Browsing Category
Regional
Pressure Builds on Biden to Repay Venezuela’s Goodwill Moves
Pressure is building on the Biden administration to begin unwinding sanctions on Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro freed two American prisoners and promised to resume negotiations with his opponents.
Dmitry Rybolovlev, Whose Superyacht Remains in SVG, Escapes Sanctions, for Now
Wednesday 9 March makes six days since ANNA superyacht belonging to AS Monaco owner Dmitry Rybolovlev has been anchored in the waters of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
PM Mottley Salutes Barbadian Women on International Women’s Day
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has paid glowing tribute to the women of Barbados for their fortitude and resilience in trying times while contending that their duty of care to one another will see the “walls of inequality torn down”.
Antigua Implements International Sanctions Against Russia
The Antigua and Barbuda Ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders, Friday said that his Caribbean island is instituting measures to ensure it implements international sanctions against named Russian persons and entities.
Mom Credits Prayer for Daughter’s Ukraine Exit Lifeline
While she accepts some credit for having the foresight to purchase a return ticket for her daughter to start medical school in Ukraine last November, Keisha Ann Thomas is convinced that divine intervention had a much bigger hand in getting…
Colombia Says at Least 23 FARC Dissidents Killed in Operation
Military operation ‘forcefully dismantles’ FARC dissident structure, Colombian defence minister says.
Dominican Republic Begins Building Border Wall With Haiti
The Dominican president said the wall will reduce irregular migration and the smuggling of goods and weapons.
‘They’re Fed Up’: Workers In Puerto Rico Take To The Streets
Many public employees work one or two additional jobs to try to make ends meet.
CARDI Announces Appointment Of New Executive Director
The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), the Honorable Crenston C. Buffonge, Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Housing and the Environment, Montserrat is pleased to…
St Lucia Records Its First Pediatric COVID-19 Death
Saint Lucia has recorded its first pediatric COVID-19 death – a three-year-old female from Babonneau.
CDB, EU Increase Trade Support To Belize With New Programme
“CDB, as the second-largest contributor to the Government of Belize’s current suite of development-related projects, has clearly signalled our intent to sustain and increasingly collaborate with the Government and development partners to…
CARPHA Warns Against Giving Adult Pfizer Vaccines To Children Aged 5 To 11
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is cautioning health authorities within its jurisdiction against the use of any adult formulation of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 years of age.…
Puerto Rico’s Public-Sector Workers Demand Higher Wages
Several thousand people – including teachers, firefighters and workers’ union members – marched to the governor’s mansion in the heart of the Old San Juan tourist district on Wednesday.
Haiti Faces More Instability As Moise’s Term Officially Ends
End of slain Haitian president’s term is marked by political deadlock and concerns over more potential violence.
From Havana With Love
Sixty years of US embargo on Cuba have not starved the island into ‘democratisation’, the way Washington hoped.