IICA’s Technical Support to CARICOM Highlighted by Agriculture Minister

IICA’s Technical Support to CARICOM Highlighted by Agriculture Minister

The Minister of Agriculture of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sabato Caesar, reflected on the technical cooperation that the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) had provided to his Caribbean country and to the other Member States. The assistance from IICA has come in response to the severe challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate […]

Vibrant 2023/24 Cruise Tourism Season Projected for Saint Lucia

Vibrant 2023/24 Cruise Tourism Season Projected for Saint Lucia

Editorial credit: Dennis MacDonald / Shutterstock.com Saint Lucia, the Caribbean’s Leading Nature, and Adventure Tourism Destination, eagerly anticipates the revival of cruise tourism as it sets sail into the 2023/24 season, from October 8th. This season, which runs until September 2024, is poised to be dynamic and prosperous, featuring over 400 cruise calls and a […]

Taiwan/Saint Lucia-Sponsored ICT Capacity Building Project Launched

Taiwan/Saint Lucia-Sponsored ICT Capacity Building Project Launched

The information and communication technology (ICT) capabilities in Saint Lucia’s public and private sectors are expected to be bolstered, thanks to a recently launched project. Under the “Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Digital Capacity Building Project in Saint Lucia”, the focus will be on developing and nurturing the ICT capabilities and competencies […]

interCaribbean Consolidates Operations in Barbados

interCaribbean Consolidates Operations in Barbados

Editorial credit: RaksyBH / Shutterstock.com The management of interCaribbean Airways is excited to announce the commencement of the airline’s full operations in Barbados with FlightSupport Ltd, a subsidiary of the InterIsland Aviation Services Group (IASG). Effective December 1. This strategic move will bring better operational control and efficiencies to strengthen the airline’s presence and services […]

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Editorial credit: Ruben2533 / Shutterstock.com By Will Freeman | October 5, 2023 What’s the scale of the current migrant crisis in New York City? The city typically receives tens of thousands of new arrivals each year. But since spring 2022, numbers have been rising especially quickly. More than 118,000 migrants and asylum seekers, most of […]

Soggy Residents Unimpressed After Mayor Adams Touts Sewer Upgrades to The Hole

Soggy Residents Unimpressed After Mayor Adams Touts Sewer Upgrades to The Hole

  Mayor Eric Adams visits the Brooklyn neighborhood known as The Hole, which constantly floods during heavy storms, Oct. 4, 2023. Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY   By Samantha Maldonado and Gwynne Hogan | October 5, 2023 The mayor made a pit stop in the neighborhood to beat back criticism of his administration’s handling of Friday’s storm, […]

‘There is no more room in New York’: Mayor Adams takes Mexico

‘There is no more room in New York’: Mayor Adams takes Mexico

By Joe Anuta | October 5, 2023 The New York City mayor is on a four-day whirlwind trip through Mexico, Ecuador and Colombia, including the dangerous Darién Gap. MEXICO CITY — Joe Biden’s loudest Democratic critic on immigration is taking his message south of the border. After repeatedly blasting President Joe Biden over his handling of […]

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Releases “The Comprehensive Plan For Brooklyn”

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Releases “The Comprehensive Plan For Brooklyn”

The Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn Addresses Dual Crises of Housing and Public Health Through Data-Driven Land Use, Policy, and Budgetary Recommendations Almost Every Major City in the World Has a Plan to Guide Growth and Development – Except New York City BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso today released “The Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn,” a […]

New York’s Eric Adams: White House is ‘wrong’ on Migrant Asylum Issue

New York’s Eric Adams: White House is ‘wrong’ on Migrant Asylum Issue

By Rafael Bernal | October 4, 2023 New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said Tuesday the White House is “wrong on immigration,” reviving a line of criticism that’s become an ongoing rift between him and the Biden administration. In an interview with Semafor’s Ben Smith, Adams praised the Biden administration on other issues but […]

Why Kenya is Sending Police Officers into Haiti

Why Kenya is Sending Police Officers into Haiti

Editorial credit: Ericky Boniphace / Shutterstock.com By Ellen Loanes | October 4, 2023 Once again, the international community will intervene in Haiti, this time to stabilize the security situation in the capital of Port-au-Prince, where gangs have terrorized civilians for the past two years. The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution Monday authorizing a […]