Tensions rise in CARICOM over Secretary-Generals Reappointment
A major dispute has emerged within the Caribbean Community, as Trinidad and Tobago takes a firm stance against CARICOM over the reappointment of Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett. The government of Trinidad and Tobago has refused to participate in…
Caribbean Premier League Heading to Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
The Caribbean Premier League is set to open a bold new chapter this summer, with the 2026 season officially beginning on August 7 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. For the first time in the tournament’s history, the island nation will host…
Caribbean Development Bank Announces Financing in 2025
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB / the Bank) has reported a significant increase in project financing and disbursements for 2025, approving USD 464 million in new support. The milestone marks a 50% increase in financing over 2024. CDB’s…
TCI leads the Caribbean with the introduction of the VPD-SMART.
The Turks and Caicos Islands Primary Health Care Department recently conducted a three-day training workshop on the use of VPD-SMART from 3 - 5 November 2025. The training was conducted by Claudia Ortiz and Felipe Aguilera…
Another plea for Caribbean countries to become full members of the CCJ
A senior Guyana government minister has taken Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to task over the decision of some of them not to be full members of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that was established two decades ago to…
Region observing Caribbean Statistics Day
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary general, Dr. Carla Barnett Wednesday underscored the importance of statistics to regional development saying that the 15-member grouping is at the midpoint of implementing the 12-year Regional Strategy for the…
India on verge of series sweep despite centuries from Windies Campbell, Hope
Despite fighting centuries by John Campbell and Shai Hope, India are on the brink of a series winning victory over the West Indies at the end of day four in the second Test match here on Monday. Campbell scored his maiden Test century, while Hope…
Earthquake rattles three Caribbean islands
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 rattled several cities in the Caribbean on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage of injuries. The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St. Augistine campus of the Universty of the…