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LIAT To Cease Operations on January 24

Source : Loop Caribbean The court-appointed administrator for the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, Cleveland Seafort, says the airline will wind up its operations in its current form on January…

Red Sea disruption threatens higher prices and…

By Gemma Handy Source Antigua Observer Disruption to global shipping as cargo carriers avoid the Red Sea could fuel further price hikes and goods scarcities in Antigua and Barbuda within weeks. That…

OECS Conducts Successful Tourism Stakeholder…

OECS Media Release The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission is making positive strides in working with Member States on developing the new, more relevant, sustainable OECS…

Former T&T Prime Minister Basdeo Panday Dead…

Former Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Basdeo Panday has died aged 90. Panday died on Monday, New Year’s Day, surrounded by family, his daughter Mickela said in a statement. “In life and death he…

Earthquake felt in Dominica and Martinique on New…

Source  : Loop Caribbean A magnitude 4.9 earthquake was recorded east of the island of Dominica this morning. The UWI Seismic Research Center (UWI SRC) said it occurred around 7:31 am (local time) at…

St Vincent Explores Abolishing Preliminary…

KINGSTOWN, (CMC): St Vincent and the Grenadines is hoping to join at least one other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country in abolishing preliminary inquiries as regional countries move to deal with a…

2023: The Year Jackson Overtook Ottey with Most…

Source : Jamaica Gleaner SHERICKA JACKSON’S pursuit of the 200-metre world record didn’t quite hit the target. Jackson closed the gap between her best and the 1988 mark by American Florence…

Barbados exploring initiatives to deal with…

Barbados will become the first Caribbean country to benefit from deep sea research that could bring solutions to Sargassum inundation challenges by sinking the seaweed to the bottom of the ocean…

Three Women of Caribbean Heritage Included on…

Source : Jamaica.com Three women of Caribbean descent have been named to the 2023 Forbes magazine list of the 100 most powerful women in the world. The women are United States Vice President Kamala…

CARICOM Chairman’s End of Year Statement

Source : Caribbean News Our Community made steady progress to advance our integration movement in 2023. A highpoint of the year were the joyous celebrations across the Community for the Golden Jubilee…

Guatemala: Lessons in the Fight for Democratic…

Recent events in the Central American country, Guatemala, underscores why organs of government in any country should have oversight bodies that have the authority to curb rogue behaviour by office…

West Indies Name Squad for ICC Men’s U19 Cricket…

Windiescricket.com ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced the West Indies Rising Stars Men’s Under 19s squad for the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The 15th edition of…