Three Caribbean countries receive hydroponics systems
new climate-smart agriculture pilot project has been launched in three Caribbean territories. The Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA) through funding from Sony Global Justice Fund…
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Sandals St. Vincent and the Grenadines opens in March 2024
St Vincent and the Grenadines is preparing to welcome the newest Sandals Resort in the Caribbean. The official opening date is March 27, 2024. …
First Woman Elected President of Dominica
Mrs. Sylvanie Burton is the President-Elect of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Mrs Burton, the first woman, and first Kalinago woman, was elected in a formal…
At IICA Conference, Regional Ministers to Discuss Most Urgent Issues On Food Security And Agricultural Sustainability Agenda
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Press Release) The Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas will be meeting in San José, Costa Rica, from October…
Member States move forward with agreed Minimum Standards for measurement of Violence Against Women and Girls Administrative Data
The Caribbean Community has agreed on a set of minimum standards to guide the production of high-quality data on violence against women and girls which can be…
Child stabbed after reportedly refusing man’s offer to look at phone
A 31-year-old laborer from St Mary is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing a child when she refused his offer to show her…
Guyana Amazon Warriors captures CPL 2023 Title
It was a historic night at Providence as Guyana Amazon Warriors won the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final with a 9 wicket…
Guyana: Ramada Hotel closed indefinitely
Less than 48 hours after a fire damaged a major section of the 194-room Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel, the facility Monday announced its closure “until…
Weather Update: Lee Now a Category Five Hurricane
Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKN SOURCE) — At press time Friday (Sept. 8), Hurricane Lee had more than quadrupled in power in the previous 24 hours,…
US embassy in Haiti urges citizens to leave country ‘as soon as possible’
[Reuters] The U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday urged citizens in the Caribbean country to leave “as soon as possible” citing security and infrastructure challenges,…