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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...

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...

World Bank opens new Caribbean offices in Jamaica

The World Bank Group, has officially opened its new, energy-efficient offices here, which will serve as the hub for its Caribbean operations. The building brings...

Opposition leader barred from participating in finance meeting on national budget

Opposition Leader Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has described as “an immature display of triumphalist” the decision of the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Ronnia...

Suriname probes suspected chikungunya- related death

PARAMARIBO - The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labour (VWA) says it has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a...

Azruddin Mohamed elected unopposed as Opposition Leader in Guyana

The leader of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Azruddin Mohamed, has been elected unopposed as Leader of the Opposition in Guyana. The election...

Members of gang suppression force to begin arriving in Haiti in April

The first contingents of the United Nations Securuty approved Gang Suppression Force (GSF) for Haiti are expected to arrive on the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...