On day two (2) of the Appropriation Bill (2023) discussion, Honourable Samal Duggins, Minister of Agriculture, pledged St. Kitts and Nevis' commitment to CARICOM's 25% by 2025 Agenda, which aims to lower the region's food cost. “Madam Speaker, we have adopted a more measurable goal
The new Jamaican banknotes have arrived and will be put into circulation in 2023. Minister of Finance and Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke revealed the printed polymer notes at a Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) press briefing on Thursday (December 15). "These notes are notably distinct from those
Grenada Rugby World 7s (GRW7s) organizers deemed the GRW7s "Pure Grenada. Pure 7s." event hosted at the National Cricket Stadium from December 1-2 a tremendous success. Grenada, in cooperation with the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), held the longest-running Club Rugby 7s event in the region for
His Excellency, Ambassador Dr Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, participated in the 2022 Effective Development Cooperation (EDC) Summit in his capacity as Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). The three-day summit was held at the
"We must increase investment in resilient public infrastructure designed to last and shelters designed and planned to preserve life." This was one of the highlights of the Caribbean Community Secretary-General's speech at the opening ceremony of the 12th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) held
Release - As part of its ongoing activities to prevent and control vector-borne diseases (VBDs) in the Region, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) visited the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in December 2022. The CARPHA team met with Government officials and Vector Control Officers
Antigua's redeveloped Deep Water Harbour port will help Antigua and Barbuda achieve its goal of becoming an Eastern Caribbean transshipment hub. During Thursday's official opening ceremony, Prime Minister Gaston Browne stated that the facility is the sole container terminal port in the OECS, allowing it to
Following the landslide victory of the Dominica Labour Party in the recently concluded general elections, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit addressed the nation. Skerrit once again expressed his gratitude for the support given to DLP. "I take this opportunity once again to express my sincere thanks and profound
Founder of collapsed FTX crypto exchange Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in The Bahamas after US authorities filed criminal charges against him. It is a remarkable fall from grace for the 30-year-old entrepreneur who rode the bitcoin boom to build one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved US$113 million under a 36-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program in addition to a US$189 million Resilient and Sustainability Fund (RSF) for Barbados. These funds will keep and improve macroeconomic stability, support structural reforms, and make the country more
