In retrospect, 2011 was just the first wave. That year, massive rafts of Sargassum—a brown seaweed that lives in the open ocean—washed up on beaches across the Caribbean, trapping sea turtles and filling the air with the stench of rotting eggs. “It presented immense challenges,” says Hazel Oxenford,…
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Caribbean Countries Need Each Other
“The most evident aspect of it on a day-to-day basis to our population is the movement of the sargassum seaweed. We…
PANCAP aims for more access to care, support for migrants, mobile populations
PANCAP will convene a Regional Forum for the Development of a Regional Rights-Based Framework to increase access of…
‘Electrification of transport’ in focus in Barbados
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will conduct a two-day Electric Vehicle (EV) workshop at the…
Opinion: Climate Action – We All Need to Play Our Part
by Ambassador Daniela Tramacere, Head of the EU Delegation to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean States, the OECS, and…
CARICOM Advisory Group on Statistics meets in Georgetown
The Twenty-Second Regional Workshop of the CARICOM Advisory Group on Statistics began at the CARICOM…
Date set for CCJ referendum in Antigua and Barbuda
November 6 is the date when Antiguans and Barbudans will vote in a referendum to determine whether the Caribbean…
Barbados abolishes visa requirement for Haitian nationals
The newly elected Mia Mottley-led administration has abolished the “illegal” visa requirement for Haitian nationals…
Opinion: Beyond the hurricanes, how do we finance resilience in the Caribbean?
by Deodat Maharaj
UNDP Senior Advisor for the Caribbean
As a new hurricane season approaches in the Caribbean,…
Jamaica-Born Judge Lands Another Big US Promotion … Credits Upbringing For…
United States judge, Renatha Francis, who was born and raised in Jamaica, has been named to the Eleventh Judicial…