BROWNE SWORN IN AS PRIME MINISTER; BENJAMIN RETAINS AG POST
By Carlena Knight ST JOHN’S, Antigua, January 20, 2023 — Just a few hours after the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) narrowly secured a third term in office, leader …
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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TO GET FIRST FEMALE GOVERNOR
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos — Ms. Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam will be the new Governor of Turks and Caicos Islands and first female to assume the role, The TCI Sun announced on …
Read MoreEIGHTH CARICOM-CUBA SUMMIT OPENS IN BARBADOS
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday inaugurated here the 8th CARICOM-Cuba Summit, which is celebrating 50 years of relations between the first four …
Read MoreNOT A MOMENT TO WASTE: SMALL ISLAND STATES MUST DEFEND THEMSELVES
GUEST COMMENTARY: BY SIR RONALD SANDERS (EDITOR’S NOTE: This commentary by Sir Ronald Saunders, Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States (OAS), was …
Read MoreSEVERAL ARRESTS AS JOINT OPERATION BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS, TCI POLICE RESTORES CALM
By HAYDEN BOYCE Publisher & Editor-in-Chief PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos, Oct. 17, 2022 — The joint operation between 24 police officers from The Bahamas and the Royal Turks and Caicos …
Read MoreGUTERRES SAYS UN SHOULD URGENTLY CONSIDER HAITI’S REQUEST FOR ARMED FORCES
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the U.N. Security Council to urgently consider Haiti’s request for deployment of an international specialized armed force to address its …
Read MoreJAMAICA ELECTED TO ICAO COUNCIL
MONTREAL, Canada — Jamaica has been elected to the powerful 36-member International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council for the 2022-2025 triennium. The election took place during the ICAO’s 41st Assembly, …
Read MoreOAS AND AMUNAFRO JOIN FORCES IN SUPPORT OF AFRO-COLOMBIAN PARTICIPATION IN COLOMBIA’S PUBLIC SPHERE
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Organization of American States (OAS) and the National Association of Mayors and Governors of Municipalities and Departments with Afro-descendant population of Colombia (AMUNAFRO for its acronym …
Read MoreST. MARY’S OLGA WILLIAMS IS NCSC SPELLING BEE CHAMPION
KINGSTON, Jamaica — D-O-D-E-C-A-H-E-D-R-O-N, meaning a three-dimensional figure having 12 faces that are pentagonal in shape, was the winning word spelled by 72-year-old Olga Williams of St. Mary to win …
Read MoreJAMAICA POISED TO BECOME A MAJOR MEDICAL CANNABIS INDUSTRY PLAYER
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says with medical cannabis gaining significant international traction, Jamaica remains on …
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