US hurricane forecasters embark on preparedness mission to Caribbean
April 12, 2024 With the 2024 hurricane season fast approaching, NOAA and the US Air Force Reserve will host a series of events to help Caribbean communities prepare. National Hurricane…
EDITORIAL: The dengue outbreak seems tame after COVID
April 9, 2024 Central America is sweltering under the pressure of a massive dengue fever outbreak. The largest outbreak they have seen in year and is trending to break last…
AUDIO: Devotions led by Fr Peter Ferguson
April 9, 2024 Devotions led by Father Peter Ferguson of St. David and St. Augustine, Crooked Islands, Acklins, and Long Cay, The Bahamas.
Dengue outbreak in Central America on record trend
By: Staff Writer April 9, 2024 Dengue fever is sweeping Central America in what is being reported as a record-breaking year for the disease, places worse hit are Guatemala and…
El Salvador offers 5,000 passports to skilled foreign workers
By: Staff Writer April 9, 2024 Nayib Bukele’s administration is offering 5,000 passports to highly skilled foreign workers in an effort to boost the El Salvadorian economy with foreign investment.…
Jamaican-Canadian celebrity chef Noel Cunningham to showcase the best of Jamaican cuisine at the Toronto Food and Drink Fest.
April 9, 2024 Multi-awarded chef and culinary personality Noel Cunningham, an acclaimed chef from Kingston, Jamaica, is bringing a taste of Jamaica to the Toronto Food and Drink Fest 2024,…
CIF GUYANA 2024 PROMISES MORE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR GLOBAL INVESTORS AND REGIONAL BUSINESSES
April 9, 2024 “CIF, now in its third year, is an annual forum created by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) that draws global investors to the Caribbean, and…
CEO applauds govt.’s permanent jobs announcement
April 9, 2024 The chief executive of a regional recruitment service is lauding the government’s commitment to rolling out nearly 4,000 permanent positions within the country’s waste management industry, noting…
Bahamas to Swell Blue Economy with IDB Support
April 9, 2024 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$60 million Conditional Credit Line for Investment Projects to foster sustainable development in the Bahamas by stimulating micro, small,…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the so-called “Law for the defense of Essequibo” approved by the Venezuelan Regime
April 9, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), with the firm purpose of promoting and defending peace and security, condemns the approval by the Venezuelan…
STATEMENT ON THE UNACCEPTABLE ESCALATION OF TENSIONS AND THREATS TO REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY OCCASIONED BY THE ADOPTION OF “THE ORGANIC LAW FOR THE DEFENCE OF GUYANA ESSEQUIBA” ON APRIL 3, 2024, BY THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
April 9, 2024 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) considers that the adoption of “the Organic Law for the Defence of Guyana Essequiba” on 3 April 2024, by the Government of the…
CARICOM, CAC sign Cooperation Agreement to Strengthen Agriculture, Regional Trade
April 9, 2024 “It marks a milestone in the relationship between CARICOM and the CAC and focuses on promoting programmes, projects, and mechanisms that drive agricultural and rural development in…