By: Staff Writer January 12, 2021 The citizens of the Turks and Caicos Islands will be heading to the polls in a general election on February 19. The announcement was…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
Guyana president slams Venezuela’s Maduro over disputed oil territory
By: Staff Writer January 12, 2021 President of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali, Saturday responded sharply to Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro who, on Thursday, escalated rhetoric that Essequibo, which comprises almost…
Trinidad PM undergoes heart surgery over weekend- back home now!
By: Staff Writer January 12, 2021 Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, underwent angioplasty over the weekend and is back home. Dr Rowley was rushed to the…
Air France to serve all French speaking Caribbean colonies this summer.
By: Staff Writer January 12, 2021 Air France is increasing its service to the French Overseas Departments. This summer, the company will operate flights between the French Caribbean (Pointe-à-Pitre in…
Bahamas oil opponents win court battle, but drilling still continues!
By: Staff Writer January 8, 2021 While Bahamian environmentalists won a court battle, receiving a judicial review on the Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) approval to drill for oil, they did…
CBI firm sees spike in inquiries for second passport!
By: Staff Writer January 7, 2021 Global Citizenship by Investment (CBI) firm says it “noticed a peak in inquiries about second citizenship,” says St Kitts and Nevis and Dominica top…
Grenadian opposition calls Gordon Butch Stewart “legend” in gripping tribute!
By: Staff Writer January 8, 2021 The National Democratic Congress joins the rest of our Caribbean family in paying tribute to the life’s work of Gordon “Butch” Stewart. Stewart founded…
Earthquakes rock Antigua and the British Virgin Islands!
Strange weather and Mother Nature events have been rocking the Caribbean and Central American region over the past 18 months. First it was Hurricane Dorian, the largest hurricane to hit…
People on the coastline are at most risk in SVG if La Soufriere Volcano erupts!
By: Staff Writer January 5, 2021 A University of the West Indies top geologist monitoring the La Soufriere volcano on St Vincent and the Grenadines says that the people at…
U.S. Coast Guard gives up on missing boaters in waters between The Bahamas and Florida- So does Bahamian Defence Force!
By: Staff Writer January 5, 2021 The United States Coast Guard suspended its search on Friday for an overdue vessel between the Bahamas and South Florida, one day afterwards the…
Coast Guard admiral talks about human trafficking from Bahamas, drug trafficking and policing South Florida waters
From: The Orlando Sun Sentinel January 5, 2020 Top U.S. Coast Guard officer warns against cocaine smuggling from Colombia and Venezuela and sees human trafficking from The Bahamas as a…