September 6, 2024 The new Permanent Representative of Barbados to the Organization of American States (OAS), Victor Fernandes, today presented his credentials to Secretary General Luis Almagro in a ceremony…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
Teen decapitated by shark in Jamaica
By: Staff Writer August 30, 2024 The headless body of a teenager from Trelawny was the victim of a shark attack authorities have said. The body of 16-year-old Jahmari Reid…
Baku Initiative Group Signs MOU with Bonaire Human Rights Organizations and Bonaire Movement for Change to Combat Colonialism and Promote Human Rights
August 30, 2024 The Baku Initiative Group (BIG), a renowned non-governmental organization focused on decolonization and human rights, has officially entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Bonaire…
Saint Lucia hosts Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s 2024 Annual Judicial Conference on Constitutional and Administrative Law
August 30, 2024 Judicial officers of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court converged in Saint Lucia for the Annual Judicial Conference 2024. The judges, masters and judicial research officers attended the…
Caribbean nation moves to remove Queen Elizabeth from official documents in fresh blow
August 30, 2024 Trinidad and Tobago’s redesign of its coat of arms could see the late Queen Elizabeth removed amid a plan to scrap the symbol of colonialism. The Caribbean…
CARICOM Secretary-General commends Trinidad and Tobago’s contribution in the international arena as well as its climate change advocacy
August 30, 2024 In a message to celebrate Trinidad and Tobago’s sixty-second anniversary of Independence on 31 August, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett lauds the country’s contribution in the international…
Jamaica’s Clarke to IMF
By: Staff Writer August 27, 2024 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday named Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke to a top post at the agency, after the official spearheaded…
Haiti further deteriorates, 5M facing food insecurity
By: Staff Writer August 27, 2024 A new United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) report said that 5 million are facing food insecurity as the political…
US sanctions former Haitian president Martelly
By: Staff Writer August 23, 2024 The United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in a release earlier this week said they have sanctioned former Haitian president…
STATEMENT from the Eminent Persons Group (EPG)| Following the Visit to Haiti, 11-16 August 2024
August 23, 2024 In response to an invitation from the President of the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) and calls from stakeholders, the CARICOM Eminent Persons Group (EPG) made an in-person…
Experts Chart Pathways for Peace in Haiti at Caribbean Development Bank Annual Meeting
August 23, 2024 In a significant move to address Haiti’s ongoing crisis, experts at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)’s 54th Annual Meeting outlined strategies for restoring stability and fostering peace…
From Passion to Purpose: Revolutionizing E-Learning in the Caribbean
August 20, 2024 Turning your passion into a business is one of the best ways to ensure you create a company that you can be proud of and that will…