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…
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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…
The WMO estimates 69% of region’s energy is renewable
By: Staff Writer April 1, 2025 The World Meteorological Organization said in a recent report that 69 percent of Latin America and the Caribbean’s energy mix is renewable energy, further…
CARICOM border control officers begin attachment programme in Belize as CARICOM Skilled Workers Programme winds down
April 1, 2025 Director of CARICOM Single Market at the CARICOM Secretariat, Mr. Leo Preville says sustained capacity building is key for implementation of the CSME. Mr. Preville was speaking…
CARICOM, UNDP, UN-DPPA partner for third electoral observation workshop in Guyana
April 1, 2025 This year, eleven Caribbean nations will hold electoral processes, marking a critical opportunity for strengthening democracies and inclusive participation across the Region. In this context, representatives from…
Golding not happy with Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council
By: Staff Writer March 28, 2025 Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, speaking on a World Bank online forum, said that he is not happy with the progress Haiti’s…
Rubio hints at exporting LNG to Jamaica in recent visit
By: Staff Writer March 28, 2025 United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Jamaica on Wednesday, emphasizing the strong bilateral relationship based on shared values and mutual interests. Key…
Trump threatens tariffs for countries that buy Venezuelan oil
By: Staff Writer March 28, 2025 US President Donald Trump posted on the social media platform, Truth Social, that he would sign an executive order imposing 25 percent tariffs on…