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The University of the West Indies’ chief seismologist on Tuesday urged ongoing preparedness for multiple natural hazards across the Caribbean after major earthquakes in Panama and Venezuela. Disaster planning must …

Barbados will continue to press for an end to the economic embargo on Cuba and oppose double standards in the fight against terrorism, Senior Minister Kerrie Symmonds said at a …

Barbados has strengthened surveillance at its ports of entry following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Suriname, but Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Trotman said on Friday …

Legendary Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian the Mighty Sparrow – real name Slinger Francisco – arguably the artform’s greatest exponent – passed away peacefully in New York on Sunday at the …

Prime Minister Kamla Persad- Bissessar is no longer persona non grata in Venezuela, with Caracas now declaring her “persona grata” following a meeting with acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez in …

Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean and African countries have a duty to create their own trade routes, to be able to ensure that they have the credit ratings that …

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 …

A technical committee of historians and economists is to quantify Barbados’ compensation claim for more than two centuries of slavery, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced on Friday, urging Caribbean governments …

The Caribbean’s indigenous people must be at the heart of the region’s reparations agenda, not an “afterthought”, Taíno Chief Damon Gerard Corrie has told a regional conference. The chief of …