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British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson announced on Thursday an expansion of the UK’s overseas network, with the opening of nine new diplomatic posts across the Commonwealth. Three of these nine posts will be in the Eastern Caribbean,…

On one side of courtroom POS 09 sat a small group of pastors dressed in suits and expressions that were just as stiff. On the other were supporters of sexual and gender minorities’ rights, at least one of them sporting a T-shirt that…

Samuel George Mayers, the son of Saint Lucia’s high commissioner to London, Guy Mayers, has been arrested in Hillsborough County, Florida, on seven drug-related charges, including possession of cocaine, possession of a controlled substance,…

As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced hearings before the US Congress last week, digital rights advocates around the world highlighted the social media platform’s ongoing failure over many years to enforce its own terms of use and community…

Asot Michael, the minister of investment and trade of Antigua and Barbuda, has announced that he is taking legal action against two convicted criminals for defamation committed against him on their individual and collective blog sites on…

British Prime Minister Theresa May met representatives from 12 Caribbean Commonwealth states on Tuesday. Those attending included senior representatives from Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana,…

As the country with the greatest number of sister city relationships in the Caribbean region, Haiti is set to lead the way in the revitalization of these relationships and development of new ones. The Caribbean region has 54 sister city…

Lisa Gale, managing director/lead consultant of Lisa Gale Consulting, which is an international trade and management consulting firm, is currently in the United States participating in the US Department of State’s international visitor…

Even as some Caribbean countries continue in recovery mode following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria last September, forecasters are warning that the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season will be another active one, with…

A team from Venezuela is expected to visit Jamaica to continue discussions on the proposal for Jamaica to repurchase the Spanish-speaking nation’s 49 per cent shareholding in Petrojam Limited. Venezuela owns 49 per cent of Petrojam –…

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $1.6 billion to support long-term disaster recovery in the US Virgin Islands following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. These funds are provided through HUD’s Community…

With the 2018 hurricane season fast approaching, the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Air Force Reserve will host a series of events, including tours aboard a hurricane hunter aircraft, to help…

Meliá Cuba has added five new hotels with 409 rooms to its portfolio in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island in the first quarter of 2018 – located in the heritage cities of Cienfuegos (Hotel La Union, Hotel Jagua and Hotel Meliá San…

Following months of restoration after Hurricane Irma impacted Anguilla last September, Four Seasons has reopened in the small British overseas territory, providing jobs for hundreds of employees, and a long-awaited vacation for guests from…

The threat of climate-driven natural disaster and the struggle to keep pace with the global digital economy are among the key factors driving the need for Caribbean Internet stakeholders to strengthen the resilience of the region’s…