Category: News

President Joe Biden has named Haitian-American Karine Jean-Pierre to be the next White House press secretary, the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve in the role, with … Read More

We understand that you are starting, that you have little knowledge so we will try to understand what it is without going into technical details. First of all, it is … Read More

The World Bank Group’s Managing Director for Development Policy and Partnerships Mari Pangestu made her first visit to Jamaica this week in an effort to provide support to the island … Read More

The United States Attorney’s Office has rejected British Virgin Islands (BVI) Premier Andrew Fahie’s claim of diplomatic immunity which he applied for in a “Notice of Invocation of Immunity”, in … Read More

A diplomat from the Dominican Republic who was kidnapped in Haiti by a gang and kept for four days was released on Tuesday, according to the country’s Foreign Minister Roberto … Read More

Guyana President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday sought to assure media operatives and citizens that the Government has no intention of using modern technology such as spyware to monitor their activities. … Read More

The reputed leader of the infamous 400 Mawozo gang known for its mass kidnappings has been extradited to the United States to face charges related to the kidnapping of 16 … Read More

KINGSTON, Jamaica, — Comprehensive legislation is slated to be tabled in the House of Representatives shortly to address the devastating effects of tobacco consumption in Jamaica, Minister of Health and … Read More

The Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Andrew Fahie, has sought his release from United States custody on alleged drugs and money laundering charges, claiming diplomatic immunity. Fahie as … Read More

The Caribbean Community, CARICOM, says it is “deeply concerned” at the recommendations by a one-man Commission of Inquiry that called for the British Virgin Islands (BVI) government to cease to … Read More

Jamaica is ranked number one in summer bookings by US travelers above all other Caribbean destinations. This is according to the island’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett. Minister Bartlett made … Read More

The Mayor of New York, Eric Adams has vowed to assist the Jamaican government in helping to stem the flow of guns and drugs to the island. Mayor Adams offered … Read More

The Guyana Media and Communications Academy was launched on Tuesday with the government indicating that it will be a virtual academy, offering those who secure a free license from the … Read More

Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says St. Vincent and the Grenadines has obtained permission from Venezuela to “borrow back” nine million US dollars Kingstown paid on loans owed to the … Read More

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has told voters that the country is “months away” from the next general election, even as the main opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) … Read More

In Bermuda, a man died, and four others injured after an explosion, believed to be caused by a gas leak, ripped through an apartment block in Southampton parish on Monday … Read More

Former CARICOM secretary general, Irwin LaRocque, says he prefers the Caribbean having a single candidate for the position of Commonwealth Secretary General. Last month, Jamaica launched its campaign for the … Read More

The main opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has elected University of the West Indies (UWI) law lecturer, Dr. Ronnie Yearwood, as its leader as the party seeks to rebound following … Read More

KINGSTON, Jamaica, -Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame arrived in Jamaica on Wednesday for his first official State visit, commencing a three-day trip intended to deepen bilateral relations between the countries. The … Read More

Teachers and principals across the Caribbean are set to benefit from the Learning Recovery and Enhancement Program – Let’s REAP. The programme will see 15,000 educators from the Caribbean receiving … Read More

Caribbean American New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul after she accepted the resignation of her Lieutenant Governor, Caribbean American Brian Benjamin on … Read More

Barbados and Suriname have agreed to implement initiatives “aimed at arriving at practical and tangible results” from the partnership between the two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. A joint statement issued … Read More

Nevis Premier Mark Brantley has warned visitors to the island that “our generous hospitality must not be abused” as he commented on a “very disturbing video” circulating on social media. … Read More

Suriname has announced plans to establish a database of all fishing boats registered in the Dutch-speaking Caribbean country in a move aimed at curbing illegal fishing and other criminal activities. … Read More

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on employment in Latin America and the Caribbean resulted in a decline in … Read More

The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is providing more than EC$200 million (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) in grant and loan funding to Dominica for major infrastructural work on the island. … Read More

Women will have to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion under a ruling by a Florida judge in a nearly seven-year battle over the waiting period. Circuit Judge Angela … Read More

Former Bermuda Premier, Dr Ewart Brown, believes independence could be the key to ending racism in the majority-black British Overseas Territory. Brown, 75, in an interview with the Royal Gazette … Read More