New regional sustainability bond targets US$250m Lourianne Graham07/10/20260100 views A first-ever regional sustainability bond was launched Tuesday to raise US$250m ($500m) to help Caribbean governments build climate-resilient infrastructure at below-market borrowing rates, with a market launch planned by the… Read more
‘Manifesto’ launched as CARICOM ushers new reparations phase Ricardo Roberts19/09/2026068 views Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong has said a new phase in the global movement for reparatory justice for transatlantic slavery has begun with the launch of a revised CARICOM Ten-Point… Read more
Barbados joins CARICOM-Mexico aid shipment to Cuba Ricardo Roberts11/09/20260906 views Barbados has contributed food supplies, mainly powdered milk, to a CARICOM humanitarian shipment delivered to Cuba with Mexico’s assistance amid severe shortages caused by the intensified American blockade of the… Read more
Mottley calls for stronger CARICOM-Africa ties Barbados Today07/09/20260105 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley is calling for greater movement of people, trade, education and opportunities between Africa and the Caribbean as the regions mark CARICOM-Africa Day. In her message, Mottley… Read more
Martinique, Barbados sign landmark cooperation agreement Barbados Today10/07/20260119 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley and Serge Letchimy, President of the Executive Council of Martinique, signed a cooperation agreement between the two territories on July 7, on the sidelines of the… Read more
CARICOM strengthened after summit, says Wickham Ricardo Roberts09/07/20260308 views Regional pollster Peter Wickham has said CARICOM has emerged stronger from its latest heads of government meeting, pointing to diplomatic compromise, legal clarity, and renewed political engagement as signs of… Read more
Ferry plan must prioritise cargo to be viable, economist says Ricardo Roberts09/07/20260300 views A proposed CARICOM ferry service should be designed first and foremost around the commercial movement of goods, with passenger transport treated as secondary, economist Jeremy Stephen has suggested, if the… Read more
Tense exchange at closing CARICOM briefing over alleged US boat strike Barbados Today09/07/20260217 views by Kherim Nelson Questions surrounding the disappearance of Saint Lucian fisherman Ricky Joseph took centre stage during the closing press conference of the 51st CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting, as… Read more
Barbados ‘happy’ with free movement, Grenada and Saint Lucia may join Barbados Today09/07/20260228 views by Kherim Nelson Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says her country has had a positive experience as one of the first four CARICOM member states to start full free movement… Read more
CARICOM moves towards ferry trial within months as cargo cost-cruncher Barbados Today08/07/202602.3K views A long-awaited regional ferry service is moving closer to a real-world test, with CARICOM leaders signalling that a Trinidad and Tobago–owned vessel could begin limited operations “within months” as part… Read more