News Americas, Brooklyn, NY, Tues. Sept. 5, 2023: The Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival, (BCLF), returns this year to celebrate its milestone fifth season in New York City. Through the BCLF, Caribbean thought and intellectualism, which are often underrepresented in popular culture, have a unique platform to be celebrated, appreciated, and thrive. From September 7th-10th, lovers […]
News Americas, TORONTO, Canada, Thurs. Sept. 21, 2023: The Canadian government has enforced sanctions against three Haitian entrepreneurs, alleging their involvement in corruption and “other illicit activities” and their alleged facilitation of armed gang operations that have aggravated a severe social and humanitarian crisis in Haiti. These sanctions, which target Marc Antoine Acra, Carl Braun, […]
News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. Sept. 29, 2023: Cuba’s embassy in the U.S. capital of Washington D.C. was the target of a violent attack late on September 24. In a statement shared on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla said that an individual had thrown two Molotov cocktails […]
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Oct. 10, 2023: The US is saluting Curaçao on Curaçao Day – a public holiday that is observed annually on October 10th to celebrate the island’s 10th anniversary of becoming a nation inside the Dutch Kingdom. “On behalf of the people of the United States of America, I congratulate […]
News Americas, MIAMI, FL, Weds. Oct. 18, 2023: In a bizarre twist, the alleged partner of Jamaican Member of Parliament Phillip Paulwell, and a US Navy petty officer stands accused of abducting and murdering his 10-month-old daughter and her mother. The United States (US) Navy Criminal Investigative Service has become reportedly involved in the inquiry […]
News Americas, HAVANA, Cuba, Fri. Oct. 20, 2023: Around 300 Cubans and Palestinians came together this week to express their outrage over the bombing of the Al Ahli hospital in Gaza. Cubans take part in a demonstration in support of the Palestinian people. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) (Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty […]
News America, KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thurs. Nov. 9, 2023: Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has strongly condemned the “barbaric and merciless” murder of two schoolboys in Jamaica earlier this week, emphasizing that all forms of violence are abhorrent and must be severely punished. The victims, Justin Perry and Nacholive Smith of Chetwood Primary School, were shot […]
News Americas, ORANJESTAD, ARUBA, Fri. Nov. 10, 2023: On November 10, 2023, Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands extended her Caribbean visit to the picturesque island of Aruba, where she made a significant stop at the renowned National Park Arikok. The visit to this natural sanctuary showcased the Princess’s commitment to environmental conservation and specifically focused […]
News Americas, RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Weds. Nov. 22, 2023: In a significant move to boost sustainable development in the Caribbean, the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed two vital Framework Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with the governments of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. This strategic partnership, led by SFD’s […]
By Dr. Lorraine Sobers News Americas, PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Weds. Nov. 29, 2023: There are two types of people: those who accept and adopt new technology before it becomes mainstream and those who wait for the hype to die down. The energy sector has its fair share of hype and buzzwords. New technology, born […]