Before My Light Fades
By: Michael Charles February 14, 2025 So many times, I have been cast beneath the gutter, treated as though I were nothing but dirt. Yet each time, I have risen…
Valentine’s Day—A Moment or a Movement?
By: Michael Charles February 14, 2025 Is Valentine’s Day just a fleeting symphony, a crescendo of roses and whispered confessions, where love flares wild, only to fade with dawn? Or is it a…
Bahamas to host SpaceX rocket landings this year
By: Staff Writer February 14, 2025 Deputy Prime Minister of The Bahamas Chester Cooper said that The Bahamas is taking “measurable precautions” to safeguard its waters and marine ecosystem in…
PAHO: 8 out of 10 deaths are from NCDs in region
By: Staff Writer February 14, 2025 A new report from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reveals that sodium/salt consumption levels in the Caribbean are twice as high as recommended,…
OECS launches Decade of Action for Sustainable Energy Development
February 14, 2025 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has taken a bold step towards a cleaner and economically sustainable future with the unanimous adoption of the landmark Basseterre…
The OECS and Anguilla take another bold step toward Biodiversity Conservation
February 14, 2025 The Caribbean region is globally recognised as a biodiversity hotspot, boasting unique habitats, remarkable species diversity, and high levels of endemism. Anguilla, the northernmost island of the…
Eastern Caribbean Currency Union: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2025 Mission on Common Policies for Member Countries
February 14, 2025 The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) has been providing a strong anchor for macroeconomic stability in a shock-prone region, demonstrated most recently by Hurricane Beryl with its…
Central America and the Dominican Republic Launch a New Coordinated Initiative against Illegal Arms Trafficking
February 14, 2025 Security ministers and high-level authorities from seven Central American countries and the Dominican Republic adopted this Wednesday at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS)…
CDB Calls for Increased Investment in Modernised Trade and Statistical Systems to Boost Regional Competitiveness and Efficiency
February 14, 2025 Regional governments should increase investment in trade enabling initiatives which strengthen both competitiveness and efficiency, says Ian Durant, the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB, the Bank) Director of…
The 48th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting is a meeting of great interest – CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General
February 14, 2025 Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Foreign and Community Relations with the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, has described the upcoming 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads…
CARICOM Secretariat launches online portal for the 48th Heads of Government Meeting
February 14, 2025 The CARICOM Secretariat has launched an online platform to share updates and information about the upcoming 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, set…
EDITORIAL: Caribbean is not ready for a Tsunami
February 11, 2025 If you are not concerned right now with the recent earthquake and ensuing tsunami warning for the northern Caribbean, then you really should be now. The region…