October 11, 2023
Caribbean and US trade officials to meet in Guyana
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and United States officials will meet here on Friday to discuss trade and investment issues, the Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat has announced. It said that the ninth meeting of the CARICOM-United States Trade and…
October 9, 2023
Government and opposition trade words ahead of crucial by-election
The Antigua and Barbuda government and the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) were trading allegations ahead of Monday’s Nomination Day for the crucial St Mary’s South constituency that the candidate of the UPP had won in the January 18…
October 5, 2023
Canada to welcome Caribbean leaders to Ottawa to strengthen ties
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that he will welcome leaders from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to Ottawa for the first Canada-CARICOM Summit on Canadian soil. He will co-chair the Summit, which will run from October 17 to 19, 2023,…
October 3, 2023
14 injured in Bahamas boating accident
Police on the island of Grand Bahama are investigating a boating accident which has left several people injured. The Royal Bahamas Police Force states that 14 people (11 adults and three toddlers) were injured. Reports indicate shortly before 1 pm…
September 26, 2023
CARICOM leaders to discuss climate change issues in Grenada
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders are to meet in Grenada on Thursday for a two-day meeting on climate change a few weeks before regional countries participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 28) that gets underway in Dubai…
September 26, 2023
Cabinet minister, Obie Wilchcombe, has died
Bahamians are mourning the sudden passing of Cabinet Minister Obediah Wilchcombe. He was 65 years old. Mourners have gathered at the Rand Memorial Hospital in Grand Bahama upon learning of his death. The Office of the Prime Minister today announced…
September 23, 2023
Caribbean Prime Ministers continue to outline their hopes for a better world
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have taken to one of the world’s biggest stage Saturday expressing their various concerns about a changing global environment that has left many of them deeper in debt, facing unprecedented climatic events and…
September 21, 2023
US man jailed for possessing ammunition in Turks & Caicos Islands
A 26-year-old US citizen was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment yesterday after he pled guilty to possessing ammunition in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Michael Allan Grim Jr., of Paoli Pike Floyds, Indiana was arrested on August 1, 2023, and…
September 18, 2023
Guyana President wants global community to meet commitments to SIDS
Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, Monday, said he believes that significant progress can only be made in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if national efforts are matched by commitments being fulfilled. In addition,…
September 12, 2023
Government provides safe return for Haitian nationals
The Government of Jamaica says it has facilitated the safe return of a second group of 36 Haitian nationals who arrived in Portland on Saturday, September 9, 2023. According to a statement from the Office of the Director of Public Affairs and…