To commemorate and honour the resilience of the "last existing indigenous peoples in the world," Dominica is holding a festive celebration to its first inhabitants—the Kalinago people. This is the 41st edition of the Kalinago Week, a week-long revelry with a variety of activities that highlight
Media Release - How can the Caribbean better deal with change and continue to develop? That depends on the investment made in its people, and their ability to innovate in sectors as diverse as education, health, youth entrepreneurship and youth justice based on comments experts
The number of people estimated to be facing moderate to severe levels of food insecurity in the English-speaking Caribbean has risen by an alarming 46 per cent over the last six months. Nearly 4.1 million people or 57 per cent of the population, now face
An escalation in what the UN is calling “violent civil unrest” in Haiti, and the subsequent blockading of roads across the country, is making it “very challenging for humanitarian partners to assist”, according to the UN Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric. Nationwide protests sparked initially by the almost
Tropical Depression Seven is now Tropical Storm Fiona, and could become a hurricane before arriving near the Dominican Republic Sunday night or Monday, according to a report. Weather.com said that Tropical Storm Fiona tracking toward the northern Caribbean islands, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,
UN NEWS—As the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 plunged to its lowest since March 2020, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the end of the pandemic is now in sight. “We have never been in a better position
Dominica has spent an estimated EC$40 million (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) for preparing the land needed to build the island's international airport. At a recent meeting with the Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced that EC$40 million was used to acquire
Forecasters are monitoring a tropical depression that has developed in the Atlantic, which could become the season's sixth storm. According to the National Hurricane Center, "the system is expected to move through the Leeward Islands on Friday or Friday night, bringing heavy rainfall and possible wind
ASSOCIATED PRESS—Cheering crowds greeted King Charles III on Tuesday in Northern Ireland on his tour of the four parts of the United Kingdom, where the visit drew a rare moment of unity from politicians in a region with a contested British and Irish identity that
The passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday marked the end of an era for Britain. At the Royal Family's castle in Balmoral, the longest-reigning monarch of Great Britain died peacefully at age 96. News of her deteriorating health prompted the Queen's immediate family to rush to
