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Cartagena Convention Secretariat: Caribbean Sea fundamental to regional well-being
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 20, 2025
News Paula Lindo 2 Hrs Ago Eretmochelys imbricata/Hawksbill Sea Turtle. - Photo courtesy Noel Lopez THE 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol) was observed on June...
CKHS Student receives Lady Williams Humanitarian Award 25
The Antigua Observer
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - The prestigious Lady Williams Humanitarian Award for 2025 has been awarded to Therese Mathurin at the recent Christ the King High School Annual Graduation Ceremony held last Friday. According to a release issued by the Office of...
Development Bank Presents Roadmap for National AI Implementation at UWI Five Islands Conference
Antigua News Room
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July 5, 2025
CAF Presents Roadmap for National AI Implementation at UWI Five Islands Conference The Caribbean must not be left on the sidelines of the global AI revolution. That was the message delivered by CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the...
5 most rare snakes in the world that cannot be spotted easily
The Times of India
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July 7, 2025
Discover some of the world's rarest snakes. The St. Lucia Racer, Antiguan racer, and Albany adder face critical endangerment. The short-nosed sea snake was rediscovered in Australia. Bailey’s hot-spring snake lives in Tibet. Conservation efforts...
CARICOM IMPACS Expects Concrete Commitments From Heads of Government
Jamaica Information Service
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July 5, 2025
The Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS) expects Heads of Government to translate their acknowledgment of regional security issues into concrete, time-bound and resourced commitments. This is...
Ronald Sanders | Haiti is bleeding – and the Caribbean cannot look away
The Gleaner
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July 5, 2025
Haiti continues to wallow in deep crisis as criminal gangs entrench their violent control over nearly 90 per cent of Port-au-Prince and other parts of the country. These armed groups have become a de facto regime of terror. Especially chilling is...
All roads lead to The Bahamas for #CANTO2025 40th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition
Bahamas Local
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CANTO, the premier telecommunications trade association in the Caribbean, proudly announces its milestone 40th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition, to be held at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas from July 13th to 16th, 2025. This...
Fraser adds U-19 girls silver in WTT Youth Contender
CNC 3
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July 5, 2025
France-based Chloe Fraser added a silver medal in the girls’ Under-19 Singles to her girls’ U-17 Singles gold medal in the World Table Tennis (WTT) Youth Contender Caracas at the Gimnasio de Tenis de Mesa Francisco Lopez in Caracas, Venezuela,...
Foreign Minister Álvarez to address Haiti crisis at OAS General Assembly
Dominican Today
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June 23, 2025
Santo Domingo.- Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez will represent the Dominican Republic at the 55th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), taking place in Antigua and Barbuda from June 25 to 27. According to the Foreign...
PM Unveils Details of Investment Proposal for Social Security
Antigua.News
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June 23, 2025
Despite facing criticism from former UPP Political Leader Harold Lovell, the Prime Minister’s proposal has garnered support from various quarters, including a favorable letter published by an anonymous observer in Antigua.news. The letter...
PM Browne Says Billions in Tourism Projects Signal Hot Economy and Strong Investment Outlook
Antigua News Room
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June 22, 2025
PM Browne Says Billions in Tourism Projects Signal Hot Economy and Strong Investment Outlook Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the national economy has grown to approximately $6.3 billion, with several large-scale tourism...
COMMENTARY: The Applause Abroad, the Deadly Gunfire at Home
Antigua News Room
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June 24, 2025
By Stefan K. Newton On the global stage, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley commands standing ovations. She has become one of the most recognizable voices in the international conversation on climate justice and financial reform, particularly through...
Jamaica reaffirms its commitment to CARICOM
Antigua News Room
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July 5, 2025
As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) marks its 52nd Anniversary on 4 July 2025, Chairman of CARICOM, Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica, has underscored the centrality of unity and cooperation for the Region’s future. “CARICOM has embodied...
National Hurricane Center Monitoring Two Disturbances with High Development Potential in Atlantic and Eastern Pacific
Antigua News Room
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June 23, 2025
NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center- This Monday, June 23, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas in the Tropical Weather Outlook. Central Subtropical Atlantic (AL90): Satellite images indicate that disorganized showers and...
CARICOM Celebrates 52 Years of Regional Unity
Love FM
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July 5, 2025
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is celebrating its 52nd anniversary today. The 15-member block of countries, along with six associate members, mark July 4 in honor of the 1973 Treaty of Chaguaramas, which established CARICOM. The community was...
Thousands Of UAE Residents Who Bought Second Passport Face Uncertainty
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Thousands of UAE residents who acquired Citizenship by Investment (CBI) passports from countries like Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Cambodia, and Egypt are staring at a storm they didn't see coming. Some had...
Tancoo returns from meetings in Spain
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 4, 2025
Business Mya Quamie 5 Hrs Ago CAF executive president Sergio Diaz-Granados, left, and Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo at the 185th CAF board of directors meeting on June 29 in Seville, Spain. - Photo courtesy Ministry of Finance FINANCE...
Tropical Storm Chantal forms; heavy rains headed for coastal Carolinas
Antigua News Room
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July 5, 2025
USA TODAY: Tropical Storm Chantal, which formed off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, July 5, is expected to bring heavy rainfall across the coastal Carolinas Saturday night and Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said. Heavy rainfall is...
Therese Mathurin Honored with Lady Williams Humanitarian Award 2025
Antigua News Room
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July 5, 2025
Therese Mathurin Honored with Lady Williams Humanitarian Award 2025 TEXT: The prestigious Lady Williams Humanitarian Award for 2025 has been awarded to Therese Mathurin at the recent Christ the King High School Annual Graduation Ceremony held last...
New executives share plans for enhancing student experience at UWI Global Campus
The Antigua Observer
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June 21, 2025
- Advertisement - By Deslyn A Joseph Newly appointed executive members for the 2025-2026 academic year at the Global Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Antigua and Barbuda, Dlia Evans and Shakeem Gomes, outlined their goals and...