A group of experts has said there is a learning crisis in the Caribbean and Latin America, and building better school infrastructures could help address the problem. An article published by the World Bank said that "good-quality infrastructure can change the learning environment for many boys and girls",
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community will meet today in Paramaribo, Suriname for the 43rd Regular CARICOM Meeting. The opening ceremony will be held at the Assuria Hermitage High Rise at 6:00 PM. CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Hon.
JIS - The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) reported that the economy grew by 8.2 per cent for the fiscal year 2021/22, compared to 2020/21. This was aided by a 6.4 per cent out-turn between January and March 2022, compared to the same period last year. In
Release - His Excellency Dr. Asim Ahmed, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, paid a visit to the OECS Geneva Mission to meet with Ambassador Colin Murdoch regarding the candidacy of the Maldives for a
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued tropical storm warnings for parts of the Caribbean ahead of what is likely to become the second Atlantic storm. "Potential Tropical Cyclone Two" was formed Monday evening east of Trinidad. In its 5:00 AM advisory, NHC issued a Tropical Storm Warning
Another Mitchell has been elected as Grenada's new prime minister, and he's new to politics. Dickon Mitchell, who led the National Democratic Party Congress this year, won 52 percent of votes against the island's longtime prime minister, Keith Mitchell of the New National Party, with 48
The Caribbean immigrants were honored Wednesday for their "profound contribution" to the United Kingdom's recovery post-war. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge led the ceremony at the Waterloo train station in London where the monument called The National Windrush Monument is erected. The statue depicted a
Leaders from Commonwealth countries are all set for the official opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda. After the official opening, the Commonwealth heads will attend forums, ministerial meetings, side events and other activities under the theme
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre (SRC) has won the 2022 Volcanic Surveillance and Crisis Management Award from the world’s leading global volcanological association. UWI SRC Director Dr Erouscilla Joseph accepted the award presented by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry
US Coast Guard Cutter Thetis' crew seized more than $99 million worth of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. Approximately 5,237 pounds of the illegal narcotic was offloaded at the USCG Base Miami Beach last Friday. “Interdicting drug traffickers on the open ocean is challenging work and every
