By: Staff Writer January 20, 2023 Prime Minister Gaston Browne led his ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) to a close victory in Wednesday’s general election, winning nine of…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
Earthquakes happen all the time in the Caribbean!
By: Staff Writer January 17, 2023 Director of the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWISRC) Dr Euroscilla Joseph said that the Caribbean has had several earthquakes measuring…
TRINIDAD LAUNCHES GIANT AFRICAN SNAIL BOUNTY
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan January 17, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com A $5 bounty has been placed on the Giant African Snail in Trinidad and Tobago. With thousands of snail species wreaking havoc on…
US Coast Guard crews repatriate over 900 Caribbean migrants since January
January 17, 2023 The United States Coast Guard says crews patrolling the Florida Straits, and Windward and Mona Passes in the Caribbean Sea prevented hundreds of illegal Caribbean migrants from reaching the…
OAS to Observe General Elections in Antigua and Barbuda
January 17, 2023 The Organization of American States (OAS) deployed an Electoral Observation Mission to observe the January 18, 2023, general elections in Antigua and Barbuda. The Mission, led by…
Antiguan candidate accounts frozen ahead of election-Blames PM Browne!
By: Staff Writer January 13, 2023 A former cabinet minister in Antigua and Barbuda and current independent candidate claims he lost access to the funds on his bank accounts in…
Boogsie’s dream team craft ‘We Come out to Party”
January 13, 2023 Panorama 2023 heralds the first live Carnival since 2020—and Hadco Phase II Pan Groove maestro Dr Len “Boogsie” Sharpe is welcoming it with his own tune, “We…
A candidate steps up for the Haitian elections this November!
By: Staff Writer January 10, 2023 Haitian presidential candidate Jude Elie has already thrown his hat in the ring for the upcoming November presidential elections in Haiti and he believes…
TIT-E-TAT, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’s PRESIDENTIAL PREDICAMENT POLITICS AT PLAY
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan January 10, 2022 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com With the term of Trinidad and Tobago’s current head of state, President Paula Mae-Weekes, drawing to a close, there seems to be a…
Royal Navy Rescues Five from Sinking Tug in the Caribbean
January 10, 2023 The crew of a Royal Navy offshore patrol vessel rescued five seafarers from a sinking tugboat in the Caribbean. The rescue took place Friday afternoon when the…
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister condemns assault on Democracy in Brazil
January 10, 2023 The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has condemned the storming of the Congress in Brazil by supporters of the country’s former, leader, Jair Bolsonaro. Prime Minister Gaston…