April 22, 2025 In the last decade, China has significantly strengthened its penetration in the Caribbean, driven by a strategic combination of economic investments, diplomatic initiatives, and infrastructure projects. In…
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US secures Panama Canal amid tensions with China
By: Staff Writer April 18, 2025 U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a recent visit to Panama, announced in a speech that they have reached a landmark security cooperation agreement…
Belize reports first Malaria cases in over six years
By: Staff Writer April 18, 2025 The Belizean Ministry of Health and Wellness said in a release on Tuesday on its Facebook page that there are reported cases of locally…
Caribbean Leaders Unite to Catalyse Climate Investment at the 3rd NDCFI Investment Forum and Marketplace in Grenada
April 18, 2025 Regional and international leaders, development partners, investors, financiers and youth advocates convened in Grenada from March 31- April 2 for the Third Caribbean Nationally Determined Contributions Finance…
DR Nightclub collapse death toll hits 225
By: Staff Writer April 15, 2025 A popular Dominican Republic nightclub has its roof collapse, killing 225 last week Tuesday with the last four dying in hospital on Saturday night.…
The Caribbean needs to reduce the financial burden of climate change, can new insurance models work?
By: Staff Writer April 15, 2025 The Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) in a new report said that the Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI) in the Caribbean…
Operation Calypso: Strengthening Border Security and Disrupting Illicit Flows in the Caribbean
April 15, 2025 Operation Calypso, a joint operation between the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), brought together 28 Customs administrations from…
SALISES conference opens with focus on Caribbean development
April 15, 2025 The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies opened its 26th annual research conference at the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus (UWIFIC)…
Caribbean activists step up fight to end homophobic laws that ‘breach fundamental rights’
By: The Guardian April 15, 2025 Growing up in a single-parent home in poor communities in Jamaica was tough for Glenroy Murray. But beyond the pain of economic disadvantage, the…
UNESCO: LAC needs 3.2M teachers
By: Staff Writer April 11, 2025 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a recent report that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) needs 3.2 million…
Can Young continue Rowley’s legacy of beating the UNC?
By: Staff Writer April 8, 2025 General elections in Trinidad and Tobago will be held on April 28, 2025 with newly elected Prime Minister Stuart Young as the incumbent looking…
ECLAC: Under one third of SDGs to be reached by 2023 for LAC
By: Staff Writer April 4, 2025 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in their latest report said that Latin America and the Caribbean will only complete…