Caribbean News

OECS Ministers for Environmental Sustainability Affirm Key Decisions at COM:ES 11

The 11th OECS Council of Ministers for Environmental Sustainability (COM:ES 11) took place in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, on July 24-25, 2024, bringing together Ministers and high-level representatives from OECS Member States.

COMMUNIQUÉ – Forty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of...

The Forty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held from 28-30 July in St George’s, Grenada under the chairmanship of the Honourable Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada.

Statement from the Caribbean Community on Cuba

The Forty-Seventh (47th) Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community is gravely concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Cuba resulting from the embargo wrongfully imposed on the people and Government of Cuba over the last 62 years by the Government of the United States of America.

ECCB’s commemorative bank note wins two international awards

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is the proud recipient of two global awards for its 40th Anniversary $2 Commemorative Banknote, which was launched in Antigua and Barbuda on 1 December 2023.

Tragic Drowning Incident Claims Life of 39-Year-Old Woman in Grand Bahama

On May 30, 2024, authorities reported the tragic drowning of a 39-year-old woman in Grand Bahama. The police responded to a distress call shortly before 6 pm concerning a woman in distress while swimming at a beach in Williams Town.

Antigua: Woman Found with Cocaine Strapped to her body at Airport

A 30-year-old woman is in police custody, after she was found with cocaine and cannabis at V.C Bird International Airport.

SKN Agriculture Dept Is Monitoring The Mango Tree Disease Outbreak

The Ministry of Agriculture’s Plant Quarantine Unit in St. Kitts and Nevis is closely monitoring a recent outbreak of a disease affecting the island’s mango trees.

CariCOF reiterates 2024 a year of climate extremes for Caribbean

The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) is reiterating its earlier warning that 2024 is shaping up to be a year of climate extremes in the Caribbean.

OECS 8th Council of Ministers of Agriculture Meeting Focuses on Advancing...

Under the theme "Advancing Regional Cooperation on Food Security", the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) convened its 8th Meeting of the OECS Council of Ministers of Agriculture (COMA) on Friday, May 17th, 2024, in Montserrat.

Political activist, talk show host charged in connection with call to...

An executive member of the political party, the Working People's Alliance (WPA), Kidackie Amsterdam was Thursday charged under the Cyber Crime Act with using a computer system to encourage or incite persons to commit a criminal offence against the President of Guyana.