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CARICOM education ministers meeting in Guyana

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Education Ministers began a two-day meeting here on Wednesday amid concerns as to  whether or not the education system is providing every learner with the foundation...

Trinidad rocked by 5.1 magnitude earthquake

PORT OF SPAIN – Trinidad and Tobago was rocked by a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1...

Suriname prosecution seeks 10-year sentence for man with HIV accused of rape

Paramaribo, Suriname – The Public Prosecution Service (OM) is seeking a 10-year unconditional prison sentence for a man...

Bahamas to review work permit process

Nassau – The Bahamas government says it will conduct a review examining labour certificate applications and employment data. “The...

Dominica targets 100 000 population with New Renewal Initiative

ROSEAU –  The Dominica government says it will establish a National Population Renewal and Global Dominican Engagement Programme...

Senior Guyana minister objects to brooch worn by Venezuela’s acting President

A senior government minister has criticised Venezuela’s  Acting President, Delcy Rodriquez, for wearing a brooch showing her country’s map that includes Guyana’s Essequibo Region...

Economic performance across the region remained subdued last year – CDB

The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Friday said economic performance across the Caribbean remained subdued in 2025 as global uncertainty, climate shocks, and domestic...

Rowley wants govt to make public its crime plan

PORT OF SPAIN – Former prime minister Dr Keith Rowley recently accused the Trinidad and Tobago government of seeking to downplay the crime situation...

Brace for heat, drought, region urged

Caribbean governments, businesses, farmers and other stakeholders are being urged to prepare themselves for potentially severe climate extremes as a developing El Niño is...

CAL and pilots sign collective agreement

The state-owned Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) says it has signed a collective agreement with the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA)  covering the...

Warning for tourism-dependent countries

The Director of the Western Hemisphere Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Nigel Chalk, says the Washington is “very concerned that tourism-dependent Caribbean...