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Early Start for UWI Five Islands AI Conference
“As we explore the frontiers of this fifth industrial revolution, let us not just think of what AI can do but what AI should do for the Caribbean.” Professor Justin Robinson UWI Five Islands Campus Principal, Professor Justin Robinson welcomes...

The best bespoke yacht trips for children and parents
For those families with dreamy budgets, who can travel wherever they fancy on their own or with a chartered superyacht, the British travel company Pelorus (pelorusyachting.com) has a simple answer to the perennial question of “what should we do...

OAS Secretary General meets with PM Browne ahead of historic Assembly
- Advertisement - His Excellency Albert Ramdin, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Gaston Browne on Monday, ahead of the commencement of the 55th Regular Session of the OAS...

UWI Principal Boasts of Success of AI Conference
Day one of the UWI Five Islands Campus second annual Artificial Intelligence (AI) has concluded and already the UWI FIC Principal is lauding the impact the conference is already making. It was standing room only at UWIFIC on Monday as hundreds of...

UW-W Enactus earns national championship: Using business as a force of good
Written by Chris Lindeke | Photos Submitted The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Enactus team, an organization that uses business as a force of good to improve people’s lives and their communities, was named the 2025 Enactus USA champion in...
Boda de lujo en Venecia: Jeff Bezos se casa con Lauren Sánchez
VENECIA, Italia — El cielo no es un límite para el multimillonario Jeff Bezos y su prometida Lauren Sánchez, quienes han viajado al espacio, por lo que las expectativas eran igual de altas el viernes antes de su boda en Venecia. ¿Una de las...
Confronting Caribbean Obesity With Healing And Hope
By Suzette A. Henry News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. June 25, 2025: Along the sun-kissed shores of the Eastern Caribbean, a silent epidemic is growing. It threatens the future of our youth and the strength of our communities. Obesity,...

Djuric: Serbia's foreign policy based on national interests, vision for development
ST JOHN'S - Addressing the 55th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Serbian FM Marko Djuric said Serbia's foreign policy was shaped "in line with its fundamental national interests and a long-term...
Trinidad Eye Hospital Team Pays Courtesy Visit to Permanent Secretary Colin Okeiffe
(Trinidad Eye Hospital Team Pays Courtesy Visit to Permanent Secretary Colin Okeiffe The Trinidad Eye Hospital Team paid a courtesy visit to Permanent Secretary Mr. Colin O’Keiffe earlier this week to provide an update on the number of cataract...

Resisting Dependency: U.S. Hegemony, China’s Rise, and the Geopolitical Stakes in the Caribbean
The Caribbean has become an emerging battleground in the U.S.-China rivalry, as regional states strategically navigate between the demands of superpowers and their own development needs. This great power competition exposes both vulnerabilities...
Tinubu to meet Eastern Caribbean leaders in St Lucia
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is billed to meet with members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) at St Lucia during his visit to the Caribbean country. The president is scheduled to visit St Lucia from June 28 to July 4, Prime...
Caribbean CBI Programs Face Heightened Scrutiny from EU, US, and UK
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN)—The landscape for Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programs in the Caribbean is becoming increasingly challenging, as both the European Union and the United States intensify their scrutiny, while the...

A tribute to Kraigg Brathwaite: A modern legend of West Indies cricket
37 To the wall who gave us 212, 182, and 160. To the leader who extracted our first Test victory Down Under since Courtney Walsh in 1997. To the landmark statesman who twice visited Asia and returned with more than expected – a 2-0 series triumph...

The 5 Best New TV Shows of June 2025
When you think about BritBox, if you think about it at all, it’s likely you imagine an endless library of interchangeable cozy mysteries and Victorian costume dramas. But the Anglophile streaming service, backed by BBC and ITV, has much more to...

LETTER: Glanvilles Secondary — A School Ignored by Its Own Leaders
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Dear Editor, As Glanvilles Secondary School marked its 15th anniversary, one would expect such a milestone to be acknowledged with the respect and appreciation it deserves. Yet, it was disheartening to...
Cabinet Approves Merger of Glanvilles and Pares Secondary Schools Ahead of New Academic Year
CABINET NOTES- The Cabinet has approved a proposal from the Ministry of Education to merge Glanvilles Secondary School and Pares Secondary School, effective at the start of the new academic year in September. Acting Director of Education, Dr....
CDB and IFC Partner to Drive Digita...
Bridgetown, Barbados, June 27, 2025 - The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) is intensifying its efforts to help businesses in the region embrace digital transformation. At the closing ceremony of the inaugural DigiLab Finance Caribbean...

Trump’s Global Gulag Search Expands to 53 Nations
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Trump administration could resume deporting immigrants to countries other than their own without any chance to object on the grounds that they might be tortured. This may clear a legal path for the...

Keynote speaker outlines the ‘Caribbean advantage’ in becoming Global South AI leader
- Advertisement - By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] An artificial intelligence expert has challenged Caribbean leaders, yesterday, to position the region as a global technology hub rather than merely adopting innovations. Tianze Zhang,...

Corporal Caesar excels at regional junior command course
Corporal of Police Completes Junior Command Course 1/25 at the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) From March 30, 2025, to May 24, 2025, Corporal of Police # 192 Douglas Caesar of the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) attended...