JamaicaLocal NewsStorm Watch Light & Power crew assisting Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa by Barbados Today 15/11/2025 written by Barbados Today 2 min read In a strong demonstration of Caribbean unity and resilience, the Barbados Light & Power Company Ltd (Light & Power) has answered the urgent call for assistance from the Jamaica Power … Continue Reading 15/11/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CharityRegional CIBC Caribbean commits US$500 000 to Jamaica’s relief and restoration efforts by Barbados Today 14/11/2025 by Barbados Today 14/11/2025 CIBC Caribbean has mobilised its partners to respond to the call for relief for the people of Jamaica, following the shocking devastation left by Hurricane Melissa. Through CIBC Caribbean’s … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
PoliticsRegional FAO appoints assistant director-general and regional representative for Latin America and the C’bean by Barbados Today 13/11/2025 by Barbados Today 13/11/2025 The director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has appointed Rene Orellana Halkyer, a Bolivian national, as the new assistant director-general and regional … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
NewsRegionalSt Lucia Saint Lucians to vote on December 1 for new government by Barbados Today 09/11/2025 by Barbados Today 09/11/2025 Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister Philip J Pierre has announced Monday, December 1, 2025 as the date for general election. He has also set Monday, November 21, 2025, as Nomination Day. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CrimeRegional RSS Training Institute working to strengthen regional investigative capacity by Barbados Today 05/11/2025 by Barbados Today 05/11/2025 The Regional Security System Training Institute (RSS TI) has successfully completed a Criminal Investigation Course designed to boost the region’s ability to investigate and manage serious and complex crimes. The … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Regional Pan-American Life Insurance Group names Caribbean CEO by Barbados Today 04/11/2025 by Barbados Today 04/11/2025 Pan-American Life Insurance Group has appointed industry veteran Winston S Williams as chief executive officer for its Caribbean region, positioning him to lead the insurer’s next phase of growth across … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
RegionalStorm Watch Jamaica’s Firewater Mineral Healing Spring survives Hurricane by Shanna Moore 04/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 04/11/2025 In Windsor, St Ann, where homes are still roofless and trees lie broken along the roadside, one local landmark survived the terrifying Hurricane Melissa: the famous Firewater Healing Spring. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
RegionalStorm Watch Windsor Road residents rally together to improve community by Shanna Moore 04/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 04/11/2025 Along the narrow, mud-caked lanes of Windsor Road, the sound of hammers and power saws now fills the air where Hurricane Melissa left silence and ruin. Men climb atop … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaLocal NewsRegional Black River Hospital heroes plead for help by Shanna Moore 04/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 04/11/2025 The doctors, nurses and other hospital staff who kept some 71 patients alive as Hurricane Melissa tore through the main health facility in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, are now facing crises … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaLocal NewsRegional ‘Better life than material’: Mother recalls fleeing Melissa with children in tow by Shanna Moore 03/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 03/11/2025 When the river behind her home began to rise and the wind peeled away the roof above her kitchen, Tasheva Hinds knew it was time to run. The mother of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
