An Entrepreneurship Fund has been launched by the Ministry of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), with the hope of encouraging more women and youth participation. “It is my privile…
The issues of penalties, confidentiality and those persons who are subject to the legislation came in sharp focus when a Bill to amend the principal legislation – Integrity in Public Life Ordina…
Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the Organisation of American States, Sir Ronald Sanders, wrote to the Chair of the OAS Permanent Council, hailing the decision of the President of Bolivia, Ev…
Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis, addressed the issue of climate change when he delivered the feature address at the 81st annual Convention of the Barbados Labour Party at Queens Park in Barbados. The …
The Mia Mottley-led Barbados Labour Party (BLP) has invited Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Foreign Affairs in St. Kitts and Nevis to be a featured speaker at the party’s 81…
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is accusing the Mia Amor Mottley Administration for claiming overseas how all is well here, while the average Barbadian endures hardship. DLP president Verla De Peiza…
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, in a packed two-day visit to Washington, DC has told US agencies that the provision of correspondent banking relations (CBRs) to Caribbean ba…
As immediate response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has allocated almost USD 1 million for the Government of the Bahamas. “We…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in the middle of a major parliamentary showdown over Brexit. MP’s are set to vote on a motion which would block a no-deal Brexit on October 31st, further …
The Trust Loan Unit has been renamed the Barbados Trust Fund Limited (BTFL), and with it has come the appointment of a Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board is Ambassador Dr. Clyde Mascoll, wh…
The ten-part limited drama series OUR BOYS debuts with two episodes back-to-back MONDAY 12th AUGUST at 21:00 hrs AST*, followed by single episodes debuting subsequent Mondays, exclusively on HBO. The …
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) was launched in the Caribbean region on June 12th in Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), during the Caribbean Urban Forum (CUF 2019). The G…
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The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has expressed its disappointment and concern over a statement reported to have been made by Nirmala Sitharaman, the Minister of Finance of the Government of India…
Two of the most vilified and satirised leaders from America were the 44th and 45th Presidents of the United States, while internationally, also possibly Theresa May, Prime Minister from the UK, each t…
Eddie Seaga‘s election as prime minister in 1980 marked a critical moment in Jamaica’s history; one that broke the left-leaning consensus of its post-independence politics and set the coun…
Barbados lost veteran journalist and distinguished son of the soil, Harold Hoyte. This doyen of Barbadian and regional journalism, by his tenacity and intrepid spirit, brought life to journalism in mo…
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, approved a loan to Republic Bank for US$75 million to help address Trinidad and Tobago’s affordable housing deficit. IFC’s funding will support Repub…
If I were given a choice between accepting US$100M every year for the remainder of my life, or renegotiating the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) for the benefit of the next generation of Caribbea…
I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing today of one of the Caribbean’s most treasured scholars, Sir Alister McIntyre, a respected economist, educator, administrator and true champion of re…
Staff of the U.S. Embassy in Barbados and their family members joined volunteers from the Future Centre Trust and Dare to Care in cleanup activities at River Bay, St. Lucy. The cleanup, which was orga…
The EPA was negotiated in the worst possible manner, resulting in the worst of all trade agreements for the Caribbean. When I asked why they had signed such a bad agreement, I was told that we had to …
England’s Home Secretary is offering a scheme to compensate members of the Windrush generation who were unable to prove their right to live in the UK. The scheme, which was designed in consultat…
Internationally competitive European industries wanted to legally exploit the developing Caribbean markets. To achieve that aim, their governments wanted to negotiate a trade agreement with the Caribb…