New $70m St Kitts solar plant is partnership, not takeover!

By: Staff Writer December 25, 2020 A new solar energy project for the St. Kitts and Nevis energy company, SKELEC, will not be a foreign takeover but rather is just…

Grenadian prime minister is the “Grinch” says opposition party!

By: Staff Writer December 25, 2020 The National Democratic Congress (NDC) calls Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell the “Grinch” in a scathing rebuke of his last national address. In a…

World Bank Approves US$25m Credit for Grenada’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved the US$25m Grenada COVID-19 Crisis Response and Fiscal Management Development Policy Credit last week Thursday. This quick-disbursing financing will support the country’s efforts to…

Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on Nicaragua

The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) expresses its deep concern over the enactment in Nicaragua of the “Law for the Defense of the Rights of the…

Bahamas Petroleum Company spuds well- Government joins in the action with company against environmentalists.

By: Staff Writer December 25, 2020 The Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) chief announced that the company has started to drill for oil in The Bahamas as first well has been…

Puerto Rico and Colombia are at risk for cell phone hacks from China too, says security expert in a warning!

By: Staff Writer December 25, 2020 Telecommunications providers in the Spanish speaking Caribbean and Central American region are being hacked into by Chinese agents too, says security expert. Gary Miller,…

US Congressman warns “catastrophic” if Bahamas drills for oil!

By: Staff Writer December 21, 2020 U.S. Representative warns Bahamian government to not allow Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) to drill for oil in Bahamian waters, citing fears of “catastrophic” impact…

US $30m for Barbados to support sustainability of MSMEs in the face of COVID-19 crisis

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a US$30m loan to support the short-term financial sustainability of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Barbados to maintain employment in the face of the COVID-19…

$50m loan for COVID-19 response in the OECS signed

Dec 21, 2020 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today signed a US$50m loan agreement to support COVID-19 response projects in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States…

VIDEO: Former minister for youth in Haiti helps deliver food!

Edwing Charles, former minister for youth in Haiti helps deliver food to needy Haitian children with the help of South Korean based Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL)-a…

VIDEO: Dr Michele Singh talks about CARDI’s work after hurricane Dorian.

Dr Michele Singh, animal specialist and country representative of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) in The Bahamas, talks about what CARDI did in the aftermath of hurricane…

Venezuelan parliamentarian in exile, fearing “Cartel of the Suns”

By Staff Writer December 18, 2020 A Venezuelan parliamentarian is in self-imposed exile, fearing repercussions from the alleged state managed criminal cartel ran by Venezuelan president, Nicholas Maduro, and will…