January 28, 2025 Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, The UWI Vice-Chancellor and Chair, CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) has welcomed the recommendation from Jamaica’s Maroon community to establish a new institute to…
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New scheme offers diabetes-friendly twists on African-Caribbean meals
January 28, 2025 When Sandra Tomlinson’s husband, Kelvin, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, she set about figuring out how to cook healthier Caribbean meals without compromising on taste. Although…
‘Mr Caribbean History’, Sir Roy Augier, leaves the pitch
January 28, 2025 At Professor Roy Augier’s 100th birthday last December, University of the West Indies (UWI) Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles hailed him as “a true Caribbean Renaissance Man”.…
GRENADA: Peter David jumps ship from the NNP
By: Staff Writer January 21, 2025 Peter David, former minister of foreign affairs and minister of labour and agriculture under the Dr Keith Mitchell New National Party (NNP) government in…
Prostate cancer project gets second Caribbean partner
January 21, 2025 A Bermudian genome researching organisation helped to unveil a project designed to pinpoint the genetic factors that make Caribbean men prone to getting prostate cancer. CariGenetics hosted…
Decision of the Government of the United States of America to Remove Cuba from the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism
January 21, 2025 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is pleased to note the decision of the Government of the United States of America, on 14 January 2025, to issue a certification…
VIDEO: SpaceX Starship exploding over Bahamas and TCI
January 17, 2025 This is footage of the SpaceX Starship exploding on its test run over The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Constitutional change in the Commonwealth Caribbean too difficult in current state
By: Staff Writer January 14, 2025 The United Nations Development Programme, in conjunction with International IDEA in Sweden, released a new report on constitutional government in the Commonwealth Caribbean, which…
Legendary Jamaican Jazz Maestro Hon. Dr. Monty Alexander Presents ‘A Living History: Jamaica To Jazz’ At Lincoln Center, NYC
January 10, 2025 Celebrated Jamaican-born, Grammy-nominated jazz virtuoso, Hon. Dr. Monty Alexander, CD, O.J., is set to usher in 2025 in spectacular fashion with a historic, career retrospective and musical…
Rowley calls quits on political career amid State of Emergency
By: Staff Writer January 7, 2024 Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, is resigning from office before the end of August this year. Rowley, who had 45…
Mercosur Parliament Adopts Historic Resolution for Bonaire to be put back on UN list.
January 7, 2025 Parlasur, the Parliament of Mercosur, comprising elected representatives from South America’s The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) is a political and economic bloc comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay,…