Canada reaffirms its alliance and commitment to strengthening its partnership with Barbados. This assurance was given by Canada’s High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean States, Lilian Chatterjee, during a courtesy meeting with the new Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, at
The Caribbean's appeal and reminder to help vulnerable countries mitigate the effects of climate change has been heard. This year's U.N. summit on climate change delivered a promise to create a climate fund on Sunday, a hard-fought deal made by countries despite the lack of ambition
Barbados secured a major "game-changer" contract with the Government of Rwanda to establish a new pharmaceutical industry, the first in the Caribbean. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley made the announcement during a press conference at the Grantley Adams International Airport. She told reporters that the accords
In a release by the Dominica Electoral Office, forty-five (45) candidates will contest in the December 6 general elections — nineteen (19) of whom are independent. The independent candidates were nominated in the following constituencies were: Castle Bruce – Kelvin Cadette Grand Bay – Henry Shillingford Mahaut – Dunstan
COP27 closing statement from AOSIS Chair, The Honourable Minister Molwyn Joseph, Antigua and Barbuda AOSIS promised the world we would not leave Sharm El Sheikh without achieving the establishment of a loss and damage response fund. A mission thirty years in the making has been accomplished. We
The Government of Canada will carry out biometric processing for persons wishing to obtain visas in Saint Kitts and Nevis from December 5 to 7, 2022. As part of the visa application process, nationals from Saint Kitts and Nevis must provide biometric information (fingerprints and a
Non-communicable diseases are said to be the leading causes of death in Dominica and the government has vowed to tackle the situation head-on. A coordinator will be appointed by the government to address the issue of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the island, according to Dr.
Barbados will honour nearly 6,000 Barbadians at the 2nd Humanitarian Awards Ceremony for their efforts to ensure the health and welfare of the country during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak. During the ceremony beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 20, at Kensington Oval, frontline
The Dominica Labour Party (DLP) campaign rallies are in full swing for the 2022 general elections. After the introduction of the Northern team, presentations for other DLP new candidates are held in their respective constituencies — all expressing their “readiness” to serve. Candidate for the Petite Savanne
Frontier Airlines will put an image of a red-billed streamer-tailed hummingbird — Jamaica's National Bird, on the tailfin of a 240-passenger aircraft that will be added to its fleet the next year. The Airbus A321 Neo, which is now under construction, will be named "Stewart the
