Photo Credit: Guyana’s Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield (WiredJA) GEORGETOWN, Guyana (June 23, 2020): Following upon the ruling by the Court of Appeals on Monday, Guyana’s Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield has submitted his Elections Report. It shows that a tally of all the valid votes cast on March 2, 2020 reveals that […]
Old Havana, Cuba during Coronavirus (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders Three US Senators, who have done little to advance the interests of the Caribbean and with whom requests for meetings by many Caribbean ambassadors are usually shunted to their staff, are now proposing US government punishment for Caribbean countries that request assistance from Cuba for […]
June 9th, 2020 Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris says the electorate rewarded the Team Unity coalition government for living up to its promise to build a stronger, safer St. Kitts and Nevis. On Friday, June 5th, 2020, Team Unity was re-elected to a second term with an increased majority, winning nine of the […]
By Gemma Handy, St John’s, Antigua, BBC Seagulls are the only ones using the pool at a resort fringing one of Antigua’s most popular beaches. They have the place all to themselves, save for a solitary security guard surveying the empty terrace usually abuzz with families. Above, the bright blue sky is devoid of the […]
2019 Australian Open Champion Naomi Osaka of Japan during press conference following her win in the final match at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park. – MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA:JANUARY 26, 2019 (Shutterstock) Naomi Osaka, the 22-year old tennis star, is now the highest-paid female athlete in history, according to Forbes. She reportedly earned $34.7 million over […]
By: Sir Ronald Sanders Developing countries, including Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states, would make a grave mistake if, in the wake of the economic crisis they now face, they decide to diminish their foreign affairs budgets. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have created huge challenges for advanced economies, but those challenges are even more daunting […]
Beautiful empty Long Bay Beach, with small boats, turquoise sea and white sugar sand, just before the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, Caribbean 11.28.19 (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders COVID-19 is destroying the prosperity that several Caribbean countries anticipated at the beginning of 2020. The growth projections by the Economic Commission […]
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday March 2, 2020 – The Caribbean can no longer say it is Coronavirus (COVID-19)-free, with confirmation of six cases in three countries – the Dominican Republic, St Maarten and St Barthélemy. Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa Etienne made the disclosure last night after CARICOM Heads of Government, […]
BY JUSTIN CHAN (In The Know) If you take one look at Tamara Jacqueline Smith’s Instagram account, @taqueth, you’d find it hard to miss images of vibrant faces and food that litter her page. Since 2015, the 24-year-old New York City native and freelance videographer — who goes by Taqueth — has been heavily promoting her Jamaican […]
The two-day event is expected to convene over 700 regional and international delegates The inaugural Sustainable Development Movement (SDM 2020), hosted by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), is slated to attract over 700 delegates from across the Caribbean Region and internationally to the island of Saint Lucia for a life-changing two-day event on September 23-24, 2020. The […]