By: Staff Writer February 25, 2025 Prime Minister of Barbados and incoming chair of CARICOM, Mia Mottley, said at the closing press conference for the CARICOM 48th Heads of Government…
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UN must support Haiti amid US funding halt
By: Staff Writer February 25, 2025 An international peacekeeping organization warns that Haiti needs to overcome the internal strife and work towards creating a realistic path towards elections and constitutional…
Outgoing CARICOM chair said Caribbean will continue to fight for climate justice
By: Staff Writer February 21, 2025 Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, said at the opening of the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the…
CARICOM SG congratulates Saint Lucia as the country celebrates 46th Independence Anniversary
February 21, 2025 CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett has congratulated Saint Lucia on its Forty-Sixth Anniversary of Independence on 22 February, recognizing the occasion as a moment to reflect on…
Canadian tourist lost both hands taking picture of shark in TCI
By: Staff Writer February 18, 2025 A Canadian tourist lost both her hands when she tried to take a picture with a 6-foot shark while swimming in Turks and Caicos…
Stop China’s march on Caribbean say Congressional reps to administration
February 18, 2025 As China appears to gain a greater foothold in the Caribbean, a group of very worried congressional representatives has written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging…
Caribbean education in crisis, World Bank warns
February 18, 2025 The World Bank has delivered a damning verdict on the Caribbean’s education system, labelling it as being in a state of crisis and warning of severe consequences…
Bahamas to host SpaceX rocket landings this year
By: Staff Writer February 14, 2025 Deputy Prime Minister of The Bahamas Chester Cooper said that The Bahamas is taking “measurable precautions” to safeguard its waters and marine ecosystem in…
OECS launches Decade of Action for Sustainable Energy Development
February 14, 2025 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has taken a bold step towards a cleaner and economically sustainable future with the unanimous adoption of the landmark Basseterre…
The OECS and Anguilla take another bold step toward Biodiversity Conservation
February 14, 2025 The Caribbean region is globally recognised as a biodiversity hotspot, boasting unique habitats, remarkable species diversity, and high levels of endemism. Anguilla, the northernmost island of the…
Central America and the Dominican Republic Launch a New Coordinated Initiative against Illegal Arms Trafficking
February 14, 2025 Security ministers and high-level authorities from seven Central American countries and the Dominican Republic adopted this Wednesday at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS)…
2 American women injured in shark attack in Bimini
By: Staff Writer February 11, 2025 Two American women, Rileigh Decker, 20, and Summer Layman, 24, are recovering after they say they were attacked by a shark while swimming off…