CTA Completes 1st Community Tourism Basic Training Program

CTA Completes 1st Community Tourism Basic Training Program

By Caribbean Business Report  A historic graduation ceremony was recently held in Laborie, marking the successful completion of the first cohort under the Community Tourism Basic Training Program. This program, a direct result of the MOU collaboration between the Community Tourism Agency (CTA) and the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, is specifically tailored for tourism […]

ASG Solomon Welcomes JICA’s Officials to CARICOM Secretariat

ASG Solomon Welcomes JICA’s Officials to CARICOM Secretariat

Photo credit: Caricom.org  (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – On Wednesday, 29 January, Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, met with a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Dominican Republic Office, to discuss future CARICOM-JICA cooperation. The delegation included Mr. Kota Sakaguchi, Chief Representative of JICA Dominican Republic […]

No Survivors Expected After Midair Collision Between Passenger Plane and Army Helicopter Near DC

No Survivors Expected After Midair Collision Between Passenger Plane and Army Helicopter Near DC

Editorial credit: Eli Wilson / shutterstock.com  Washington, DC – Officials have confirmed that there are no survivors following a tragic midair collision between a passenger plane and a US Army helicopter on Wednesday night. The collision, which occurred as the plane was approaching Reagan National Airport, caused both aircraft to crash into the Potomac River […]

Youth Important to Achieving Food Security Goals’ – CARICOM ASG (ag) at High School Agriculture Video Competition Awards Ceremony

Youth Important to Achieving Food Security Goals’ – CARICOM ASG (ag) at High School Agriculture Video Competition Awards Ceremony

By CARICOM | Photo credit: Caricom.org  Youth in agriculture took centre stage on Tuesday 28 January as the winners of the CARICOM High School Agriculture Video Competition 2024 were recognised for their interest and submissions. Georgetown High School of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Mopan Technical High School of Belize, and Pleasantville Secondary School of […]

How Estate Planning Can Give You Peace of Mind

How Estate Planning Can Give You Peace of Mind

Estate planning is crucial in securing your financial future and ensuring your loved ones are cared for after you’re gone. While many avoid thinking about it, creating a well-thought-out estate plan can provide peace of mind for you and your family. It allows you to control your assets, ensure your wishes are followed, and reduce […]

White House Makes Clear: Any Immigrant Without Legal Status is “Criminal” to be Deported

White House Makes Clear: Any Immigrant Without Legal Status is “Criminal” to be Deported

Editorial credit: David Peinado Romero / shutterstock.com    U.S. citizens, Tribal members, and veterans among those being detained in Trump ICE sweeps   Washington, DC — Yesterday delivered several reminders that the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda is sweeping in its scope, harm and indiscriminate nature, viewing all immigrants here without legal status as “criminal” and comfortable […]

Trump’s Day 1 Orders Use Fearmongering to Expand His Immigration Authority

Trump’s Day 1 Orders Use Fearmongering to Expand His Immigration Authority

By Adriel Orozco, IMMIGRATION IMPACT | Editorial Credit: Sheila Fitzgerald / shutterstock.com The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. On January 20, 2025, the day President Trump took office for his second term, […]

ICE’s Inadequate Recordkeeping on Treatment of Detained Asylum Seekers Threatens Their Lives

ICE’s Inadequate Recordkeeping on Treatment of Detained Asylum Seekers Threatens Their Lives

By Anne Peterson, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, IMMIGRATION IMPACT  Click here to know your rights. As the Trump administration prepares for a dramatic increase in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, advocates are sounding the alarm that immigrants and people seeking asylum will suffer increasingly inhumane conditions in detention facilities. Immigration detention facilities—often run […]

Dramatic Immigration Arrests Rattle Bronx and Upper Manhattan

Dramatic Immigration Arrests Rattle Bronx and Upper Manhattan

By Gwynne Hogan, Katie Honan and Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY  Click here to know your rights Federal immigration officials launched their first high-profile raids in New York City under President Donald Trump, trumpeting their actions in a 7 a.m. video in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who personally oversaw the enforcement actions, proclaimed that agents were “getting the […]

Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze Could Hit New York Hard

Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze Could Hit New York Hard

By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY  State Attorney General Letitia James and counterparts sue to ensure Medicaid and other dollars continue to flow. An order from President Donald Trump’s budget office to freeze grant funding to states has already sown confusion and spurred pushback in New York. The state’s Attorney General, Letitia James, and five other […]