CRFM inks new accords with OECS, The UWI

The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) sealed its first bilateral accord with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The signing was executed during the Sixteenth Special Meeting of the CRFM...

New film explores how Caribbean workers helped win second world war

It’s a significant chapter of wartime history that has until now been largely confined to memory, private archive and songs by 1940s Trinidadian calypsonian Lord Invader. Now, the hidden story of how Caribbean workers helped win the second world...

Former central bank governor urges easing of foreign exchange restrictions for cultural workers

62 By Emmanuel Joseph Former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr Delisle Worrell, has called on the government to make foreign currency freely available to cultural practitioners, arguing that such a policy would be the single most...

Experts: The key ‘unknowns’ of overshooting the 1.5C global-warming limit

Last week, around 180 scientists, researchers and legal experts gathered in Laxenburg, Austria to attend the first-ever international conference focused on the controversial topic of climate “overshoot”. This hypothesised scenario would see global...

OECS Hosts Joint Biodiversity and Ocean Governance Meeting in Guadeloupe

The ocean, often described as the planet’s life-support system, is home to an extraordinary wealth of biodiversity. The French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer) estimates that between 60 and 80 percent of the world’s...

As rent prices rise, locals question if housing is within reach

The cost of rent in Saint Lucia has crept higher, a truth anyone searching for a place to live can confirm without needing to consult statistics. This shows in the way friends talk about housing, in the prices listed on Facebook rental pages, in...

Guest post: How Caribbean states are shifting climate legislation

The Caribbean region is among the most vulnerable to climate change, despite historically contributing less than half of one percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Rising sea levels, extreme heat and more frequent and intense storms – such as...

CRFM inks new accords with Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States and the University of the West Indies

Belize City, Belize, 9 October 2025 (CRFM)— The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) sealed its first bilateral accord with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The signing was executed...

Turkey lifts ban on Iraq's Sulaymaniyah airport amid PKK peace process

Turkey has agreed to lift the flight ban it placed on Iraq's Sulaymaniyah International Airport more than two years ago over alleged Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) activity in the area, flag carrier Turkish Airlines and Iraq's Kurdistan region...

De Culture

As St. Lucia commences its celebration of the 2025 version of Creole Heritage Month, it is difficult not to think about our cultural heritage and where it fits in today’s St. Lucia. Jounen Kweyol has grown in popularity over the years and remains...

Caribbean cultural practitioners and Cricket West Indies face identical dilemmas

Dear Editor, In a media event on October 1 at Cricket West Indies’ headquarters in Antigua, the top executives explained the financial challenge facing the company. In order to retain full membership of the International Cricket Council the West...

The call for ethical guardrails: Caribbean schools return as AI skills gap demands urgent action

As students across the Caribbean settle into new classes, there’s mounting pressure to prepare workers for artificial intelligence integration. The accelerating adoption of AI demands both ethical guardrails and practical training that many...

Neo-Colonialism in LATAM: Part 5: The China Factor, More Bridges, Less Walls!

The following is the fifth installment in a series of five articles written by Saint Lucia-based journalist Earl Bousquet in connection with the upcoming Conference on ‘Colonialism, Neo-colonialism and Their Consequences’, which will be held in...

EXPRESS CATERING’S US$5-M GAMBLE

The Guitar Bar at the Sangster International Airport, part of Express Catering Limited’s offerings at the airport. IF you’ve gone through Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport (SIA) recently, you’ve likely passed a Margaritaville bar or a...

Wigton to be twice as big after multibillion solar buildout

Wigton Energy Limited, which has set sights on becoming one of the largest owners of solar power in Jamaica, says it will take two years to build out the 70 megawatts of capacity. The company will remain focused on renewable energy, but the solar...

CRFM Inks New Accords With OECS and UWI to Strengthen Regional Fisheries Collaboration

CRFM Inks New Accords With OECS and UWI to Strengthen Regional Fisheries Collaboration BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — October 9, 2025 | Times Caribbean Online The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has deepened its regional partnerships with...

Guyana joins early warning system to tackle “new psychoactive substances”

Last Updated on Thursday, 9 October 2025, 22:24 by Writer Left to right: Head of CANU James Singh, Home Affairs Ministry of Permanent Secretary Andre Ally, Chief Medical Officer Dr Narine Singh and Special Adviser at the Organisation of American...

ECCU’s Bold Strategy to Empower Household Investors

ECCB, ECCU Member Governments Partner to Boost Investment by Households The Regional Government Securities Market (RGSM), in partnership with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), has launched a new Retail Bond Initiative to make government...

Guyana launches Early Warning System on Drugs

Guyana has launched an Early Warning System on Drugs – becoming the 7th country in the Caribbean to do so. The warning system is in response to the evolving drug landscape, which is no longer limited to traditional substances, and now includes a...

Four countries sign CRFM Agreement

Anguilla, The Bahamas, Dominica, and Montserrat have signed on to the Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), formalising their membership in the 22-year-old institution, inaugurated in Belize City, Belize, in...