China makes inroads in Caribbean nations through aid, trade
A commentary by Dan Southerland From RFA In the United States, when we think of the Caribbean Sea, many of us think of beaches and wonderful music. The music and the beaches still thrive. But a new Caribbean is emerging,…
$100M cocaine seizure at Kingston Container Terminal
From RJR News Online The Narcotics Police are reporting the seizure of nearly 200 pounds of what’s suspected to be cocaine with an estimated street value of more than a $100 million. The seizure was made yesterday at the Kingston…
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Barbados – CARIFESTA XIII ends
From Caribbean News Service Ten days of regional cultural expression came to an end at Kensington Oval Sunday night with organizers saying the festival was a resounding success. The Minister of Culture in Barbados Stephen Lashley said that all the…
CTO calls for U.S. and Caribbean alliance
From Travel Agent Central The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has called for a formal partnership between the region’s tourism sector and those responsible for implementing the United States-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act, also known as H.R. 2939. The Act, which was…
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Caribbean urged to fully embrace digital technology
From Jamaica Observer NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — Guyana’s Minister of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes, on Tuesday said that the Caribbean needs to commit to digital developments in the media, warning that telecommunications and digital technology are changing rapidly. Addressing the…
The Caribbean Is Poised To Become The Next Major Oil Region
By Haley Zaremba From Oilprice In the future, we may be hearing about the Caribbean a whole lot more when talking about oil and gas. Previously, the area was virtually off the map for the fossil fuels industry, despite its…
Twenty-six nations participate in Carifesta
By George Alleyne From Caribbean Life A Trinidadian Red Devil, a marauding Guyanese tiger, flouncing Bermudians, and Barbadian stilt walkers were among the 1,500 artists and performers who pranced and danced their way from Queen’s Park to Kensington Oval Sunday…
Guyana and Suriname nationals held with drugs in Bahamas
From Caribbean News Service NASSAU, Bahamas, Aug 16 2017 – Police say they have arrested two Caribbean nationals after they arrived here on Tuesday on a Caribbean airline. In a statement, the police said that in the first, Drug Enforcement…
Guyanese Emancipation Day
Guyanese celebrate Emancipation Day with colorful presentation By Tangerine Clarke From Caribbean Life Brooklyn-based Menes DeGroit excited thousands of mainly young Afro-Guyanese with his rhythmic drumming to pay homage to the ancestors, during a powerful Emancipation Day Festival at Guyana’s…
More companies looking for oil and gas off Guyana
By Bert Wilkinson From Caribbean Life Its offshore concession just a few miles from where ExxonMobil found large deposits of oil and gas two years ago, so Tullow Oil of the UK and Eco Atlantic Oil and Gas of Canada…
