Photo Credit: World Bank/Emily Bartels-Bland By OECS.org Thursday, August 27, 2020 — WASHINGTON — Dominica will strengthen its response to the economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic using US$5.2 million from the World Bank. The funds will be used to provide income support to people affected by the crisis who meet set criteria. “The COVID-19 […]
Locals stand on the banks of the Tet Dlo River during the passing of Tropical Storm Laura in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Dieu Nalio Chery / Associated Press) By BBC At least 12 people have been killed as two storms tore through the Caribbean on Sunday. Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura brought high winds and rough […]
By WiredJA Former President, David Granger is of the view that the Irfaan Ali administration commenced its tenure on a bad start after they began firing public servants just days into office. Granger, during a closed interview with PNC’s Nicole Telford, questioned the priorities of the new administration, citing that they seem to be focused more […]
Photo: L-R Tahirah Banks, Jose Vanterpool and Ralph Birkoff By The Anguillan The “Loft” at Davida’s Restaurant was the scene of a special forum on Wednesday night, August 12th. Proprietor of “Thoughtful”, Ms. Tahirah Banks, and her partner, Gino Webster, were hosts of the event simply called “Sustainable Anguilla”, with emphasis on technological advancements of […]
Photo: Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley addresses reporters on Covid-19 rollback measures at the Diplomatic Centre in St Ann’s on Saturday. Seated, from left, are Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram and Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh. By Wiredja News Desk PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, August 16, 2020 – As Trinidad and Tobago is once again placed into […]
By Paula Lindo, Trinidad & Tobago Newsday The Cabinet of the newly-elected government of TT has been sworn in. Led by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, the team also includes Faris Al-Rawi who has retained his post as Attorney General, with Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal as Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs. […]
The Black West Indian diaspora community is a little-discussed but increasingly influential slice of the electorate of the nation’s biggest swing state.
By Marc Caputo, Politico LAUDERHILL, Fla. — Almost as soon as Kamala Harris became the first woman of Jamaican-Indian descent to be nominated for vice president, a mock White House menu of oxtail and jerk chicken cropped up on a West Indian diaspora Facebook group called Soca de Vote. Calls from Caribbean radio show hosts […]
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago: Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Monday [August 10] night declared victory for his ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) in the general elections.
By Leo Gilling
At 11:55 pm on August 5, 1962, darkness engulfed the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. There was a quiet. And later a roar of the capacity filled stadium at 12:01 am August 6, 1962; Indicating the end of the flight of the Union Jack and a new beginning, a newly independent nation, new colors representing […]
By O. St. E. Mackie Holder
The staff of Team Barbados: Consular, BTMI and Invest Barbados, at the Barbados Consulate General of Barbados at New York and Barbadian Associations under the jurisdiction of the Consulate join fellow Barbadians and Caribbean citizens the world over in mourning the loss of Barbados’ fifth Prime Minister. On behalf of all, it is with great […]