Bert Wilkinson, Author at Caribbean Life

Guyana's President Mohamed Irfaan Ali speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, Nov. 2, 2021.

Guyana

Guyana and Suriname row over border river fees

By Bert Wilkinson

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis.

Bahamas

Bahamians to vote on May 12

By Bert Wilkinson

Gov. Gen. Dr. Rodney Errey Lawrence Williams.

Antigua

Antigua’s parliament dissolved ahead of general elections

By Bert Wilkinson

Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dr. Terrance Drew.

Cuba

CARICOM boosts Cuba

By Bert Wilkinson

Grenada’s Governor General Dame Cecile La Grenade (center) with Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell and other Cabinet officials breaking gound for the new general teaching hospital in Calivingy/Hope Vale, Grenada.

Grenada

Grenada begins construction on new state-of-the-art hospital

By Bert Wilkinson

Roosevelt Skerrit, the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica arrives to the Microsoft Theater for the opening ceremonies of the IX Summit of the Americas on June 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Dominica

US pressure on CARICOM countries continues. Dominica ties up deportee deal

By Bert Wilkinson

Suriname's new President Chan Santokhi a

Suriname

Former Surinamese president Santokhi dies at age 67

By Bert Wilkinson

Caribbean Community Secretary-General Carla Barnett said 2025 was one of the most difficult years for the Caribbean, citing climate disasters and geopolitical tensions.

Major row over reappointment of Caricom secretary general

By Bert Wilkinson

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar alongside Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meetings in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, February 25, 2026.

Trinidad & Tobago

US troops leave Tobago after dismantling high-grade radar

By Bert Wilkinson

A vintage car passes by the Calixto Garcia hospital as Cuba’s once-vaunted healthcare system, long hailed as a cornerstone of the 1959 revolution, has deteriorated amid years of economic crisis and U.S. sanctions, a decline that has accelerated this year with U.S. restrictions on oil supplies, in Havana, Cuba, March 24, 2026.

News

Caribbean moves to aid Cuba amid crisis

By Bert Wilkinson

A view of Georgetown, Guyana.

Guyana

Venezuelan gas station bomber admits to role

By Bert Wilkinson

Port Au Prince, Haiti.

News

Troops from Chad replacing Kenyans in Haiti

By Bert Wilkinson

A view of St. George's in Grenada.

Grenada

Trump adds Grenada to countries requiring visa bond

By Bert Wilkinson

Exxon Mobil Corp country chief in Guyana Alistair Routledge speaks at Guyana's International Energy Conference in Georgetown, Guyana, February 15, 2023.

Guyana

Guyana set to rake in hundreds of millions in oil revenue

By Bert Wilkinson

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar alongside Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meetings in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, February 25, 2026.

Trinidad & Tobago

US removes military radar from Tobago as opposition slams government

By Bert Wilkinson

Energy Minister Daryl Vaz (center) and other top officials have felt compelled to ask Jamaicans to have patience as the country is still a ways from determining whether commercial quantities lie below the seabed off waters to the south of the island.

Jamaica

Jamaicans excited, upbeat about recent offshore oil studies

By Bert Wilkinson

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