By: Staff Writer November 23, 2021 Guadeloupe burns amid protests on COVID-19 restrictions. Cars have been overturned, businesses looted and buildings set on fire over the past weekend. Guadeloupe, riots…
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Resilient strategies needed for flood protection in the Caribbean says World Bank!
By: Staff Writer November 23, 2021 With increasing climate change, the threat of hotter weather has created a reaction of greater flood threat says the World Bank vice president. The…
The Royal Caribbean Group signs agreement with Pan American Development Foundation to create STEM camps in Nassau
November 23, 2021 Three hundred Bahamian students between the ages of 5 and 16 head to camp over the coming months to soak up training and skills that could help…
More needs to be done to protect Women from violence
November 23, 2021 Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, declared today that “much more needs to be done by individual member states…
CDB: Women more educated but still left unemployed more than men!
By: Staff Writer November 19, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic hit women harder than men during the COVID-19 pandemic the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) asserts, as it calls for a revision…
Guatemala to Tackle Natural Disasters, Health Emergencies with IDB Support
November 19, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $400 million contingency loan financing a program to mitigate the impact of natural disasters and health emergencies on Guatemala’s public finances.…
Honduran elections are getting nasty- Here is the latest!
By: Staff Writer November 16, 2021 The November 28 Honduran elections are getting really nasty. So far, we have a presidential candidate arrested on suspicion of murder and drug trafficking…
Legendary Actor Richard Gant Pegged for a Role in Jamaica’s Denham Jolly Feature Film
November 16, 2021 Casting is underway for In the Black and popular American actor Richard Gant has been attached to the project to play the role of Jamaican-born Harry Gairey. Produced by CaribbeanTales…
OAS Electoral Observation Mission Condemns Acts of Violence in the Context of the Upcoming Elections in Honduras
November 16, 2021 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Honduras, headed by the former President of Costa Rica, Luis Guillermo Solís, strongly condemns the…
Haitian detainees denied visitors in Houston- Some are in need of medical care!
By: Staff Writer November 12, 2021 Thousands of Haitians are still stuck in Houston, Texas after crawling their way up from Central and South America and one Haitian pastor is…
Chastanet: “We left the country in good stead.”
By: Staff Writer November 12, 2021 Former Prime Minister of St Lucia, Allen Chastanet, still out doing work on behalf of the St Lucian people while at the Caribbean Hotel…
Dominican Republic to Host the Regional Dialogue on Transparency and Integrity
November 12, 2021 PRESIDENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LUIS ABINADER; SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) MATHIAS CORMANN; CHAIR OF TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL DELIA FERREIRA RUBIO; IDB INVEST…