February 9, 2024 The Caribbean is one of the major food importers paying close to USD 6 billion for 80% of its food imports. While there is latent capacity within…
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Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the Political Situation in Colombia
February 9, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) demands that attempts by different political actors to damage the democratic process in Colombia be abandoned and…
Bukele returned as president of El Salvador
By: Staff Writer February 5, 2024 President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele handily won re-election despite not all of the votes being counted as yet. The self-proclaimed “world’s coolest dictator”,…
Can Guatemala’s New President Reignite Fight Against Corruption and Crime?
By: Insight Crime February 6, 2024 Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in as president of Guatemala on January 15, but it was no ordinary inauguration. Arévalo, a rank outsider who shocked…
CARICOM Secretary-General Congratulates Grenada on Golden Independence Anniversary
February 5, 2024 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Export Development of Grenada and has the honour to request that…
Kenyan president: Haiti mission to proceed despite court order
By: Staff Writer February 2, 2024 Kenya is pushing ahead with plans to lead a U.N.-approved security mission to Haiti, despite a court in Nairobi last week blocking the deployment,…
Caribbean Matters: The fight against Black hair discrimination meets the Puerto Rican Senate
February 2, 2024 We’ve all seen the stories by now: Black students are punished for their hair again and again, while Black men and Black women encounter bias in the workplace when the hair that grows from their…
Barbudans launch new environmental legal fight in Caribbean against wealthy developers
February 2, 2024 Construction of two private villas inside a national park in Barbuda has sparked the latest environmental legal fight between angry residents and wealthy foreigners seeking to develop…
Bahamas Mangrove Alliance Celebrates World Wetlands Day 2024
February 2, 2024 Today, the Bahamas Mangrove Alliance (BMA) proudly commemorates World Wetlands Day (February 2, 2024), a global occasion that not only celebrates the significance of wetland ecosystems but…
OECS Continues to Strengthen the Free Movement of Persons Regime
February 2, 2024 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission has commenced a series of country missions to the Protocol Member States. Between November 5 to December 7, 2023,…
OECS Opposes Additional Powers for UK Governor in the BVI
February 2, 2024 In response to the current situation in the British Virgin Islands, Heads of Government of the OECS: Noted with alarming concern, the evolving situation in the British…
US State Department warns against travel to Bahamas
By: Staff Writer January 30, 2024 The United States Department of State has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for travelers planning on going to the Bahamas. The state department…