February 2, 2024 Today, the Bahamas Mangrove Alliance (BMA) proudly commemorates World Wetlands Day (February 2, 2024), a global occasion that not only celebrates the significance of wetland ecosystems but…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
OECS Continues to Strengthen the Free Movement of Persons Regime
February 2, 2024 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission has commenced a series of country missions to the Protocol Member States. Between November 5 to December 7, 2023,…
OECS Opposes Additional Powers for UK Governor in the BVI
February 2, 2024 In response to the current situation in the British Virgin Islands, Heads of Government of the OECS: Noted with alarming concern, the evolving situation in the British…
US State Department warns against travel to Bahamas
By: Staff Writer January 30, 2024 The United States Department of State has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for travelers planning on going to the Bahamas. The state department…
I took my children to the Caribbean to live free from British racism, and have never looked back
By: Zoe Smith January 30, 2024 As falls from grace go, spending your 38th birthday packing boxes in an Amazon warehouse is pretty high up there. If that sounds terribly…
Have conversations with paintings, not just hold the essence.
By: Staff Writer January 23, 2024 A new anthology on Caribbean paintings will launch this coming Saturday in Trinidad and Tobago that seeks to share knowledge with the general reader.…
Dominican Republic to vote May 19: Former Prez seeks power for fourth time!
By: Staff Writer January 23, 2023 The Dominican Republic heads to the polls on May 19 for its Presidential elections with three top contenders vying for the top spot, one…
Bahamas: Shark attack boy was in resort shark tank
By: Staff Writer January 19, 2024 A 10-year-old boy from Maryland was bitten by a shark while on vacation in the Bahamas on Monday. The Royal Bahamas Police Force said the attack…
Saint Kitts and Nevis Assumes Chair of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development
January 19, 2024 The Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the Organization of American States (OAS), Jacinth Henry-Martin, assumed today the Chair of the Inter-American Council for Integral…
Prospect Hill Recovery and Wellness Center Opens in the U.S. Virgin Islands
January 19, 2024 Prospect Hill Recovery and Wellness Center announces today that they have opened its doors and are accepting clients for treatment of Addictions and Mental Health. Prospect Hill…
Dutch Caribbean islanders sue Netherlands over climate change
January 16, 2024 Eight people from the Caribbean island of Bonaire are suing the Netherlands, accusing it of violating their human rights by not doing enough to protect them from the…
Over $4BN worth of international sustainable bonds in the region says study.
By: Staff Writer January 12, 2024 A new study by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) shows that the value of sustainable bonds on the international…