Hurricane Disrupts Jamaica’s Tourism Recovery Jamaica’s air travel figures for 2025 tell a story of progress interrupted, as a late-season hurricane erased months of recovery and left the island with its sharpest passenger decline since the COVID-19 pandemic. Data released by the Pacific Airport Group GAP shows that total passenger movements through Jamaica’s two main […]
By Charles Agard On any given morning, ships still drift past the Gulf of Paria as they always have, carrying the illusion that geography guarantees stability. Trinidad and Tobago sits close enough to Venezuela to feel its tremors, yet long accustomed to believing proximity could be managed with diplomacy, trade, and discretion. That belief has […]
The lopsided victory headlined a four-game opening slate and immediately established Saint Lucia as one of the teams to beat in the eight-day regional competition. From the opening whistle, the hosts asserted control, combining suffocating defence with clinical shooting to dominate every phase of the contest. Returning to the national side after a lengthy absence, […]
In a period marked by shifting global alliances and heightened regional tension, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has framed leadership as an exercise in restraint rather than bravado. Speaking publicly last Wednesday, he underscored that his foremost obligation is to protect Jamaica from avoidable danger while guiding the country through uncertain terrain. Holness was addressing […]
The breakthrough that would eventually place Jamaica at the centre of a niche global agricultural market did not begin in a laboratory or design studio. It began with a worried farmer in St Elizabeth who could no longer make the numbers work. Years ago, a sorrel grower walked into a small community farm store in […]
Caribbean diaspora celebrates Golden Globe Teyana Taylor capped off an extraordinary year with a milestone achievement last Saturday evening, winning her first Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in her performance in One Battle After Another. The win marked a defining moment in Taylor’s evolving acting career and was followed later in the evening by […]
Visa anxiety exposes fragile Caribbean mobility compact Uncertainty travels faster than facts. In recent weeks, recurring reports of U.S. visa denials affecting Saint Lucians, alongside nationals of other Caribbean citizenship-by-investment (CIP/CBI) states, have unsettled households, boardrooms, and policy circles alike. Whether every report is accurate is almost beside the point. The perception alone carries weight, […]
Recent geopolitical developments in Venezuela have rattled travel plans across the Caribbean, prompting widespread flight disruptions and raising questions for vacationers during one of the region’s busiest travel seasons. On Jan. 3, the United States launched a significant military operation in Venezuela that culminated in the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was kidnapped […]
The Tobago People’s Party delivers a historic clean sweep in the Tobago House of Assembly elections, deepening the PNM’s crisis and cementing Tobago-centric leadership. By Kojo The Tobago People’s Party (TPP) under Farley Augustine swept the Tobago House Assembly (THA) elections on January 12 last, taking all 15 seats, ahead of the PNM. The TPP […]
Trump Warns Cuba as Venezuelan Oil Ends U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated pressure on Cuba, warning Havana to “make a deal” with Washington or face mounting consequences now that Venezuelan oil shipments and financial support have been effectively shut off. Speaking publicly and later posting on social media, Trump said Cuba had “lived for […]
