Caribbean queens among first to qualify

ATHLETICS: With the 500-day countdown officially underway for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship, three Caribbean stars, Julien Alfred, Thea Lafond-Gadson, and Marileidy Paulino, have already stamped their ticket to the showpiece said to …

Pictures of the Week Latin America and Caribbean Photo Gallery

A member of the LGBTI community models a creation inspired by Lady Gaga's style, some made by the models themselves and others created by the sustainable fashion house "Escola de Divines," at the Central Train Station days before Lady Gaga…

St Vincent Among Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Travel Hotspots

Curaçao, Belize and SVG are the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Travel Hotspots St. Vincent (SVG) is recognised as one of the three fastest-growing travel hotspots in the Caribbean, according to a report by the Caribbean Journal. In 2024, the Caribbean saw …

CARILEC signs MOU to strengthen energy capacity in the Caribbean

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of CARILEC, Dr Cletus Bertin (l) and Executive Director of GSI, Dr Wayne Archibald shakes on it after signing of MOU THE CARIBBEAN ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICES CORPORATION (CARILEC) and Green Solutions International SKN Incorporated (GSI), …

Island SPACE Caribbean Museum Represents Caribbean Americans at Florida Capitol

Island SPACE Caribbean Museum Executive Director Calibe Thompson with State Reps. Lisa Dunkley and Christine Hunschofsky, Broward County Commissioner Hazelle Rogers and State Rep. Marie Woodson at Caribbean Day in the Florida Capitol. TALLAHASSEE — Island …

Caribbean nationals in Brooklyn hold candlelight vigil in for Adrianna Younge

Hundreds of Caribbean nationals gathered in Brooklyn on April 28 for a candlelight vigil honoring 11-year-old Adrianna Younge, whose suspicious death and discovery in a Guyana hotel pool has sparked global calls for justice. The vigil is one of several …

Americans are choosing a hot Caribbean vacation this summer

China becoming ‘more aggressive’ in the Caribbean, House Republicans warn

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US drops plan to tax Caribbean’s China-built ships

Dramatic price hikes for Virgin Islands residents may have been averted after the United States abandoned plans to tax Caribbean transporters who use China-built ships in its ports, Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said. Tropical Shipping, a major player …

'Astonishing' SNP MSP who saved Maggie Chapman's job voted while 'enjoying herself in the Caribbean'

One of three SNP MSPs who saved Maggie Chapman's job on Holyrood's Equalities Committee voted while "enjoying herself in the Caribbean." Evelyn Tweed backed the under fire Scottish Greens MSP despite her calling the Supreme Court judges …