By: Staff Writer March 13, 2026 A senior official at the University of the West Indies said on an Inter-American Development Bank Annual Group meeting panel on Wednesday that private…
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Ex-Jamaican MP sentenced to 20 years for wife’s murder
By: Staff Writer March 10, 2026 Former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament, Jolyan Silvera, is to serve 20 years and 10 months in prison for the killing of…
Noem focuses on security and cartels at Shield Summit
By: Staff Writer March 10, 2026 A top US official highlight security and the fight against the drug cartels at Shield of the Americas Summit Working Lunch with regional leaders…
FAO Members in Latin America and Caribbean discuss priorities in fighting hunger and poverty
March 10, 2026 Ministers from around Latin America and the Caribbean region gathered in Brazil’s capital Wednesday to decide on and outline priority actions for the Food and Agriculture Organization…
Guidance brought ‘Food Basket’ to schools on Jamaica Day
March 6, 2026 The entire island celebrated Jamaica Day last Friday, February 27. School children, teachers and even several workplaces had their employees clad in their Jamaica shirts or colors…
PAHO: Undernourishment decreasing in LAC
By: Staff Writer March 3, 2026 The Pan-American Health Organisation said in a recent report that undernourishment affected 5.1 percent of the population in 2024, down from a peak of…
Holness “sensitive” on humanitarian crisis in Cuba
By: Staff Writer February 27, 2026 Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, highlights the severe economic hardship and growing humanitarian strain in Cuba. Holness, raising his concerns at the 50th…
Friday wants greater engagement between CARICOM and citizens
By: Staff Writer February 27, 2026 Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Godwin Friday, said at the 50th Conference of Heads of Government for CARICOM that the regional…
Does This Caribbean Resort Expansion Signal A Shift From Tourism Destination To Global Wealth Hub?
February 27, 2026 When Baha Mar broke ground on its more than $700 million beachfront expansion on Nassau’s Cable Beach recently, the announcement was framed as a tourism milestone. The…
US Secy of State Rubio to meet Caribbean leaders in St Kitts over Cuba and Venezuela
By: Staff Writer February 24, 2026 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is travelling to St Kitts and Nevis on February 25 to participate in the 50th Regular Meeting of…
Trinidad removed from EU non-cooperative tax list
By: Staff Writer February 24, 2026 Trinidad and Tobago has been officially removed from the European Union’s non-cooperative tax list, but Anguilla, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, remain listed as…
Government of Grenada and GGGI Launch Resilient Green and Affordable Housing Initiative
February 24, 2026 The Government of Grenada and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) on February 17 convened the launch of the initiative “Scaling-Up Resilient, Green, and Affordable Housing in…