By: Staff Writer August 11, 2023 A lawyer for one of the formerly detained Venezuelan migrants at the Chaguaramas Heliport says it is a “disgrace” that the Trinidadian government has…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
UN backed $6.5m project on early warning systems for Caribbean hurricanes
By: Staff Writer August 8, 2023 The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) completed a project for early warning systems…
CARICOM Statement on Multi-National Force to support Haiti
August 8, 2023 The Caribbean Community welcomes the decision taken by the Governments of The Bahamas and Jamaica to join Kenya to contribute to a multi-national force in the Republic…
CARICOM congratulates Jamaica on its Sixty-First Anniversary of Independence
August 8, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Jamaica on attaining its Sixty-First Anniversary of Independence. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett extended the Community’s congratulations to the Prime Minister…
Bahamas joins Kenya to send 1,500 troops to Haiti
By: Staff Writer August 4, 2023 The Bahamas joins with Kenya to send troops to Haiti amid the civil unrest in that island nation. In a release to the media…
US warns against travel to Haiti as American nurse and daughter kidnapped
By: Staff Writer August 1, 2023 The United States is warning its citizens about travelling to Haiti as a result of the recent kidnapping of an American nurse and her…
Investor Commits $4.5 Million To Boost Solar Energy In Haiti
August 1, 2023 Caribbean Investor Capital (CIC) has recently unveiled its plan to invest $4.5 million in Solengy, a company dedicated to solar energy projects in Haiti. This investment will…
Living Costs In Three CARICOM Countries Exceed Those In The US
August 1, 2023 Recent data on the global cost of living reveals that three Caribbean Community, CARICOM, countries now have higher living expenses than anywhere in the United States. According…
Statement of the OAS General Secretariat on Haiti
August 1, 2023 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) continues to closely monitor the situation in Haiti and the aspects derived from it. In this regard,…
Jamaica and US fight over gay diplomat rejection!
By: Staff Writer July 28, 2023 The diplomatic row between Jamaica and the US over the former’s rejection of a gay diplomat to the country is not dying down and…
INSTITUTO MEDICO SAN NICOLAS, A BAPTIST HEALTH INTERNATIONAL PARTNER IN ARUBA, RECEIVES JOINT COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION
July 28, 2023 Baptist Health International partner in Aruba, Instituto Medico San Nicolas (ImSan), has earned hospital accreditation by the Joint Commission International (JCI). Globally recognized as the gold standard…