August 6, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and people of Jamaica on the country’s 59th Anniversary of Independence, which it marks on 6 August 2021 under…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
High level committee vows not to scrap Institute of Commonwealth Studies!
By: Staff Writer August 3, 2021 A high level committee commissioned by the University of London on the matter of keeping Commonwealth Studies in the school’s curriculum says that the…
Guess How Much $$ The US Allocated To Haiti In The Past 9 Years?
August 3, 2021 Of all the talk of supporting Haiti and the Haitian people, U.S. assistance to Haiti in dollars over the past 9 years actually tell a completely different…
Dominica Officially Launches New e-Passport, Strengthening National Security and Border Management
August 3, 2021 On Monday, the Commonwealth of Dominica launched its new electronic passport. Officials said that the new document is highly secure and would protect holders from identity theft,…
CAHFSA advises tightened measures as African Swine Fever detected in Region
August 3, 2021 The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHSFA) is advising Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States to intensify protective measures against the African Swine Fever (ASF) which…
Bermudian Flora Duffy storms to Olympic gold
By: Dexter Smith, Head of Sport July 30, 2021 Flora Duffy was already Bermuda’s golden girl before she set off on the Olympic women’s triathlon tonight, but she is now…
St Lucia government blown away in election- Holds only 2 seats as opposition now.
By: Staff Writer July 27, 2021 The St Lucia elections were held on Monday and as predicted, the incumbent United Workers Party (UWP) led by Allen Chastanet was blown away…
Bahamian activist says PM is “garbage” in blistering attack on COVID-19 policy
By: Staff Writer July 27, 2021 In a blistering attack over the weekend an activist turned independent politician has slammed the government on its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as…
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT OF THE OAS ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSION FOR THE GENERAL ELECTIONS OF JULY 26, 2021 IN SAINT LUCIA
July 27, 2021The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS/EOM) present inSaint Lucia for the General Elections of July 26, congratulates citizens on their strong civiccommitment, which…
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT: CARICOM ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO SAINT LUCIA GENERAL ELECTIONS, 26 JULY 2021
July 27, 2021 At the invitation of the Honourable Allen M. Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Irwin LaRocque mounted a…
CDB Provides US$5.3M for St Vincent and the Grenadines Volcano Recovery
July 27, 2021 The Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB) has approved financing of US$5.3 million (mn) for St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to support the response to the La Soufriere…