SAINT GEORGE’S (AP) — A dangerous and extremely powerful Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday on the Caribbean island of Carriacou after becoming the earliest storm of Category 4 strength to form in the Atlantic, fueled by record warm…
BRIDGETOWN (AP) — Barbados’ government does not support devaluing the Caribbean island’s currency and says it is determined to maintain its fixed exchange rate with the U.S. dollar. The Barbados dollar has been pegged 2-to-1…
Amidst what Barbados’s Prime Minister Mia Mottley described as the world’s first televised genocide in Gaza, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kerrie Symmonds announced April 19, 2024 the intention of the…
BRIDGETOWN — Persons with respiratory problems and allergies are probably already beginning to feel the effects of a Saharan dust plume which is expected to result in an increase in dust haze for some Caribbean…
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…
BRIDGETOWN — Cunard is increasing the number of calls to Barbados in 2025 and 2026, with thirteen new sailings, according to a press release. The new voyages go on sale at 1 pm on March…
BRIDGETOWN (AP) — Two private companies announced Friday a partnership to release mosquitoes across the Caribbean bred with a bacterium that blocks the dengue virus as the region fights a record number of cases. Orbit Services Partners…
KINGSTON — Barbados and Jamaica were both rocked by earthquakes just hours apart today. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck near Barbados at around 11:26 AM local time. No immediate…
BRIDGETOWN (AP) — The head of this year’s U.N. global climate summit urged more availability of funds to fight climate change in the Caribbean during a regional meeting this week in Barbados. Sultan al-Jaber, the United Arab Emirates’…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — Vice President Kamala Harris said more than $100 million in new assistance for the Caribbean is available, including the establishment of two U.S. embassies. Over $50 million will be spent on humanitarian…