US Coast Guard offloads multi-million dollar cocaine seizure in Caribbean Sea Barbados Today24/04/20220116 views SOURCE: CMC — The United States Coast Guard says it recently offloaded about 1,289 pounds of cocaine with an estimated wholesale value of about US$11.7 million at Coast Guard Base… Read more
Region launches 3-year project to develop cultural and creative industries Barbados Today23/04/20220117 views SOURCE: CMC — Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), Dr Armstrong Alexis says the creative industries in the region have suffered due to “insufficient government and private sector investments… Read more
T&T PM and other CARICOM leaders to meet with US officials in Barbados Barbados Today18/04/20220174 views SOURCE – CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley travels to Barbados on Tuesday to participate in a series of talks with high-level United States officials, according… Read more
REGION – UWI Climate Studies Group says Caribbean under threat Barbados Today18/04/20220129 views SOURCE – CMC – The University of the West Indies Climate Studies Group at Mona (CSGM) says Caribbean islands need to pay attention to the second instalment of the United… Read more
REGION – UWI Professor re-elected as Chair of UN C.E.R.D Barbados Today18/04/20220174 views The Director of the Centre for Reparation Research (CRR) at The University of the West Indies, Professor Verene A. Shepherd, has been reappointed to the position of Chair of the… Read more
REGION – CTU team visits French territories on CaribIX project Barbados Today18/04/20220123 views A delegation headed by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Rodney Taylor, will visit the territories of Guadeloupe, St Barthélemy and St Martin this month. Taylor will… Read more
ICE moves to protect non-citizen Caribbean immigrants with serious mental health disorders Barbados Today17/04/20220174 views SOURCE: CMC — The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced new policies to strengthen protections for detained non-citizen Caribbean and other immigrants with serious mental disorders or… Read more
Black sea eggs dying off in Caribbean Barbados Today16/04/20220170 views SOURCE: CMC — Fisheries officials here are investigating “an apparent mass die off” event involving the long spine Black Sea Egg from the Caribbean islands of St Vincent and the… Read more
REGIONAL: Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne tests positive for COVID-19 Barbados Today11/04/20220259 views ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has confirmed that he has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), but that he is “feeling fine” and has little nasal… Read more
Researchers forecast above normal 2022 hurricane season Barbados Today09/04/2022092 views Scientists at the Colorado State University say they expect the 2022 Atlantic basin hurricane season will have above-normal activity. In a press release, researchers note the early prediction is for… Read more