August 9, 2021
CTO launches C’bean Community Tourism Network
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has launched the Caribbean Community Tourism Network (CCTN) to provide a platform to support the continued development of community-based tourism (CTB) in the Caribbean. The network will facilitate the…
August 6, 2021
St Vincent PM suffers concussion during a protest
Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves suffered a concussion when he was struck in the head by an object outside Parliament on Thursday during the protest organised by the main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) and two trade unions against a move by…
August 3, 2021
Mystery surrounds death of former top Haitian prosecutor
Mystery surrounds the death of Claudey Gassant, the former commissioner of the Government of Port-au-Prince, whose body was found at his residence in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on Saturday. Gassant, who is best known for his role as the…
July 28, 2021
CARICOM countries threaten boycott of OAS Council meeting
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have threatened to boycott a meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) scheduled for later on Wednesday, if their request for a debate on the “current situation” in Cuba is not placed on the……
July 27, 2021
Dominica launches new electronic passport
Dominica yesterday launched its electronic passport (e-passport) that it says will significantly reduce identify theft and will be an integral component of its border management systems. National Security Minister Rayburn Blackmoore told the…
July 25, 2021
How colonial-era debt helped shape Haiti’s poverty and political unrest
When Haiti won its independence nearly 200 years ago, it came at a hefty price -- an estimated $21 billion today. The country spent the next century paying off the debt to its former slave owners, France. It's a financial conundrum that those…
July 21, 2021
Barbados to slash taxes by 50 per cent for regional travellers
Barbados will be going the same route as its Caribbean neighbour Antigua and Barbuda in slashing airport taxes for regional travellers by as much as 50 per cent. Minister of Tourism and International Transport Lisa Cummins made the disclosure this…
July 20, 2021
Montserrat marks 26th anniversary of Soufrière Hills volcano explosion
Montserrat is marking the 26th anniversary of the explosion of the Soufrière Hills Volcano with Premier Easton Taylor-Farrell acknowledging that it “has changed our lives forever”. After a long period of dormancy, the Soufrière Hills volcano became…
July 15, 2021
Minister of Foreign Affairs for Japan to visit Jamaica
TOSHIMITSU Motegi, minister of foreign affairs for Japan, will visit Jamaica from July 19 to 20, the Japanese Embassy in Kingston announced yesterday. During his visit, the minister will pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Andrew Holness and hold…
July 13, 2021
No plans to send troops to Haiti after government request
The U.S. will not be sending troops to Haiti, according to a senior administration official, after the Caribbean nation's government requested help to stabilize the country and secure critical infrastructure like oil reserves and its port and…