UK: Donald Trump praises ‘eternal friendship’ at state banquet
From BBC President Donald Trump has praised the “eternal friendship” between the UK and US as he joined a state banquet at Buckingham Palace. The Queen said the countries were celebrating an alliance which had ensured the “safety and prosperity…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Edward Seaga – A Caribbean enigma
By Sir Ronald Sanders from Caribbean News Now Edward Seaga was a great Jamaican patriot well deserving of the many tributes that have been paid to him concerning his devoted service to his country. But, he was not a regionalist and…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Brown and Mottley – Shapers of the regional future
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now Prime Ministers Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda and Mia Mottley of Barbados are two of the Caribbean’s young and dynamic leaders, both workaholics with clear and determined visions for the betterment…
Pooling resources and sharing strategies at the Understanding Risk Caribbean Conference
Understanding Risk Caribbean Conference to be held in Barbados, 27 May – 1 June 2019 Hundreds of participants from more than 35 countries and territories will meet at the Understanding Risk Caribbean Conference in Barbados, at the University of the West Indies…
Cayman Islands Premier begins meetings in London
LONDON – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin met separately on Wednesday with Ben Wallace, Minister of State for the Home Office and Ben Merrick, Director of the Overseas Territories Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Accompanying Premier McLaughlin was Chief…
Five OECS social entrepreneurs nominated for participation at the One Young World Summit 2019
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 — As part of the OECS Commission’s commitment to drive youth development in the region, it has become a nominating agency for the One Young World (OYW) Summit held in London, United Kingdom, from 22 – 25 October 2019. This…
Caribbean: in no one’s backyard
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Barbados Today P.J. Patterson, the former Prime Minister of Jamaica, recently observed to an attentive audience in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, that: “We of the Caribbean should never allow our strategy…
London man is second reported to be cured of HIV, a major development in the fight against AIDS
From The Virgin Islands Consortium Researchers revealed on Monday that a man infected with HIV may be the second person to beat the virus that causes AIDS, a development that takes the fight in finding a cure a giant leap…
URGENT: Can you help get Edith to London?
By Joanna Ewart-James, Freedom United A couple of days ago, we asked our community to chip in to buy train tickets so survivors from around the UK can join our action in London. Thank you to everyone who has already contributed! We have…
US: Here are the most in-demand programming jobs and languages, according to Hired
By Jonathan Shieber Looking for a high-paying, in-demand job as a programmer? Learning to code for blockchain applications is the way to go, according to a surveyfrom the job placement organization, Hired. In a survey of 98,000 developers on the company’s platform,…






