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ECLAC to release economic survey of LAC

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Friday announced that it present its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2026 on August 20. It said growth...

CCJ president responds to press reports on leaked correspondence

Port of Spain, Trinidad – President of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston Anderson, Friday...

Haiti PM says elections will be held in 2026

Port Au Prince, Haiti – Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé says the “the elections will take place this...

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...

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...

US human rights group condemns ‘unlawful’ US boat strike in the Caribbean  

The United States human rights group, Human Rights Watch, has condemned the latest US military strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea that...

Barbados described as one of safest destinations in the Caribbean and the Americas

 The chief executive officer of  the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc, Andrea Franklin, says the international recognition of the island as one of the safest...

Guyana to introduce automated passenger ID at CJIA

 The government says it will introduce an automated passenger identification system at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) to reduce processing times for Guyanese...

More questions over Barnett’s re-appointment

KINGSTON – Former assistant secretary general of CARICOM, Joseph Cox, is raising questions regarding the re-appointment of Dr Carla Barnett as the Secretary General...

Chairman disappointed Netherlands declined to support slavery declaration

PARAMARIBO – Chairman of the National Reparations Commission (NRC), Armand Zunder, has described as a “slap in the face to descendants of enslaved people...

Five Caribbean countries to benefit from new IICA initiative

 The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has introduced a new initiative designed to strengthen the competitiveness, operational efficiency and market access of...