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IDB Invest announces strategic partnership to support Caribbean growth

IDB Invest, the private-sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB Group) says it has entered into a strategic partnership with the Trinidad-based ANSA McAL Group to support investments...

Death toll in Guyana ferry tragedy climbs as regional recovery effort expands

 Search, rescue and recovery operations following the capsizing of the MV Barima have intensified with the arrival of...

Efforts to refloat sunken MV Barima to begin today

GEORGETOWN – The Guyana government says it will begin operations at midday on Wednesday to refloat the sunken...

Death toll rises to 41 in Guyana boat tragedy

The death toll in Guyana's boat tragedy has risen to 41 as search and recovery operations continue. In an...

New initiative to improve Caribbean energy sector

A multi-million dollar initiative designed to close the institutional and technical capacity gaps that are slowing the Caribbean’s...

Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council mandate ends

The mandate of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (CPT)  came to an end on Saturday leaving the future of the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country...

Ruling party in Trinidad denies involvement in Barbados elections

Trinidad and Tobago Public Utilities Minister Barry Padarath Friday said that the ruling United National  Congress (UNC) is playing no role in the February...

UN Secretary General concerned about developments in Cuba

United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, Wednesday said he is “extremely concerned” about the humanitarian situation in Cuba, which will worsen, if not collapse,...

Haiti among priority countries for WHO billion-dollar appeal

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its 2026 global appeal for nearly one billion US dollars to ensure that millions of...

CariCOF warns of severe weather activity

The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Tuesday said that the continued unusual warmth in the Tropical North Atlantic Ocean will result in the occurrence...

Banks DIH Limited to appeal high court ruling

Banks DIH Limited says it will appeal a High Court ruling that granted an injunction barring the company from implementing a 1 per cent...