Iconic Cricket West Indies all-rounder David Holford has died. Caribbean Today's top stories this week

Iconic Cricket West Indies all-rounder David Holford has died. Caribbean Today's top stories this week

Largest Transport Infrastructure Project Ever Financed by Guyana Signed After 10 Years of Planning

The design for the new Demerara River Crossing

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana on Wednesday signed a US$260 million agreement with a Chinese joint venture company for the construction of a new crossing over the Demerara River.




Monique Chandler-Waterman Humbled by Landslide Special Election Victory

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NEW YORK, New York – Caribbean American community activist Monique Chandler-Waterman said on Wednesday she was “humbled” by her Special Election landslide victory in the three-way race in the 58th New York State Assembly District in Brooklyn.



Former Cricket West Indies All-Rounder David Holford Dies

Late West Indies all-rounder, David Holford.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Former Barbados captain and West Indies leg-spin bowling all-rounder David Holford died here Monday after a lengthy illness. 




Trinidad Observes Indian Arrival Day With Calls for Greater Racial Unity

Dancers perform to celebrate Indian Arrival Day in Trinidad in 2021. (Photo credit: Edison Boodhoosingh via Discover T & T)

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago is observing the 177th anniversary of the arrival of indentured laborers from India, with a public holiday on Monday amid calls for a recommitment to unity among the races and religions in the oil-rich twin island Republic.



Dominica to Begin Construction of World’s Longest Cable Car Above Its Famous Boiling Lake Later This Year

Dominica’s Boiling Lake (Photo courtesy of Discover Dominica)

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Dominica government says the construction of the multi-million dollar world’s longest cable car project is expected to begin later this year.