Prime Minister of Canada, Rt. Hon Justin Trudeau has pledged upwards of $45 million to the Caribbean Community amid a strengthening of diplomatic ties between CARICOM and Canada. Trudeau was a special guest at last week’s CARICOM Summit, where he was joined by the Conference of Heads of Government in the Bahamas. Among topics of … Continued
While Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley, other CARICOM leaders and diplomats engaged in fruitful discussions surrounding the development and security of the Caribbean Region, they did so amid chaos brewing just outside of the venue. According to reports emerging from the Bahamas, just outside of this week’s CARICOM summit protesters led by political leader … Continued
The Earl and Countess of Wessex will visit two British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean this month. According to a statement announcing the visit, the trip will take Prince Edward and his wife Sophie to the Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands between on the 22nd and 23rd of February. During the visit … Continued
A British Family is set to make history this month by issuing an apology and paying reparations to the island of Grenada. On February 27th, the Trevelyan Family will publicly apologise to the people of Grenada for its ownership of over 1,000 enslaved Africans who worked across its six sugar plantations in Grenada. Last week, … Continued
USVI based Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett has been appointed to serve on a select subcommittee of the US House Judiciary Committee tasked with investigating the “weaponization” of the Federal Government. In essence, Plaskett will be one of the legislators tasked to investigate alleged abuses of federal authority by examining the conduct and decisions of the … Continued
On February 1st, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa took office as the new Director of the Pan American Health Organisation. Barbosa, a national of Brazil, succeeds Dr. Carissa Etienne of Dominica. He was sworn in at a Ceremony held at the Organization of American States on January 31st. During his swearing in ceremony, Barbosa pledged to work … Continued
Jamaican track legend Usain Bolt has fired his business manager after losing approximately $12.7 million in one of the largest financial fraud schemes in recent Jamaica history. Bolt clarified in an interview on Friday that his former business manager was fired, ending the previous notion that the two amicably parted ways. He also made it … Continued
There will be no International Soca Monarch Competition this year. The highly anticipated staple event on Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival Calendar has been cancelled voluntarily for the first time in three decades after the Government of Trinidad and Tobago refused the issue $10 Million funding to the event’s promoters. Director of the Caribbean Prestige Foundation … Continued
Former Commanding Officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment, David Curley has been sentenced to 18 months in jail and 12 months on a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of official corruption. The sentence was handed down by a Supreme Court this week. Curley’s guilty plea, which was entered last July, meant he … Continued
Jamaica’s law-enforcement agencies have reached out to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other international partners to assist them in unravelling the nearly US$19.5 million fraud at investment firm Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL). The fraud, which has been ranked among the largest in Jamaica’s history, has impacted more than 30 clients, including Jamaica’s Olympic legend Usain … Continued
