CARICOM Appoints Eminent Persons Group To Broker Discussions With Haitian Interests
CARICOM Heads of Government have appointed an Eminent Persons Group (EPG) to represent them to extend the Community’s Good Offices to the Government of Haiti…
Regional News
Strong Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake Strikes In Caribbean Just Off Border Between Panama And Colombia
[AP] A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck Wednesday night in the Caribbean Sea just off the Panama-Colombia border, the U.S. Geological…
USVI Levels Accusations at JP Morgan After Bank’s Evidence Links Local Politicians to Sex Offender
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] In a heated legal battle surrounding the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the V.I. Department of Justice has…
Epstein Scandal: JPMorgan Outlines Alleged Roles of Major Political Players in USVI
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] In a heavily-redacted filing entered on Tuesday (May 23), lawyers for JP Morgan have placed on record their opposition to the…
U.N. Secretary General And Jamaica Prime Minister Holness To Discuss Haiti, Climate Crisis
[Miami Herald] United Nations-Secretary General António Guterres is in Jamaica for two days, to meet with Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The two are discussing a…
King Charles III As Head Of State In St Vincent And The Grenadines ‘Absurd’
[BBC] The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines has said having a British monarch as head of state is “an absurdity” he would…
BVI Premier Calls For US To Help Stem Flow Of Guns Into Territory
[CMC] British Virgin Islands (BVI) Premier Natalio Wheatley says the United States should do more to help his country stem the flow of guns. Wheatley,…
List Of Storm Names For The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season
[WFLA] The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is less than a month away, and while no one can predict exactly when the first storm will appear,…
Cuba Canceled May Day Parade Because Of Fuel Shortages
[BBC] Cuba’s communist government cancelled Monday’s traditional May Day parade because of acute fuel shortages. Every year hundreds of thousands of people are bussed in…
Lorna Smith Joins VIP, Paving Way for New British Virgin Islands Government
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] On Tuesday afternoon, elected members of the Virgin Islands Party were sworn in to form the next government of the British…