Antigua and other Caribbean countries kick off Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 data collection
REPRESENTATIVES from 14 Caribbean countries and forestry experts from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the US Forest Service met last week for the Global…
Rastafari groups in Antigua and Barbuda now free to use marijuana for the sacrament
On Wednesday, Antigua and Barbuda became the first country in the Caribbean to legalize the use of marijuana for religious purposes. Three Rastafarian groups were granted authority by the Gaston…
CARICOM nationals in Antigua still awaiting waiver of work permit promise
There is still no final word on when the removal of work permits for Caricom and Dominican Republic nationals will take effect. The move was announced by the government on…
Delegation from US Vice President’s office for two-day visit in Guyana
(INEWS)A team from the office of the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, will be in Guyana for a short visit to continue discussions on a number of…
Disabilities community benefits from Adventist Possibility Ministries in Jamaica
Scores of Jamaicans in the disabilities community benefited from free medical check-ups, assistive devices, presentations on mental health, psychiatrics, ophthalmology and gift vouchers during an Assistive Technology and Mental Health…
Hinds: Special Court for human trafficking cases soon
A special court is in the process of being set up to deal specifically with matters of human trafficking and sexual offences. This was revealed by National Security Fitzgerald Hinds…
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ shines at an emotional Oscar ceremony
CNN — “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was all over the Oscar ceremony, marking a resurgence for theatrical releases in a year that still saw Netflix – as the preeminent streaming option…
Xi Jinping vows to make China’s military a ‘great wall of steel’ in first speech of new presidential term
CNN — China’s leader Xi Jinping on Monday vowed to bolster national security and build the military into a “great wall of steel,” in the first speech of his precedent-breaking third…
Parent who attacked school principal has been charged
The parent who is accused of physically assaulting the principal of Mary E. Pigott School on Wednesday of this week has been charged. Police have charged Michael Samuel of Bathlodge…
The United States Coast Guard says a crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer offloaded in Port Everglades, Florida about 4,810 kilos of cocaine worth over US$160.3 million.
The drug was seized in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Along with the illicit narcotics, the US Coast Guard said eight suspected smugglers who were also apprehended, face prosecution…
