July 7, 2026 New Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Philip J. Pierre, Sunday evening (5 July) framed his Chairmanship around a central question he said citizens across the Region…
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Jamaica Claims CARICOM Chairman’s Trophy at 19th CARICOM Road Run/Walk
July 7, 2026 The 19th CARICOM Road Run/Walk was held today, Sunday, 5 July in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. Barbados’ Carlie Robinson claimed the CARICOM Secretary-General’s Trophy – Female and first prize in…
Martinique joins CARICOM
July 7, 2026 CARICOM’s Associate Membership has now increased to seven countries. Following the signing of the Agreement granting Associate Membership of CARICOM to Martinique in February 2025, CARICOM received the…
Strengthen integration for future generations – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew, Outgoing Chair of CARICOM
July 7, 2026 The Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has called for a stronger and more…
Jamaica and Trinidad only English speaking countries in LAC in top 10 Peace Index
By: Staff Writer July 3, 2026 Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are the only English speaking countries in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) ranked in the 2026 Global Peace Index…
James Finies announces Historic UN Development: Bonaire Draft Resolution Formally Registered at the 80th United Nations General Assembly
July 3, 2026 Today, 1 July 2026, James Finies announces to the people of Bonaire that, in recognition of the abolition of slavery in 1863 in the colonized Antillean islands…
El Salvador’s Bukele to seek third term
By: Staff Writer June 30, 2026 El Salvador President Nayib Bukele is officially running for a third term in the Central American country after having registered. Bukele, who first took…
UN: Venezuela death toll over 1,400 from earthquake
By: Staff Writer June 30, 2026 More than 2,000 rescue workers from 27 countries have been deployed to Venezuela to locate people trapped under the rubble following the twin earthquakes…
James Finies Distances himself from the Conference organised 24th June 2026 by the Baku Initiative Group held in Washington DC
June 30, 2026 The Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO) and James Finies, distance themselves from the conference held in Washington, D.C., titled “Right of Return and Self-Determination: Double Standards and…
Statement by Mr. Daniel M. Best, President, Caribbean Development Bank, on the Earthquakes in Venezuela
June 30, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) extends its deepest sympathies to the people and Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes that struck the country on…
UWISRC: Venezuela rocked by two earthquakes “rare.” Aftershocks are expected
By: Staff Writer June 26, 2026 A double earthquake rocked Venezuela on Wednesday killing at least 188 people, 1,500 injured and more than 200 trapped. Many more are feared dead…
UNICEF: Over 140 M children in LAC exposed to severe heatwaves
By: Staff Writer June 26, 2026 In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) 141 million children are exposed to more frequent, longer and more severe heatwaves said the United Nations…