Karate prodigy aiming for the top

AN ambitious karate prodigy is aiming for the top. Ayden Rennals is set for his first senior karate tournament this weekend as he aims to qualify for the World Championships in Egypt next month, writes Vlad Andrejevic. The London-born Jamaican...

Education Minister attends KIX LAC Hub Regional Meeting 2025

Minister for Education Sen. the Hon. David Andrew recently attended the 2025 Kix Lac Hub Regional Meeting held in Antigua, Guatemala. KIX is the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, a global platform to strengthen education systems, and KIX LAC is...

This U.S. paradise just beat Paris as the world’s most romantic getaway

Paris may forever be known as the City of Love, but a new study shows it’s been dethroned by none other than Maui, Hawaii. In a recent survey of 2,000 Americans conducted by Talker Research in partnership with Funjet Vacations, 34% of respondents...

US and the Caribbean: Strategic Alliance Against Regional Threats

Cooperation between the United States and the Caribbean has become an essential pillar of regional security, founded on a deep and enduring strategic alliance. Over the past four decades, a consistent framework of economic and security programs...

HIA, George Charles Airport Get Automated Passport Control Kiosk Machines

. The modernization of the island’s airports has been given a major boost following the donation of several Automated Passport Control Kiosk Machines to the government and people of St Lucia from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)...

PH drops to 79th place in global passport ranking

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine passport dropped to 79th place in the 2025 Henley Passport Index (HPI), six slots lower from last year's 73rd ranking The Philippines tied with Sierra Leone for the 79th place out of 199 passports reviewed for...

US $15 Billion Crackdown on Cambodian Scams

By: Toh Han Shih Vincent Chen Zhi More assets are expected to be seized in the wake of the largest forfeiture action in the history of the US Department of Justice, involving a “pig butchering” online scam allegedly operated by a Cambodian...

Agriculture Ministry launches red snapper pilot to strengthen food security

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is advancing Jamaica’s food security and pioneering a new frontier in blue economy sustainability through a Red Snapper Cage Culture Fin Fish Pilot Project. The project is spearheaded by the United...

Israel Vows to Strike ‘Everywhere’ Against Iranian Regime

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at deadly strikes between Israel and Iran, day one of meetings at the G-7 summit, and a U.S. immigration crackdown. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. Attacks on Tehran...

SVG’s next moves in response to Grenada’s trilateral proposal

Conflict or Co-operation: SVG’s Next Steps in Response to Grenada’s Trilateral Proposal What if there is oil out there? What would oil mean for the OECS region? The Caribbean Sea seems to be entering a new era of maritime diplomacy. Grenada’s...

OECS Commission and Commonwealth of Learning Sign MOU to Advance Digital Learning and Education Transformation

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen collaboration in advancing digital learning, open education, and teacher...

US Seeks $14 Billion in Bitcoin From Cambodian Crypto Scammer in Record Forfeiture

The United States on Tuesday announced that it is seeking the forfeiture of 127,271 Bitcoin, currently worth over $14.2 billion, in the largest such forfeiture action in the history of the Department of Justice. The United States Attorney's Office...

Anguilla, The Bahamas, Dominica, and Montserrat solidify their longstanding commitment to the CRFM

Anguilla, The Bahamas, Dominica, and Montserrat solidify their longstanding commitment From left to right: Mr. Montez Williams (The Bahamas), Hon. Roland Royer (Dominica), Hon. John P. Osborne (Montserrat), and Hon. Kyle Hodge (Anguilla) sign the...

It’s a Snap: Caged Fish Could Help Lower Jamaica’s Fish Imports.

- Advertisement - Jamaica’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is working on increasing home grown food production and build a sustainable blue economy through a new Red Snapper Cage Culture Pilot Project. The experiment is led by the...

30-Day Residency, Mandatory Interviews and Biometrics Among Features of New CIP Bill

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP A parliamentary select committee met Tuesday to review new legislation aimed at tightening Antigua and Barbuda’s Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP), including a major change that increases the...

Golden Visa Due Diligence Requirements

WASHINGTON, DC — The surge of interest in Golden Visa programs across Europe, the Middle East, and the Caribbean has made one principle unavoidable: every legitimate residency- or citizenship-by-investment process now begins and ends with due...

Fishers uneasy over Sandals overwater villas at Mammee Bay

Sandals Resorts International’s US$230-million redevelopment of its Dunn’s River hotel property, particularly the addition of 18 overwater villas, has received mixed reactions from the community, according to a newly released environmental impact...

Agriculture Ministry Launches Red Snapper Pilot to Strengthen Food Security and Blue Economy

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is advancing Jamaica’s food security and pioneering a new frontier in blue economy sustainability through a Red Snapper Cage Culture Fin Fish Pilot Project. The project is spearheaded by the United...

A win against period poverty

Commentary Gabrielle Hosein 2 Hrs Ago Dr Gabrielle Jamela Hosein - BUDGET 2025 is the first to mention period poverty. This is historic. It is the result of global and local feminist activism to frame menstruation as a public health, human rights,...

Redeveloped Hewanorra International Airport potentially finished by 2029

By Enrique Rupert If all goes to plan, the redevelopment of the Hewanorra International Airport in Saint Lucia could possibly be completed by 2029, according to the General Manager of the Saint Lucia Air and Sea Port Authority (SLASPA) Daren...