CARICOM Welcomes French Guiana as Member French Guiana has taken a new step in strengthening its Caribbean ties after formally joining the Caribbean Community as the organisation’s eighth associate member during regional leaders’ discussions in St. Lucia. The membership agreement was signed on Tuesday by CARICOM Chairman and St. Lucian Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre […]
Millions Left in Darkness Across Cuba Cuba’s worsening electricity crisis has raised fresh concerns over the resilience of the island’s ageing power network after the national grid suffered its third nationwide collapse in less than 10 days, leaving millions without electricity during the height of summer. The latest outage is the fifth nationwide blackout recorded […]
Nine Caribbean Nations Keep Visa-Free Access Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed that citizens of nine Caribbean countries holding ordinary passports may continue to travel to Spain and the wider Schengen Area without a visa for short stays, while travellers from five other CARICOM nations remain subject to visa requirements. The countries eligible for […]
Guyana to host regional agriculture hub A new regional partnership aimed at strengthening tropical agriculture and improving food security across the Caribbean has been formalised through an agreement between Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. The accord is designed to speed up the transfer and adaptation […]
Message from HONOURABLE ALANDO TERRELONGE, MP, JP, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on the occasion of Jamaica’s 64th Independence Anniversary I extend warm Independence greetings to Jamaicans at home and across the Diaspora as we proudly celebrate the 64th Anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence. […]
Ziggy Marley shares father’s final message Ziggy Marley has reflected on the enduring influence of his late father, reggae icon Bob Marley, saying the final advice he received before his father’s death has remained a guiding principle throughout his life and career. Speaking ahead of the release of Bob Marley: One Love, Ziggy recalled that […]
Guyanese community mourns MV Barima tragedy The Guyana Canada Association recently held a candlelight vigil at Thomson Memorial Park in Scarborough, honouring the lives of the victims lost in the MV Barima tragedy in Guyana; the ferry capsized on July 18th travelling from Georgetown to Port Kaituma. The community, family, friends, and loved ones gathered […]
World Bank Confirms Guyana’s High Income Status Guyana has retained its position among the Caribbean’s high income economies, while Jamaica continues to be classified as an upper middle income country in the World Bank’s latest annual income assessment. The World Bank’s updated classification places Guyana among economies with a gross national income per capita of […]
Queens Mourns Trinidad-Born Soldier Killed Overseas New York political leaders have united in paying tribute to Trinidad-born United States Army Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad following her death in an Iranian missile strike at a military installation in Jordan, describing her as a courageous service member whose sacrifice will be remembered across the state and the […]
Chinese nationals accounted for the largest number of work permits granted to foreign workers in Jamaica during 2025, maintaining a trend that has continued for several years, according to the latest Economic and Social Survey Jamaica released by the Planning Institute of Jamaica. The report stated that 2,441 permits were issued to Chinese nationals, well […]
