Senior politicians in The Bahamas scamper from police drug scandal
By: Staff Writer November 29, 2024 The Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Aviation, Chester Cooper, along with Minister for National Security, Wayne Munroe have both denied…
Haitian gang children recruitment up 70 percent says UN
By: Staff Writer November 29, 2024 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that their latest estimates indicate that the number of children recruited by armed groups in Haiti increased…
UN Report: LAC account for 53% losses to disasters worldwide
By: Staff Writer November 28, 2024 The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) said in a recent report that the LAC accounts for 53 percent of the world’s…
World Bank: OECS at risk of deepening climate change woes
By: Staff Writer November 29, 2024 The World Bank in their Country Climate Development Report for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) said that OECS countries face through multiple…
‘Adopt realistic, practical decisions’ – CARICOM Secretary-General urges Trade Ministers
November 29, 2024 CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett has called on the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) to adopt realistic and practical decisions that everyone in the Community…
Caribbean Development Bank Hosts Expert Forum on Combating Corruption in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
November 29, 2024 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), through its Office of Integrity, Compliance, and Accountability (ICA), will host a free virtual “Expert Forum on Anti-Corruption in the Age of AI” on…
Caribbean Economic Report, November: Dukharan
November 29, 2024 Conducting an Economic Impact Study (EIS) on any proposed intervention gives decisionmakers the data (and identifies gaps in said data / information) necessary to objectively make informed…
CARICOM CHAIR: SECURING CARICOM CITIZENS’ HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENSURING SOCIAL JUSTICE IS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY
November 29, 2024 Securing the safety and rights of every CARICOM citizen is the highest priority for CARICOM leaders. These sentiments were shared by CARICOM Chair and Prime Minister of…
Dr Keith Rowley: “CRICKET CAN UNLOCK FRESH AVENUES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH ACROSS THE CARICOM REGION”
November 29, 2024 CARICOM Leaders gathered at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, on Thursday 21 November for the Twenty-First Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee (PMSC) on Cricket. Chair…
EDITORIAL: We will never hang another human being in the Caribbean again!
November 26, 2024 The recent calls for the resumption of capital punishment in The Bahamas raises an important jurisprudential matter in the wider English speaking Caribbean and that is the…
AUDIO: Devotions led by Fr Colin Humes
November 26, 2024 Devotions led by Father Colin Humes, Rector of St Mary The Virgin Anglican Church, New Providence, The Bahamas.
LETTER: The Crabs in the Barrel Mentality: Understanding the Dynamics of Envy and Self-Esteem in the Caribbean
November 26, 2024 Paradoxically, the “crabs in the barrel” mentality is a phenomenon that can jeopardize both individual achievement and collective advancement in the Caribbean, a region renowned for its…