BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A gifted lyricist, a master inventor and a global talent manager will be honoured by The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill for their stellar professional achievements at this year’s graduation ceremony scheduled for October 19th. Barbadian calypsonian Stedson “Red Plastic Bag” Wiltshire will be conferred a Doctor of Letters (DLitt) […]
NEW YORK – A former Caribbean soccer official fighting extradition in the FIFA bribery scandal has been ordered to pay $79 million in damages from a related United States lawsuit. US District Judge William Kuntz ordered the default judgment against Jack Warner in the 2017 civil action accusing him of embezzling tens of millions of […]
LONDON, England – Leeds City Museum in England, is featuring St Kitts-born midwife who used humour to overcome racism and highlights how migrants helped shape that English city. Gloria Hanley left St Kitts aged 18 in 1968, seizing upon a chance to train in England as a nurse. She arrived in Leeds in the 1970s […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) says it cannot set a date for elections in Guyana, throwing the ball back into the court of the government which lost a no-confidence motion seven months ago. Despite ruling last month that the no-confidence motion passed against the government in December was valid, the CCJ […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidadian jurist Peter Jamadar will officially sit on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). He replaces Justice David Hayton who will be retiring from the Court after 14 years of service. His appointment was announced by the CCJ last Friday, a day after he was sworn in by Trinidad and […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – the Jamaica Government is looking to establish direct flights between Jamaica and Mexico as part of efforts to expand service across the northern Caribbean and its environs. Transport and Mining Minister Robert Montague, said that the move will go a far way in reducing travel time between the countries by eliminating the […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – It will be full steam ahead for implementing policies related to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), but with some revised timelines. Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, David Comissiong, made this clear last, as he spoke with members of the media during a press conference to outline key points coming out of […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – As this year’s hurricane season gets underway, psychosocial support will be utilized to help Caribbean people when disaster hits. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have launched the “Stronger Together” campaign that draws attention to the information and tools available to assist communities in better coping with […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A year after scrapping visa requirements for Haitians, the Barbados government has reversed its decision. Barbados’ Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), David Comissiong last Friday that the government was forced to do so because of the “large influx” of people of Haitian nationality coming from Panama and Chile who were not […]
A cross-section of Dominican-Canadians has launched the Security Awareness of Emergencies in Dominica to address disaster preparedness and relief for the Commonwealth of Dominica. SAFE-D (Canada) group represents a non-partisan approach to disaster preparedness, according to the group’s Executive Director Frances Delsol. “Regardless of your political affiliations, your religious affiliations, your personal affiliations, I think […]
