The Board of Governors of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has formally approved the Council’s existing Disaster and Business Recovery Protocol, aimed at ensuring the continuity of examinations in the aftermath of natural disasters. The announcement was made on Wednesday during a press conference at the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) in Kingston by CXC Registrar … Continued
Passport holder of Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica applying for B1/B2 visitor visas to the United States are now subject to visa bonds ranging from US$5,000 to US$15,000, according to U.S. authorities. The two countries are among 38 affected by the new measure, which is aimed at reducing visa overstays. In a release from the … Continued
Local entrepreneur Kevin Fahie says he is honoured to represent the Virgin Islands at the 5th Annual Progressism Summit and Experience, which will be held in Dominica on Sunday, January 11. Fahie has been invited to join regional and international leaders at the summit, where he will share insights on the progress and potential of … Continued
The United States has reached an agreement with Dominica to begin sending expelled asylum seekers to the Caribbean nation, as the Trump administration intensifies its efforts to curb illegal immigration. It is believed that the deal was finalized on Monday following pressure from Washington that included partial visa restrictions and entry limitations on Dominican nationals. … Continued
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has defended Antigua and Barbuda’s long standing relationship with China, dismissing calls for Caribbean nations to rethink their diplomatic and economic ties with China. He was speaking during a ceremony celebrating the 76th anniversary of progress and friendship between China and Antigua and Barbuda. Browne praised China’s contributions to infrastructure development … Continued
Dr Andrew Holness was on Tuesday officially sworn in during a ceremony held at King’s House and presided over by Patrick Allen, the Governor-General of Jamaica. The ceremony saw Dr Holness taking the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Office, after which he was presented with the Instrument of Appointment, formally marking the start … Continued
Representative and Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Caribbean Multi-Country Office, Brian Bogart, has signalled the organization’s commitment to improving food security across the region as part of the upcoming Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2025. Under the theme “Sowing Change, Harvesting Resilience: Transforming Our Food Systems for 2025 and Beyond,” Bogart … Continued
Four CARICOM member states — The Bahamas, Belize, Haiti, and Jamaica — have been named among the world’s major drug transit or illicit drug-producing countries by United States President Donald Trump. The designation came in Trump’s “Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2026” submitted to the United … Continued
Four CARICOM member states — Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines — are preparing to implement full free movement among themselves, beginning on 1 October 2025. This landmark initiative will allow nationals of the four countries to enter, leave, and re-enter each other’s territories; move freely; reside, work, and remain indefinitely without … Continued
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has strongly condemned a recent strike by Israel on residential premises in Doha, Qatar, describing the act as a flagrant violation of international law and an affront to Qatar’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In a statement issued on Thursday, CARICOM said the attack was particularly alarming as it targeted a state … Continued
