September 20, 2024 The Caribbean Community notes with deep sadness the passing on Friday 13 September 2024 of His Excellency Leonard Archer, former Bahamian Ambassador to CARICOM. During his 15…
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CARICOM Secretary-General congratulates St Kitts and Nevis on 41st Independence Anniversary
September 20, 2024 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended congratulations to St. Kitts and Nevis as the nation celebrates its 41st Anniversary of Independence on Thursday 19 September. In a…
Fatal plane crash in Bahamas leaves two dead
By: Staff Writer September 17, 2024 The victims of the fatal plane crash that killed two people in The Bahamas last week Thursday were all about family love. One of…
UN: Inter-gang rivalries spurring crime spike in Caribbean!
By: Staff Writer September 17, 2024 The United Nations in a recent report said that the Caribbean experienced a sharp increase in homicidal violence since 2021, largely because of heightened…
Tribute to Sir Shridath Ramphal by Hon Dickon Mitchell, CARICOM Chair and Prime Minister of Grenada | National Funeral| Guyana
September 17, 2024 I deliver this brief tribute to Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal in my capacity of Chairman of CARICOM and as Prime Minister of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.…
Are the Kenyan troops failing in Haiti?
By: Staff Writer September 12, 2024 It’s been three months since Kenyan troops arrived in Haiti and very little can be said about their impact on the ground in quelling…
Political Aspirant Hosts Football Camp on the Caribbean Island of Antigua and Barbuda
September 13, 2024 Aimed at providing a productive outlet for young participants to encourage discipline and camaraderie through sports, political aspirant for the St. Mary’s North constituency on the Caribbean…
OAS High-Level Group for Strengthening Women’s Political Participation Begins Visit to Jamaica
September 13, 2024 The High-Level Group of the Organization of American States (OAS) to promote the implementation of the recommendations of Electoral Observation Missions (EOMs) on women’s political participation is…
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault
By: Staff Writer September 10, 2024 The disgraced Peter Nygard, fashion mogul extraordinaire who had a lavish enclave in the luxury gated community Lyford Cay in The Bahamas, was sentenced…
Venezuela Opposition Leader flees to Spain in fear of Maduro regime
By: Staff Writer September 10, 2024 The opposition candidate in Venezuela’s recent presidential election has arrived in Spain after fleeing his homeland. A Spanish Air Force plane carrying Edmundo González…
Statement by the OAS General Secretariat on the Forced Exile of Edmundo González
September 10, 2024 One month and ten days after the presidential elections in Venezuela, the regime has not only failed to produce the slightest evidence of an electoral result but…
Haiti reveals new corruption investigations against officials
By: Staff Writer September 6, 2024 Haiti’s anti-corruption agency announced they are undertaking an investigation on several former officials of the Haitian government in that country’s latest crackdown. The newest…