By: Sir Ronald Sanders August 10, 2021 Sir Lester Bryant Bird left us this morning at about 5.30 lying peacefully in bed. He was 83. Antigua and Barbuda has lost…
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Dominica’s Geothermal Energy Plant to be Active by 2023, says Prime Minister
August 10, 2021 As part of efforts to build a climate-resilient nation and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica recently unveiled plans to…
Attack on Prime Minister Gonsalves a ‘reprehensible act’ – CARICOM Secretary-General
August 10, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) condemns in the strongest terms the violent attack on the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. The Honourable Ralph Gonsalves.…
SVG: Prime Minister Gonsalves was assaulted during an anti-vaccine protest
By: Staff Writer August 6, 2021 Video emerging out of St Vincent and the Grenadines shows Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves being hurriedly rushed away from a mob of people…
Florida based defence contractor linked in Moise killing “unaware” of plot- Claims “victim” of power hungry Haitians
By: Staff Writer August 6, 2021 The law firm on behalf of a Venezuelan born, Florida based defence contractor initially identified as the recruiter of the mercenaries held in the…
The size of St Lucia’s election swing was “surprising”- but the government had it coming!
By: Staff Writer August 6, 2021 A prominent Caribbean political pollster and strategist was “surprised” by the large swing against the St Lucia government in the July 26 elections, but…
Protection of property rights is a major concern for the US in the Caribbean.
By: Staff Writer August 6, 2021 Several countries in the Caribbean received negative notes on this year’s US Investment Climate Statements with comments ranging from a “history of corruption” to…
Corruption a major obstacle in Central America the US finds.
By: Staff Writer August 6, 2021 The US laments the amount of corruption in Central America in this year’s US Investment Climate Statement. Corruption, while not uncommon in developing nations,…
New Ambassador of Guyana Presents Credentials to OAS
August 6, 2021 The new Permanent Representative of Guyana to the Organization of American States (OAS), Samuel Hinds, presented his credentials today to OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro in a…
IDB Approves $30M Project to help Panama get Vaccines, address COVID-19
August 6, 2021 THE $30 MILLION INVESTMENT PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE MORBIDITY, MORTALITY AND MITIGATE THE OTHER INDIRECT HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a…
CARICOM congratulates Jamaica on 59 years of Independence
August 6, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and people of Jamaica on the country’s 59th Anniversary of Independence, which it marks on 6 August 2021 under…
Belize Zoo is seeing a steady increase of visitors in 2021 despite COVID!
By: Staff Writer August 3, 2021 The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Centre had been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 but this year they are rebounding and…