Washington DC – Newly-appointed Minister with responsibility for efficiency, innovation and digital transformation Senators, Hon. Ambassador Audrey Marks, the long-serving ambassador to the United States and to the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C., is being bestowed with the prestigious American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) Trailblazer Award for the Class of 2025.
HAMILTON, Bermuda – The ruling Progressive Labour Party (PLP) Tuesday mourned the death of one of its founding members, Eldridge Eugene Woods, saying he had played a significant role in ending racial segregation and securing the vote for every Bermudian.
NEW YORK, New York – Immigration advocates and lawmakers have called for an investment of US$165 million in the State budget for immigration legal services and infrastructure for immigrants.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A High Court judge has ordered the Trinidad and Tobago government to pay an estimated TT$70,000 in compensation to an international tobacco distributor with a free zone designation, after the business had been wrongly shut down for a month by the Ministry of Health in 2023.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has recorded a 30 percent decrease in murders since the start of the year, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has said.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has described the late Sir Robert Allen Barrett, as “the single-most successful entrepreneur who relied on accumulated capital from early ventures to finance succeeding hotel and hospitality projects,” across the region.
NEW JERSEY, United States – United States authorities have confirmed that Jamaican drug lord Christopher “Dudus” Coke, has had 17 months shaved off his prison time here.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The Trinidad and Tobago government Wednesday expressed its disappointment at the decision of the United Kingdom government to impose with immediate effect, a visa requirement for Trinidad and Tobago nationals wanting to travel to or transiting the UK including on short visits.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) – the government owned transportation company, will shortly commence testing of a self-charging battery electric bus.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders were accepting in the main, the decision to deport their nationals residing illegally in the United States, while at the same time seeking to develop a response by the Donald Trump administration to cut back on aid, globally.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has described the late reggae legend Colvin ‘Cocoa Tea’ Scott as a beacon of kindness and generosity, consistently “uplifting the less fortunate and embodying the warmth of our nation”.
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government says it is reviewing policy options for the regulation of moorings, as well as the status of existing leases, technology developments, and mechanisms for more efficient oversight and enforcement.
TORONTO – Canada’s Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth and Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre, Marci Ien, on Saturday commemorated the national historic significance of the West Indian Domestic Scheme, 1955–1967, at a special plaque unveiling ceremony at Blackhurst Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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