resilience failure in healthcare in LAC led to significant deaths

By: Staff Writer October 3, 2025 The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) in a new report said that the failure to build resilience within primary health care (PHC) in Latin…

Rubio backs Venezuelan Dragon field project with Trinidad

By: Staff Writer October 3, 2025 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has given Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar US backing for the Venezuelan Dragon gas proposal. In…

Message | Dr Carla Barnett | Secretary-General |  Caribbean Community (CARICOM) | Caribbean Youth Day 2025 | 30 September 2025

October 3, 2025 As we observe Caribbean Youth Day 2025, we recognise and celebrate the vital contributions of young people across our Region, whose energy, creativity, and resilience are essential…

Portlander Versi scores and maintains first number 1 hit album on the US iTunes Chart

October 3, 2025 ‘Portland’s Very Own’ dancehall artist Versi, originally known as Versatile, is making major moves on the US iTunes Reggae Albums Chart with his first official album aptly…

Orange Sky Delivers a Powerful Message with New Single “Family Love”

October 3, 2025 Legendary Trinbagonian Reggae-Rock fusion band Orange Sky is back with a heartfelt new single, “Family Love,” a track that shines a light on one of the most…

COPPPAL Honors James Finies and Davika Bissessar Shaw with the “Gustavo Carvajal Moreno, Messenger of Peace” Award

October 3, 2025 The Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPPAL) has approved the awarding of the ‘Gustavo Carvajal Moreno, Messenger of Peace’ Medal of…

Historic First: Bonaire Human Rights Organization Challenges Dutch State at UN Human Rights Hearing in Geneva

October 3, 2025 Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO), James Finies and Davika Bissessar, made history at the 78th Session of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)…

Caribbean Development Bank is Devising a Transformative Policy & Strategy to Optimise the Regional Education System

October 3, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is designing a transformative education policy and strategy to unlock the potential of the Caribbean’s predominantly young population, with nearly 60% under…

Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ready for Full Free Movement on 1 October 2025

October 3, 2025 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States -Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines- will implement full Free Movement of their nationals among themselves from tomorrow, 1…

Statement | Chair of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – Environment and Sustainable Development | Passing of the Honourable Vaughn Miller, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources for The Commonwealth of The Bahamas

October 3, 2025 It is with profound sadness and a deep sense of loss that I, on behalf of the entire Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) for Environment…

Statement | CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors in support of the Adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution for a UN Support Office and Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti

October 3, 2025 Introduction: I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the fourteen (14) Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).  CARICOM applauds the resounding support…