The judges have announced the 2024 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction shortlist, which is now under the new management of The Abbotsford Trust. The six books vying for the £25,000 award are: THE NEW LIFE by Tom Crewe (Chatto & Windus) HUNGRY GHOSTS by Kevin Jared
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret'd) Mark Phillips opened the third Guiana Shield Strategic Dialogue in Kingston, Georgetown, emphasizing the need to protect the Guiana Shield. Rich in biodiversity and with enormous commercial potential, the Guiana Shield includes Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Venezuela, and portions of Colombia and
At the G7 Climate Ministerial, which brings together the leaders of the world’s wealthiest economies, these countries must acknowledge the severe deficiencies in their existing emission reduction targets and demonstrate their global leadership by lowering their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 58% by 2030. The
Ministers responsible for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and the Blue Economy from Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) deliberated today, Friday, 26 April, at the 18th Regular Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the CRFM on the priority actions needed to advance sustainable development
Media Release — The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce that The Most Honourable Dodridge D. Miller, FB, FCCA, MBA, LL.M, LLD (Hon) has been appointed as its 7th Chancellor—the highest officeholder in The UWI system. Now formally Chancellor-Designate, Dr
Samuel Johnson, the CEO of the International Airport Development Company, recently shared updates on the ongoing airport project for the Commonwealth of Dominica. Covering a vast area of 22000 square meters, this project holds promise for boosting tourism in the region once it's completed. Key attention is
St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Terrance Drew attended the signing ceremony of a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the UAE-based K&K Group and Siemens Energy, a global leader in the energy industry, to kick off the Federation's trailblazing geothermal energy project. The signing of
Barbados has formally accepted Palestine as a state. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds announced following the media launch to highlight the activities for the 166th Regular Session of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Symmonds announced that Cabinet had "decided that the time
Dominica is getting ready for the upcoming arrival of two new cruise ships, The MV Island Sky and the MV Fram. The MV Island Sky is expected to arrive first on April 20th, followed by the MV Fram on April 22nd. Both ships will dock at the
CARICOM Secretariat — The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcome today's publication of the decree establishing the Transitional Presidential Council in Haiti. Establishing the nine-member, broad-based, politically inclusive Council signals the possibility of a new beginning for Haiti. CARICOM has supported Haiti, its
