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Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell delivers a national statement during the high level segment on day three of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference at Baku Stadium on Nov. 13, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The COP29, which is running from November 11 through 22, is bringing together stakeholders, including international heads of state and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. According to the United Nations, countries made no progress over the last year in reducing global emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.

Antigua

US drops the hammer: Grenadian officials lose visas in Cuban medical dispute

By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaica's new Ambassador to the United States, retired Major General, Antony Anderson.

Jamaica

Trump welcomes new Jamaican ambassador to Washington

By Dawn Plummer

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to meet with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the 61st Munich Security Conference on February 15, 2025 in Munich, Germany. International defence and security leaders from around the world are gathering for the Feb. 14-16 conference.

Haiti

Help Us’: Son of slain Haitian president makes plea to U.S.

By Bert Wilkinson

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali (left) with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Guyana.

Guyana

US government tells illegal Guyanese to leave

By Bert Wilkinson

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali (left) with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Guyana.

Guyana

Guyana, China clash over Venezuelan border claim

By Bert Wilkinson

Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness

Jamaica

Jamaican businesses urged to explore new markets

By Dawn Plummer

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali (left) with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Guyana.

Barbados

Caribbean governments react to new Trump tariffs

By Bert Wilkinson

Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Phillip Davis.

Bahamas

Bahamas denies forced Cuban labor

By Bert Wilkinson

Suriname's Minister of Foreign Affairs Albert Ramchand Ramdin attends a plenary session during the Summit on peace in Ukraine, at the luxury Burgenstock resort, near Lucerne, on June 16, 2024.

Suriname

Ramdin new SG at the OAS

By Bert Wilkinson

Funeral of former President of Haiti Rene Preval

Haiti

Please declassify documents about my husband’s murder – Lady Moise

By Bert Wilkinson

Dr. Hollis Chalkdust Liverpool.

Trinidad & Tobago

Calypsonian Chalkdust, co-founder of Sunshine Awards Hall of Fame, honored with Prof. Emeritus title

By Nelson A. King

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke

Haiti

Haiti Caucus condemns Trump’s freeze on aid to Haiti

By Nelson A. King

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, speaks onstage at The New York Times Climate Forward Summit 2023 at The Times Center on Sept.21, 2023 in New York City.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

In this handout photo provided by NASA, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASAs SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina onboard at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 05, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Antigua

SpaceX makes deal with The Bahamas over rocket landings

By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.

Anguilla

CARICOM leaders to discuss deportations

By Bert Wilkinson

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Trinidad & Tobago

Caribbean Airlines denies Feds hassled passengers in Orlando

By Bert Wilkinson

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