COMMENTARY: Small states diplomacy pays dividends on ‘de-risking’
By Sir Ronald Sanders It was an odd law into which to place it, but new and welcome directives on ‘de-risking’, which has plagued Caribbean countries, has become law in…
Have a “Growth mindset”
March 5, 2021 Dr Kent Bazard of Empire Fitness, in Nassau, Bahamas shares with us some health tips for this weekend. Have a growth mindset he said. Read here: Watch…
Dominica: Police beat protestor over arrest of activist on China drone charge!
By: Staff Writer March 5, 2021 Police officers in Dominica attack persons during a protest against the arrest of a popular blogger over a fallen drone. A citizens video captured…
Protests, violence and murders rip Haiti- near 30 people dead in two weeks!
By: Staff Writer March 5, 2021 More than 200 inmates have escaped during a prison break in Port Au-Prince, Haiti in late February, leaving some 25 people dead as gang…
Fyre Festival’s McFarland-“What the F**** was I thinking?” As he breaks silence from jail!
By: Kylie Mar·Host & Producer, Yahoo Entertainment March 5, 2021 On ABC’s The Con: Fyre Festival Wednesday, which focused on the disastrous 2017 music festival and its founder, Billy McFarland, the disgraced organizer…
St Kitts and Nevis: A Success Story for Post-Pandemic Travel
March 5, 2021 The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis is leading a new travel and tourism age in 2021. While other resourceful countries continue to struggle with COVID-19 and…
Caribbean Export, with EU Support, provides financial assistance for SMEs
By JoEllen Laryea March 5, 2021 US$1.1M (€910K) in grant funding to SMEs in the Caribbean via the Direct Support Grant Programme 63 firms to receive grant funding in 15…
The Caribbean must build sound fiscal, monetary, financial institutions to boost growth
By: The Inter-American Development Bank March 5, 2021 NEW IDB STUDY LAYS OUT SPECIFIC REFORM AGENDAS FOR THE BAHAMAS, BARBADOS, GUYANA, JAMAICA, SURINAME, AND TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO To build resilience…
Reversing the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on working women in Latin America and the Caribbean
By: The World Bank March 5, 2021 Working women in Latin America and the Caribbean have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic compared to men. This underscores the need…
CARICOM IMPACS Boosts Intelligence Platform to Fight Illicit Maritime Trade
March 5, 2021 Windward, the Predictive Intelligence company applying AI to transform global maritime trade, announced today that it has partnered with The Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and…
EDITORIAL: COVID-19 messaging is getting blurry again!
I am getting lost on what to be afraid of these days on the COVID-19 pandemic. By far the preeminent voice in the Western World is Dr Anthony Fauci, the…