By: Staff Writer March 4, 2025 The annual homicide roundup by Insight Crime reveals a stark reality of how murders in The Caribbean are now part of a new normal.…
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Hemisphere condemns Maduro incursion on EXXON in Guyana
By: Staff Writer March 4, 2025 On Saturday, Venezuelan coast guard vessels entered Guyana’s waters near Exxon Mobil Corp.’s offshore drilling site and transmitted a radio message claiming it was…
Caribbean Export and Martinique Explore New Trade Opportunities Post-CARICOM Accession
March 4, 2025 On Friday, February 21, 2025, the Honourable Serge Letchimy, President of the Executive Council of Martinique, visited the Caribbean Export Development Agency in Barbados. This visit coincided…
CDC warns Oropouche disease sweeping region
By; Staff Writer February 28, 2025 The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) warns that the Oropouche virus is an emerging virus in the Americas. The virus is spread…
Sixty Haitians awarded certificates in Agricultural techniques
February 28, 2025 The CPIR and INFOTEC centers, in collaboration with Helvetas Haiti, organized this Saturday, February 22 at the Le Recul hotel in Camp-Perrin, a certificate award ceremony for…
Martinique poised to join CARICOM
By: Staff Writer February 25, 2025 Prime Minister of Barbados and incoming chair of CARICOM, Mia Mottley, said at the closing press conference for the CARICOM 48th Heads of Government…
UN must support Haiti amid US funding halt
By: Staff Writer February 25, 2025 An international peacekeeping organization warns that Haiti needs to overcome the internal strife and work towards creating a realistic path towards elections and constitutional…
OAS General Secretariat and Belize Sign Agreement to Strengthen Protection of Refugees
February 25, 2025 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Belize Ministry of Immigration signed the agreement that marks the starting point of the Refugee…
Trump administration faces legal backlash over Venezuelan deportation policies
By: Staff Writer February 21, 2025 Several Venezuelans and three immigrant rights groups have sued President Donald Trump’s administration over its decision to end temporary protections against deportation for hundreds…
Outgoing CARICOM chair said Caribbean will continue to fight for climate justice
By: Staff Writer February 21, 2025 Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, said at the opening of the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the…
CARICOM SG congratulates Saint Lucia as the country celebrates 46th Independence Anniversary
February 21, 2025 CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett has congratulated Saint Lucia on its Forty-Sixth Anniversary of Independence on 22 February, recognizing the occasion as a moment to reflect on…
Canadian tourist lost both hands taking picture of shark in TCI
By: Staff Writer February 18, 2025 A Canadian tourist lost both her hands when she tried to take a picture with a 6-foot shark while swimming in Turks and Caicos…