Guadeloupe burns amid COVID restrictions- French police brought in!
By: Staff Writer November 23, 2021 Guadeloupe burns amid protests on COVID-19 restrictions. Cars have been overturned, businesses looted and buildings set on fire over the past weekend. Guadeloupe, riots…
Resilient strategies needed for flood protection in the Caribbean says World Bank!
By: Staff Writer November 23, 2021 With increasing climate change, the threat of hotter weather has created a reaction of greater flood threat says the World Bank vice president. The…
CARIBBEAN TRAVEL MARKETPLACE RETURNS TO IN-PERSON FORMAT FOR 2022
November 23, 2021 Building on the success of the virtual version of Caribbean Travel Marketplace (CTM) held earlier this year, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), organizers of the…
CariCRIS reaffirms ‘good creditworthiness’ credit ratings to Colonial Fire & General Insurance Company Limited
November 23, 2021 Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS) has reaffirmed the Issuer/Corporate Credit Ratings of CariA (Foreign and Local Currency Ratings) on the regional rating scale, and…
OAS Electoral Observation Mission Conducts Observation Tasks ahead of November 28 Elections in Honduras
November 23, 2021 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Honduras is present in the country to carry out the tasks of observation for the…
The Royal Caribbean Group signs agreement with Pan American Development Foundation to create STEM camps in Nassau
November 23, 2021 Three hundred Bahamian students between the ages of 5 and 16 head to camp over the coming months to soak up training and skills that could help…
Trinidad and Tobago: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission
November 23, 2021 Trinidad and Tobago faced unprecedented challenges in 2020-21. The combined effects of COVID-19, energy production cuts, and price shocks pushed the economy further into recession.The authorities’ decisive…
More needs to be done to protect Women from violence
November 23, 2021 Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, declared today that “much more needs to be done by individual member states…
Mastercard and Trinidad & Tobago International Financial Centre Fast Track Digital Transformation In The Caribbean Nation
November 23, 2021 Mastercard and the Trinidad & Tobago International Financial Centre (TTIFC) announced their partnership to develop and implement strategic solutions that advance digital and financial inclusion by supporting…
CARIFORUM-UK EPA virtual summit set to boost trade opportunities between Caribbean and UK
By Deidre Brathwaite November 23, 2021 A high-level virtual summit taking place on 24 November will help Caribbean and UK businesses capitalise on trade and investment opportunities under the recent…
EDITORIAL: Technology is the way out of this COVID-19 economic slump
November 19, 2021 The advancements in technology should not frighten anyone. Without breakthroughs in technology, we would not have the wheel, the steam ship, the light bulb or telephone. (I…
VIDEO: Devotions led by Archdeacon Keith Cartwright
November 19, 2021 Devotions led by Archdeacon Keith N Cartwright of St Agnes Church Grants Town New Providence, Bahamas.