Regional

CRC chairman welcomes the leaders of Britain “to the “ancestral site” of slavery

The chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission (CRC), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has described as “a very critical moment in the development of the reparations movement” the...

King to address slavery during Commonwealth speech in Antigua

King Charles III is to speak with "unflinching honesty" and "sincere sorrow" on the lasting pain of the...

Jamaica says annual UN Cuba resolution fails to address crisis

KINGSTON – Jamaica says repeated calls at the United Nations for an end to the United States’ economic...

Opposition leader arrested as Guyana police probe government surveillance video leak

Police Wednesday arrested Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed at his Eccles, East Bank Demerara residence as they continue their...

Canada reaffirms commitment to strengthening security in the Caribbean

Canada has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening maritime security across the Caribbean through regional partnerships, to improve maritime...

CIMH welcomes use of earth observation to support disaster risk reduction

The head of the Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), Dr. David Farrell, says earth observation provides an important opportunity for the...

CDB launches new initiative to support women-led businesses in the region

The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has launched a new US$500,000 initiative to support women-led businesses in developing innovative clean energy solutions and accelerating...

China offers 5,000 AI training opportunities to developing countries

China says it will expand artificial intelligence cooperation with developing countries, offering 5,000 AI training and seminar opportunities over the next five years and...

Antigua and Barbuda proposes limits on possible US transfer arrangement

  The government of  Antigua and Barbuda has proposed limiting a possible arrangement with the United States to nationals of selected Caribbean countries, Brazil and Colombia,...

Venezuela declares Trinidad PM persona grata

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is to pay an official visit to Venezuela after she held a “cordial working meeting” on Wednesday...

Guyana and Burundi join initiative to advance cooperation in pandemic prevention

 Guyana and Burundi have joined the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to advance...