Opening Lines

Participants at a recently concluded high-level forum in The Bahamas want energy to be placed squarely before the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government to generate speedier action and firmer…

New technological equipment, including drones, is being brought to bear on law enforcement in St. Kitts and Nevis, as the government seeks to consolidate gains in 2016 in reducing crime.…

The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and a team of Norwegian experts have concluded a successful two-week fact-finding mission in the Caribbean aimed at identifying critical ways in which Norway…

The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has begun engaging citizens of member states on issues impacting their lives, the challenges facing the region, and the development opportunities for the…

The New Year has ushered in a major new development in Nevis. Nevis has enjoyed its status as an authentic Caribbean island, with boutique hotels, delicious cuisine, and a wealth…

The US is looking at Bahamian sand as a resource to shore-up Florida's eroding coastline, an Associated Press (AP) story revealed. The story explained that the Water Resources Development Act…

National Security Minister, Robert Montague, has announced a raft of measures to combat crime and violence and to improve the effectiveness of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for 2017. Speaking…

Five civil society organizations (CSOs) in Trinidad and Tobago are starting 2017 ready to tackle climate change through raising awareness, advocating for strong policies and action, and implementing practical adaptation…

With claims being made by the Dominica Prime Minister and various people on social media that Caribbean citizenship by investment programs (CIPs) are being unfairly targeted by the CBS network…

A new tourism record was set for 2016 when 610,000 long-stay visitors visited Barbados. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart made the disclosure recently, when he hosted the first of four receptions…

In the Caribbean, change is in the air. In fact, it’s in the cloud. There’s a new conversation among the community of technology experts who spearhead Caribbean Internet development, and…

The government of The Bahamas has given the green light to its embassy in Beijing, China, to further pursue a possible agriculture and fisheries partnership with the Chinese that promises…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has re-affirmed its commitment to working with Caribbean nations in addressing the challenges that stand in the way of securing strong, inclusive, and sustainable growth.…

Small-scale agro-processors in St. Kitts and Nevis are now better positioned, as business proprietors, to contribute to sustainable agriculture development thanks to the timely intervention by the Inter-American Institute for…

As Haiti struggles to recover from the massive destruction wrought by Hurricane Matthew, which pummeled the tiny country one month ago on October 4, the United Nations warned that, while…