October 1, 2024 In the 30th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) Caribbean ministers, ambassadors and development specialists discussed solutions to pressing development challenges. ECLAC Executive Secretary…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
Holness under fire for secret bank accounts
By: Staff Writer September 27, 2024 Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness is facing calls for his resignation amid an Integrity Commission investigation that revealed that Holness had omitted bank accounts…
Violent protests ripping Martinique
By: Staff Writer September 24, 2024 Residents of Martinique are protesting the government over high cost of living after curfew was imposed on the island last week. The citizens are…
Bahamas PM: “Not business as usual” on climate change
By: Staff Writer September 24, 2024 Bahamas Prime Minister, Philip Davis (KC) encouraged other climate change leaders at Climate Week NYC 2024 to “move past business as usual.” Davis, in…
UN: Cocaine and violence goes hand in hand in Caribbean
By: Staff Writer September 20, 2024 The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) World Drug Report, 2024 said that in the Caribbean, “increases in cocaine seizures also went…
Caribbean Migrants In ‘Grossly Overloaded’ Vessel Interdicted
September 20, 2024 The United States Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 58 migrants to the Dominican Republic on Saturday, after interdicting an irregular, unlawful migration voyage in Mona Passage…
Passing of H.E. Leonard Archer | Former Bahamian Ambassador to CARICOM
September 20, 2024 The Caribbean Community notes with deep sadness the passing on Friday 13 September 2024 of His Excellency Leonard Archer, former Bahamian Ambassador to CARICOM. During his 15…
CARICOM Secretary-General congratulates St Kitts and Nevis on 41st Independence Anniversary
September 20, 2024 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended congratulations to St. Kitts and Nevis as the nation celebrates its 41st Anniversary of Independence on Thursday 19 September. In a…
Fatal plane crash in Bahamas leaves two dead
By: Staff Writer September 17, 2024 The victims of the fatal plane crash that killed two people in The Bahamas last week Thursday were all about family love. One of…
UN: Inter-gang rivalries spurring crime spike in Caribbean!
By: Staff Writer September 17, 2024 The United Nations in a recent report said that the Caribbean experienced a sharp increase in homicidal violence since 2021, largely because of heightened…
Tribute to Sir Shridath Ramphal by Hon Dickon Mitchell, CARICOM Chair and Prime Minister of Grenada | National Funeral| Guyana
September 17, 2024 I deliver this brief tribute to Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal in my capacity of Chairman of CARICOM and as Prime Minister of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.…
Are the Kenyan troops failing in Haiti?
By: Staff Writer September 12, 2024 It’s been three months since Kenyan troops arrived in Haiti and very little can be said about their impact on the ground in quelling…