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…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
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…
Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador, Sir Ronald Sanders, to Represent OAS at Inauguration of President Bernardo Arevalo in Guatemala
January 12, 2024 Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador, Sir Ronald Sanders, has been appointed as one of the five Ambassadors representing the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS)…
CARICOM’s Tribute on the Passing of the Honourable Basdeo Panday, Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
January 12, 2024 The following is CARICOM’s tribute delivered by Ms Elizabeth Solomon, Assistant Secretary-General, Directorate of Foreign Policy and Community Relations, at the State Funeral of the Honourable Basdeo…
Meeting of CARICOM Heads discusses situation in Haiti
January 9, 2024 The Seventh Meeting of the Caribbean Community Lead Heads of Government on Haiti was held today under the chairmanship of His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President…
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism and Division of Festivals Shines Bright at the 2023- 2024 Crucian Christmas Festival
January 9, 2024 The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism and Division of Festivals proudly celebrates the conclusion of a successful 2023-2024 Crucian Christmas Festival. The annual festival, now in…
Grenada PM blocks media from cabinet swearing in.
By: Staff Writer January 5, 2024 The Dickon Mitchell administration in Grenada has blocked all media access to Thursday’s cabinet swearing in a move that is unprecedented in Grenada’s short…