BRIDGETOWN — Economic growth across the Caribbean and Latin America is seen slowing to 1.9% this year from 2.1% in 2023 before accelerating again in 2025, according to the World Bank, which warned in a…
LONDON — Caribbean leaders hope that Britain under its new Labor government might shift its long-standing position on slavery reparations and agree to discuss how to address past wrongs and their current day legacy. Consecutive…
KINGSTON — Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared a state of emergency in the Caribbean nation’s southern Clarendon parish after eight people were killed in separate gun attacks on Sunday night, including a seven-year-old boy.…
WILLEMSTAD — The Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao on Sunday became the newest associate member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). CARICOM is a political alliance promoting economic integration and cooperation across a region of largely…
BRIDGETOWN — A high-level Caribbean ambassador said today it was crucial to establish a new international special tribunal to seek reparations for transatlantic slavery and its legacies in today’s society. Reuters reported earlier this month that support…
GEORGETOWN (AP) — Caribbean leaders said this week that all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti, which remains engulfed…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those charged with finding new leaders for the country, Caribbean officials…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations. Guards from the National Palace accompanied by an…
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders met with embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Sunday to talk about his country’s unrelenting gang violence, with one top official noting that his continued presence as head of…
GEORGETOWN (AP) — Caribbean Community leaders have agreed on plans to introduce bans in their countries on assault-style weapons mostly manufactured in the U.S. to curb spikes in gun violence and weapons smuggling in the…