Kingston, Jamaica – February 05 2019: Digicel Jamaica Corporate Headquarters Office Building in downtown Kingston Jamaica. (Shutterstock) By Laura Dowrich-Phillips, Caribbean Loop News Denis O’Brien, founder and chairman of Digicel Group, today announced a plan to deliver reparations for slavery to Caribbean countries. O’ Brien made the announcement while delivering the keynote address at CANTO […]
By Travel Zoo Swaying in a seaside hammock somewhere along Saint Lucia’s nearly 100 miles of coastline—a frosty Piton in hand and the bottle’s namesake emerald slopes in the backdrop—you’ll feel like you’ve already achieved peak summer vibes. And the point is hard to argue. But this is an island where “the diverse landscapes—the mountains, […]
By PIX11 ST. VINCENT (PIX11) — Veron Primus, who was indicted in absentia for the 2006 murder of Brooklyn honors student Chanel Petro-Nixon, was convicted in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Monday in the fatal stabbing of a real estate agent. The victim was Sharleen Greaves, 31, who was found dead in November 2015 in […]
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – 11.01.2015: View of Port au Prince and the Jalousie, an extremely poor district of Pétionville suburb of Port-au-Prince. (Shutterstock) In addition to being hit hard by the global food and fuel crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in recent decades, Haitians have been subjected to devastating earthquakes, tropical storms, landslides and […]
Barbados is facing a new difficult situation: Homicide rates are now higher than ever in 2019 and 2020. The question is, will it be able to curb the violence down or will it catch up with some of its Caribbean neighbors? According to an article last month by Chris Dalby, Insight Crime, the numbers can […]
By WiredJA News Team Earlier this year, in its April 2022 World Economic Outlook, the IMF projected a nearly 50 per cent rate of economic growth for Guyana this year. Beyond 2022, the IMF said Guyana is expected to record a 34.5 per cent increase in 2023 and a 3.7 per cent increase by 2027. […]
Barbados Consul General Hon Mackie Holder presents Earl Phillips with a Citation for his outstanding community service. Photo Credit: Barbados Consulate After 11 years as TWU Local 100 Secretary-Treasurer, the second highest position in the Union, Earl Phillips, retired in May 2022. He was warmly congratulated on his tenure by President Tony Utano and other […]
With Omicron variant sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5 driving most new COVID-19 infections, and other diseases likely to emerge in the future, increased medical production is key to saving lives, PAHO Director says.
By PAHO Washington D.C. 13 July 2022 (PAHO) – As Omicron sub-lineages BA.4 and BA.5 drive a new wave of COVID-19 infections across the Americas, and cases of monkeypox continue to rise, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne has called on countries to work together to meet the growing demand for […]
The late U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Charles Turnbull (left) with current USVI Governor Albert Bryan Jr. | Photo Credit: MPE Caribbean Report By MPE Caribbean Report Former U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Charles W. Turnbull, who passed away a week ago at age 87, is being remembered for his leadership of the Territory over two terms […]
Mia Lange has joined the St. Kitts Tourism Authority.
Photo Credit: MPE Caribbean Report By MPE Caribbean Report Following the recent appointment of Ellison “Tommy” Thompson as CEO of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, communications specialist Mia Lange has been named Chief Marketing Officer. In the newly created role, Lange will manage and market the destination’s growing tourism sector by strengthening its presence in key international source markets. Lange will […]