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Barbados reparations task force to develop self-help projects

The chairman of  the National Task Force on Reparations, David Comissiong, says it will to develop new self-help reparatory justice projects modelled on the landmark 46-year-old law that enabled...

Four Caribbean students to benefit from CCRIF SPC scholarships

The Cayman Islands-based Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) is supporting nine Caribbean students pursuing climate resilience...

Caribbean immigration advocates welcome US court ruling on ICE ban

Caribbean immigration advocates have welcomed a United States federal judge’s ruling in favour of a New York ban...

PM Mitchell leads NDC to historic victory

Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell led his ruling National Democratic  Congress (NDC) to an historic electoral victory here on...

Trinidad to face scrutiny over emergency powers, detention in UN review

 Trinidad and Tobago’s human rights record will come under scrutiny at the United Nations next week, with submissions...

PAHO warns of sustained increase in chikungunya cases

WASHINGTON – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an alert following a sustained increase in chikungunya cases in several countries in the...

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...