November 28, 2023 The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has accepted an invitation from Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the Board of the…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
The Caribbean youth can end gender based violence
By: Staff Writer November 24, 2023 A European Union diplomat encouraged the Caribbean Youth Summit to stand up against gender based violence Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, EU Ambassador to Jamaica,…
Deaths from gold mine collapse in Suriname rise to 14, with 7 people still missing
November 24, 2023 The number of people killed when an illegal gold mine collapsed in Suriname rose to 14 on Tuesday, with seven others missing in what is considered the…
STATEMENT: Eminent Persons Group Following Third Facilitation Visit to Haiti
November 24, 2023 Haiti continues to hurt. The cycle of depredations and violence of the armed gangs continues, expanding to new areas and adding to the already high number of…
CARICOM STATEMENT OF CONDOLENCE TO SURINAME
November 24, 2023 CARICOM Heads of Government note with deep sadness the death of at least 14 gold miners in a tunnel collapse in our Member State, Suriname, on Monday…
Happy Independence Anniversary Suriname – CARICOM
November 24, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Republic of Suriname on its Forty-Eighth Anniversary of Independence. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett sent the following congratulatory message to…
US firearm seizures in the Caribbean are insignificant compared to what was exported
By: Staff Writer November 21, 2023 The US State Department in a recent report said that only 5 percent of the 211,061 export bound firearms to the Caribbean have been…
Dr MichelleG wants you to Get With The Fix
November 21, 2023 Dr. Michelle ‘MichelleG’ Gill is a Guyananese who grew up in the US and obtained a PhD in Human Services, practicing in the field of academia, teaching…
Excursion boat sinks in Bahamas, leaving one dead!
By: Staff Writer November 17, 2023 A popular Bahamas excursion boat sunk off of the coast of the capital island of New Providence in The Bahamas, leaving a 75 year…
A 5.3 Earthquake hits Dominican Republic near Haiti
By: Staff Writer November 14, 2023 A 5.2 Earthquake hit the northwest Dominican Republic near the border with Haiti last week Friday, which observers are calling the strongest one to…
Suriname VP, Ex-President Linked to Drug Trafficking in Colombia AG Emails
By: Insight Crime November 14, 2023 US and Colombian investigators connected Suriname’s Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk and ex-President Desi Bouterse to recent involvement in drug trafficking, according to hacked emails…