Mottley rejects opposition claims as House backs free movement plan

18 Prime Minister Mia Mottley defended her government’s regional free movement initiative as vital to Barbados’ survival and Caribbean unity, rejecting opposition accusations that it is a strategy to influence future elections. On the floor of the...

Minister of Agriculture visits Venezuela

Minister of Agriculture Saboto Caesar (seated centre), along with Venezuelan colleagues during his visit to the Bolivarian Republic A visit on October 3-4, 2025 by Minister of Agriculture to Saboto Caesar, to Venezuela earlier this month has...

First‑Year Students at SVGCC to Get Free laptops

The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will distribute one thousand, three hundred and twenty-seven (1,327) ASUS laptops to all first-year students of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC). The distribution will be...

CRFM and the OECS strengthen collaboration with signing of a new MoU

Dr Marc Williams (rgt), Executive Director of the CRFM Secretariat, and Dr Didacus Jules (lft), Director General of the OECS, signing the MoU. Press Release October 14, 2025 The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) sealed its first...

Penny takes part in energy talks in New York

News Clint Chan Tack 2 Hrs Ago Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles, right, embraces Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley and St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves at the UN in New York on September 26. - OPPOSITION Leader...

NDP appeals to young voters as campaign ramps up

Kishore Shallow, 40, the youngest candidate on the NDP’s ticket, says St. Vincent and the Grenadines needs a better brand of politics. NDP leader Godwin Friday says the NDP sees in Vincentian youth the country’s full potential. NDP Chairman Daniel...

This tiny Caribbean island is the next big thing in wellness

Mustique is the super-exclusive Caribbean hideaway that’s famous for being the place that one per-centers let their hair down. Princess Margaret scandalised high society in the Seventies by frolicking here with her toy boy Roddy Llewellyn. A...

CONSULTATION FOR SOME, SILENCE FOR OTHERS: PM DREW’S DOUBLE STANDARD ON FREE MOVEMENT EXPOSED

Critics blast the Prime Minister’s “selective democracy” — consulting the public on CARICOM, but not on Nigeria. BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS (SKN Times) — Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew’s refusal to sign the historic CARICOM–OECS Free Movement Pact...

Can Lai’s Taiwan Hold on to Its Diplomatic Allies?

During Tsai Ing-wen’s presidency, Taiwan lost ten official diplomatic partners to China, which utilized its economic power to peel away the democracy’s allies. Since President Lai Ching-te took office in May 2024, however, Taiwan has managed to...

Mexico, Paraguay back Guyana’s candidacy for IICA top post

MEXICO and Paraguay, two countries with governments of different political leanings but with significant agricultural development policies in common, officially announced their decision to support Guyana’s candidacy for the position of...

Financial Information Month Festival 2025 Launched

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) officially launched Financial Information Month (FIM) Festival 2025 on 30 September with a regional media event that brought together banking partners, students, educators, government representatives, and...

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...

The Caribbean’s Migration Milestone

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Four Caribbean countries launch a free movement regime, Washington lifts sanctions on a former Paraguayan president, and the U.N. demands answers on Nicaragua’s...

Young Environmental Scientists Competition now accepting student submissions

Macmillan Education Caribbean has announced the launch of the 2025 Young Environmental Scientists (YES) Competition, set to commence in early October 2025. The group stated in a press release that the initiative invites primary school students...

Grenada proposes establishing tri-lateral oil and gas commission with Venezuela and SVG

by Linda Straker PM Mitchell submitted tri-lateral proposal to Head of Government in each of the 3 countries Tri-lateral joint commission to be proposed to guide demarcating maritime boundaries Town hall meeting at Trade Centre on 9 October...

NPRBA Employees wrap up training at Kew Gardens, UK

Members of staff of the National Parks, Rivers and Beaches Authority (NPRBA) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry & Labour are wrapping up a 10-day professional training programme at the Royal...

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...

Taiwan urges global community to embrace its role in achieving 2030 agenda

Chip in with Taiwan in the Collective Pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals As the United Nations ushers in its 80th anniversary and there are merely 5 more years for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable...

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Integration ordisintegration?

Caricom comprises 15 member states and five associate members. I was travelling overseas but took time to scan the home news and discovered that on October 1 four regional Caribbean nations became trendsetters by opening up their borders for free...