Caribbean Archives

November 30, 2025

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The Caribbean continues its push toward an AIDS-free Caribbean even as global funding cuts threaten hard-won progress, the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) said on World AIDS Day. “We will not retreat, we will not surrender the gains achieved, and we will continue to fight for an AIDS-free Caribbean,” said Dr Wendy […]

October 2, 2025

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Caribbean Airlines has announced that effective November 2, 2025, it will discontinue services between Kingston and Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In a statement released via Facebook, the airline explained that the move is part of its ongoing network optimization programme, aimed at ensuring the sustainability and efficiency of its operations across the […]

September 16, 2025

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CARICOM said on Tuesday it had been informed by Belize that members of the Guatemalan Armed Forces (GAF) entered Belizean territory in the Sarstoon River several times between Sept. 10 and 13, hoisting a Guatemalan flag, attempting to ram a Belizean military vessel, and obstructing Belizeans from navigating the river. The regional bloc said the […]

September 11, 2025

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With rising costs and global supply chain disruptions continuing to strain the Caribbean, the Caribbean Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) has renewed its call for the region to rethink where it sources its goods and to accelerate efforts to diversify imports. The issue took centre stage during a webinar on Wednesday, jointly hosted by the CPSO […]

September 6, 2025

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National Security Advisor to President Irfaan Ali, Gerald Gouveia Snr., has underscored the need for a unified message from CARICOM, arguing that the presence of the US military in the southern Caribbean does not undermine regional stability. He raised the issue recently on Ignite News’ election update. In August, Guyana said it viewed with “grave […]

August 4, 2025

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In a decisive step toward building a coordinated and rights-based approach to migration in the region, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), alongside the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC), held a series of national-level consultations with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) throughout July. The consultations are central to shaping the CARICOM Migration […]

June 13, 2025

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Macmillan Education Caribbean has announced the official launch of the Language Tree New Branches: Poetry Competition, an inspiring regional initiative designed to ignite creativity, support literacy development, and celebrate the unique voices of young learners and educators across the Caribbean. Open to primary school students (Grades 3–6), lower secondary students, and teachers, the competition invites […]

May 28, 2025

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The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has strengthened its hurricane response system, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agency made the move today, in partnership with key stakeholders, as the Caribbean prepares for what is forecast to be another active hurricane season. Speaking at the event, hosted earlier today at […]

April 19, 2025

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The Caribbean has scored a significant trade victory, with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) exempting the region from proposed high port fees on China-built vessels. The CARICOM Private Sector Organisation (CPSO), in a release, noted that the exemption, officially announced on 17 April 2025, spares the region from fees exceeding US$1 million per US […]

April 17, 2025

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Caribbean leaders continue to emphasise the urgent need to meet with US President Donald Trump, as nations affected by the recently imposed trade tariff express concern over the hardship the levy will have on the region. The Trump administration has announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs imposed on countries such as Guyana, with a […]

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AIDS-free Caribbean remains goal despite funding challenges, says PANCAP

Caribbean Airlines to discontinue Jamaica–Fort Lauderdale routes from November 2, 2025

CARICOM urges Guatemala to stop incursions into Belize’s Sarstoon River

CPSO urges Caribbean to diversify imports amid rising costs

Gouveia urges CARICOM unity, says US presence no threat to Caribbean stability

Caribbean CSO consultations to shape regional migration policy

Macmillan launches regional poetry competition

CDEMA strengthens hurricane response system

Caribbean shipping sector secures key US tariff exemption on China-built vessels

Caribbean leaders reiterate urgent need to discuss trade tariff with US

$1 billion eye hospital opens on New Market Street

55 NDCs now equipped with garbage trucks under national rollout

Three foreign nationals sentenced to prison over illegal mining in Iwokrama forest

$1 billion eye hospital opens on New Market Street

55 NDCs now equipped with garbage trucks under national rollout

Three foreign nationals sentenced to prison over illegal mining in Iwokrama forest