Commonwealth Secretary-General Joins CARICOM Heads of Government for Meeting in Guyana

Commonwealth Secretary-General Joins CARICOM Heads of Government for Meeting in Guyana

By CARICOM | February 26, 2024 A team from the Commonwealth Secretariat, led by the Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, is in Guyana for the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government. This is part of a series of regional meetings that she is attending in preparation for the Commonwealth […]

Ambassador Jacinth Henry-Martin Engages in productive Dialogue with Commissioner Gloria de Mees of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Ambassador Jacinth Henry-Martin Engages in productive Dialogue with Commissioner Gloria de Mees of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Photo courtesy: Embassy of Saint Kitts and Nevis Washington, DC, United States (Embassy of Saint Kitts and Nevis) – Saint Kitts and Nevis Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Jacinth Henry-Martin met with Commissioner Gloria Monique de Mees of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights who took up her new appointment in January of this year.  […]

Address to the Saint Lucian Diaspora

Address to the Saint Lucian Diaspora

By Honorable Phillip J. Pierre It is with tremendous pride and gratitude that I address you, on the occasion of the 45th Anniversary  of our country’s Independence. This momentous occasion is not just a commemoration of our  nation’s journey to sovereignty, but also a reflection on the collective strength, unity, resilience, and creativity, that defines […]

Jamaica Tourism Minister Calls for Financing of Global Tourism Resilience Fund

Jamaica Tourism Minister Calls for Financing of Global Tourism Resilience Fund

By Linda Hohnholz | eTurboNews While urging the international community to urgently unite to establish a Global Tourism Resilience Fund, Jamaica Tourism Minister Bartlett outlined that “the money collected in each destination from this tip would contribute to the fund and aid in boosting tourism resilience.” Funding tourism resilience was one of the pressing issues explored at the just […]

Bob Marley: One Love Sings to Big Box Office Opening of $51 Million as Madame Web Disappoints

Bob Marley: One Love Sings to Big Box Office Opening of $51 Million as Madame Web Disappoints

Photo courtesy: Paramount Pictures | Onelovemovie.com By Tommy McArdle | February 19, 2024 | People Bob Marley: One Love dominated the box office over the holiday weekend. The new Bob Marley biopic grossed $51 million in its initial opening after it premiered in theaters on Valentine’s Day last week, as multiple outlets reported Monday. The film made $27.7 million in theaters between Friday and […]

St Lucia Secures Election to UNESCO Board

St Lucia Secures Election to UNESCO Board

On 24th November 2023 Saint Lucia achieved a resounding victory in the election for the Presidency of the Executive Board of UNESCO, following a year-long, arduous campaign led by Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre and Ambassador Gilbert Chagoury, the Permanent Delegate of Saint Lucia to UNESCO. Under the direction of Ambassador Chagoury, Saint Lucia […]

PAHO Partners with St Jude Children’s Research Hospital to Improve Access to Medicines for Childhood Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean

PAHO Partners with St Jude Children’s Research Hospital to Improve Access to Medicines for Childhood Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean

By PAHO | February 15, 2024 Washington D.C. 15 February 2024 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has announced a new partnership agreement with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to help strengthen equitable access to cancer medications for children in Latin America and the Caribbean. The four-year agreement will focus on the provision of […]

Reggae Month Needs More “Soul”

Reggae Month Needs More “Soul”

By Leo Gilling Black History Month (African American History Month) is celebrated in February because it coincides with the birthday of two significant figures in America’s history. First, Abraham Lincoln, former President of the United States, was born on February 12th, and Frederick Douglass, a former enslaved African American, chose February 14th as his birthday. […]

Tides move Oil Spill Away from Tobago to the Caribbean, Neighbors on Alert

Tides move Oil Spill Away from Tobago to the Caribbean, Neighbors on Alert

By Curtis Williams and Marianna Parraga | February 14, 2024 | Reuters PORT OF SPAIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) – A week after an oil spill was first spotted near Tobago’s shore, portions of the stain are moving in opposite directions into the Caribbean Sea, the island’s emergency management agency (TEMA) said on Wednesday, putting the country’s neighbors on […]