By Ajonté Josiah Education has been at the forefront of the news in recent weeks, with Governments across the Caribbean engaging in various agreements to improve the state of education in the region. The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is the education cornerstone for most English-speaking Caribbean. For many Caribbean countries, CXC provides the primary exams students take […]
By Pearl Phillip As 2023 ended and the clock struck midnight, we all welcomed the New Year 2024 celebrating in different ways. Many of us already had our New Year Resolutions in place. In the collective consciousness, January is often heralded as a month of fresh starts and new beginnings. As we bid farewell to […]
Haiti celebrated its 220th Independence Anniversary on January 1, 2024. Haiti made history by being the first country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery on January 1, 1804. Slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1838. Ancestors’ Day and Independence Day are commemorated on the first two days of the calendar year. Many […]
Editorial credit: Ruben Martinez Barricarte / Shutterstock.com By NPR Staff | January 2, 2024 | npr.org Harvard University President Claudine Gay announced Tuesday afternoon that she will step aside following new accusations of plagiarism. Her resignation comes just six months after she was appointed in the top job. A letter from Gay, the university’s first […]
Editorial credit: Kristi Blokhin / Shutterstock.com U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance regarding the F and M student nonimmigrant classifications, including the agency’s role in adjudicating applications for employment authorization, change of status, extension of stay, and reinstatement of status for these students and their dependents in the United States. This […]
Courtesy: T&T Prime Minister’s Office Message to the nation from Dr the Honorable Keith Rowley Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on the occasion of New Years Day 2024 Fellow Citizens, It is with great anticipation that I share with you the welcoming of the new year 2024 and extend greetings from […]
By WiredJA News Team PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago: One of the most colorful politicians in the Caribbean, Former Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Basdeo Panday, died today, January 1, 2024 at 90. Panday died on Monday, New Year’s Day, surrounded by family, his daughter Mickela said in a statement. “In life and death, he was […]
By Leo Gilling Leaders are not without blame for painting a picture that crime is easily solvable. Not so. Problems like high crime built up over the years do not disappear at the stroke of a wand. No matter how much money is infused. If it appears resolved quickly, watch for the reappearance elsewhere. High […]
As the in-coming Chairman of CARICOM, I extend warm New Year’s greetings to all citizens across our beloved Caribbean Community. May 2024 be for all of us, a year of good remembrance. The last six months of 2023 saw CARICOM under the Chairmanship of the Honorable Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica. […]
Bermuda has officially joined the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies as its 24th member. The Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) will contribute to CAIPA’s mission of promoting the region as a premier business destination, with CEO David Hart expressing enthusiasm for the partnership. This inclusion, celebrated during CAIPA’s Online Annual General Meeting, signifies a […]