Regional News
Jamaican farmers to receive government assistance following rain damage
With farmers in Jamaica’s South Manchester and St Elizabeth still reeling from damage to their crops from recent heavy rainfalls, Jamaican Minister of Agriculture,...
T&T feeling effects of climate change says Rowley
As an economy largely based on oil and gas and petrochemicals, Trinidad and Tobago is transitioning, over reasonable and manageable time, to net zero...
Massive salary increase for Jamaican politicians
Jamaica’s politicians, including those at the local government level, are set to benefit from massive increases in their salaries over a three-year period ending...
Antigua and Barbuda opens embassy in Beijing
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne officially opened the Antigua and Barbuda Embassy in Beijing.
Prime Minister Browne said the establishment of this embassy...
Saint Lucian Government commits to ‘year of infrastructure’ initiative
For the first time, the Government of Saint Lucia will allocate revenue from the Citizenship by Investment Program (CIP) towards constructing affordable homes for...
Suriname’s President calls on nationals to put aside differences
Suriname’s President Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi is calling on all nationals to put aside their differences, which he says “worries me seriously” and come together to deal...
Slipping literacy rate ‘a concern’ says Bajan education official
Principal of Erdiston Teachers’ Training College in Barbados, Dr Patricia Saul, is concerned about the slipping literacy rate in the country.
She said according to...
Citizens in T&T invited to apply for Salary Relief Grants
Trinidad and Tobago’s Finance Ministry is inviting eligible people who have lost a source of income during May 2021 to apply for the Salary...
26 partiers arrested in T&T for breaching COVID-19 protocols
Twenty-six people were arrested at a residence in Trinidad and Tobago for breach of the Public Health regulations on Sunday.
The group, which included six...
Sex Offenders Bill passes in T&T Senate with unanimous vote
The Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2021 has been passed in the Upper House of Trinidad and Tobago with 28 members voting in favour of...