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Jamaican Iguana To Populate Great Goat Island
The Great Goat Island has been labelled as the ‘perfect place’ for strengthening the population of the Jamaican iguana and other endemic species.
OECS Commission extends condolences on the Passing of Sir Royston Hopkin
The OECS Commission extends its deepest sympathies and condolences to Lady Betty Hopkin, the Hopkin family, the Spice Island Beach Resort staff and to the Government and people of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique on the passing of…
Deep Concern About Crime in the Region Triggers CARICOM to Plan Security Summit
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will convene a multidisciplinary summit on Security scheduled for April 2020 to have “frank discussions” given the continuing high rates of crime and violence in the Community.
US Retains Hundreds of Illegally Acquired Artifacts to Haiti
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Art Crime Team has returned more than 450 cultural and historical artifacts to Haiti in the largest repatriation of art from the United State to the French-speaking Caribbean nation .
Search for Victims of Dominica Plane Crash Called Off
A mission to find four French citizens who were on a small plane that crashed in Dominica’s waters on Sunday has failed, with authorities calling off the search after only finding plane parts and passengers’ personal effects.
4th Growth and Resilience Dialogue convenes in St. Kitts and Nevis
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) in partnership with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and The World Bank welcomed a wide network of regional social partners to the 4th Growth and Resilience Dialogue on…
Amazon to begin collecting 17.5 per cent VAT from Barbadian customers.
After several false starts, the Mia-Mottley administration appears to have made a major breakthrough in a controversial bid to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) on online purchases from some major retailers.
CARICOM staff tribunal launched
A new CARICOM institution was launched here today to act as a referee for the Community’s own public servants, spread out among organs and agencies across the 15-member bloc.
Trudeau going to Barbados for CARICOM Heads meeting
Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, will be in Barbados for the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Deportee Laments Leaving Three Kids Behind In Britain
“They know what they were doing. I will be all right”, was all one man, the first to walk out of the Harman Barracks processing centre in Kingston, had to say before he was warmly embraced by his crying mother, Ann-Marie Williams.
UWI Open Campus in Anguilla creates history with first Ph.D
After four years of online studies, under the tutelage of the University of the West Indies Open Campus in Anguilla, Ms. Michelle Queeley has become the first student on the island to graduate with a Ph. D, thus creating history for…
The Bahamas opens applications for Dorian home repairs for up to $10k
The Bahamas Disaster Reconstruction Authority yesterday launched its Small Home Repair Programme, which would allow Bahamians impacted by Hurricane Dorian to access up to $10,000 in funds for repairs.
Kittitian sentenced to 20 years in St. Maarten
The judge sentenced defendant Akeba Zambo Williams (35) to twenty years in prison for a host of crimes, including the August 5, 2018, murder of Jonathan Williams, an April 22, 2017, shooting in Maho, the July 7, 2017, armed robbery of…
Number of Bahamian residents in quarantine jumps to 15
Five more Bahamian residents have been quarantined as the Ministry of Health continues to monitor the global novel coronavirus outbreak.
Oil giant gets Barbados offshore exploration licences
The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources has issued effective offshore exploration licences for the Carlisle Bay and Bimshire blocks to Australian oil and gas giant BHP Petroleum.