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Ralph Gonsalves defends public health discussion…

Source: Loop Caribbean Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines is defending the labeling of crime as a public health issue. Speaking at the opening of the second day of the…

Crime in the Caribbean: Jamaican PM calls for…

Source : Loop Caribbean Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, is calling for reform of the justice system to fight crime. Speaking at Regional Symposium: Violence as a Public Health Issue – The…

Antigua: Several court cases in limbo following…

Source: Loop Caribbean The government of Antigua and Barbuda will not be accepting the ruling of a High Court Judge which could cause hundreds of cases to be quashed. Last week, Justice Ann-Marie…

Antigua and Barbuda to host 8th Meeting of the…

OECS MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, April 18, 2023 — Antigua and Barbuda will host the Eighth (8th) Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Council of Ministers: Education (COM: Edu) on…

Statement by the Government of Saint Kitts and…

The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis is outraged by the kidnapping by alleged gangsters of Mr. Harold Marzouka, the father of the Honorary Consul of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Mr. Harold Marzouka, Jr,…

Committee recommends Jamaica as a republic

Source: Caribbean Life When Barbados made what was a seamless transition to a republic back in November 2021, authorities in Jamaica appeared back then to have been inspired and motivated to persuade…

Actor Winston ‘Bello’ Bell has died

Source: Jamaica Gleaner Jamaican actor and pastor Winston 'Bello' Bell has died. The news was announced on his Facebook page on Sunday morning. "It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of…

New Transatlantic Partnership to Address…

Washington, D.C., – An arrangement signed today between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) and the United States…

Sargassum levels likely to be severe in Eastern…

Source :LOOP Caribbean Over the next three months, the influx of Sargassum seaweed is likely to be severe in the Eastern Caribbean, though at different volumes. This is according to the March 2023…

New FAO Report: Women’s equality in agrifood…

According to the publication “The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems “, women make up 36% of the agrifood system workforce in Latin America and the Caribbean. The proportion of women in the…

CARICOM at the Crossroads

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – : * Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; * Dr. Acolla…

Antigua: Boat in West African migrant tragedy…

Source: Loop Caribbean An update has been received on what may have happened to the vessel which left Antigua last month and overturned with West Africans and Antiguans, resulting in the loss of three…

Senior Chinese legislator meets Antigua and…

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongzhong, vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, met with Robin Yearwood, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives of Antigua and…

Diplomat denies involvement in visa issue

GEORGETOWN (CMC): Guyana’s Ambassador to the United States, Samuel Hinds, has denied any involvement in hiring an American lobbying firm to assist a prominent businessman and political aspirant, Nazar…