35th ACTA Travel Industry Golf Tournament celebrates Wendy Paradis’ tenure

There was just as much action off the course as on the links yesterday for the 35th annual ACTA Travel Industry Golf Tournament at the Royal Ontario Golf Club as supplier sponsors set up stands offering cocktails, refreshing cold towels, ice cream...

Sand and dust storms pose growing threat to global health and economy, WMO reports

Sand and dust storms are affecting hundreds of millions of people across more than 150 countries, with rising consequences for public health, transportation, and agriculture, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization...

Sandals Resorts International’s Milestone Achievement of CARPHA’s Healthier Safer Tourism Travellers Health Assurance Award

Sandals Resorts International’s Milestone Achievement of CARPHA’s Healthier Safer Tourism Travellers Health Assurance Award The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) awarded all nineteen (19) Sandals Resorts its prestigious Healthier Safer...

Stable exchange rates and efficient public administration may provide Caribbean governments the best platform for job-creation investments

Dear Editor, The reality facing school leavers in the Caribbean is graphically illustrated by a commentary entitled “The Silent flight of our youth” in the Barbados Daily Nation newspaper of July 1. The writer, a secondary school leaver about to...

Cricket West Indies Echoes Prime Minister Mottley’s Call for Regional Unity and Purpose to Overcome Challenges and Return to Glory

Prime Minister Mia Mottley calls for regional unity, strong governance, and renewed purpose to restore West Indies cricket to global prominence. Emphasis on grassroots development and maximising regional talent is key to overcoming population...

Barbados, Belize, Dominica and SVG to implement Full Free Movement by Oct 2025

Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines will be implementing the full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025. Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines will be implementing the full free movement of...

Young Vincy Sailors attend Caribbean ILCA Pathway Clinic

Scarlett Hadley and Kai Marks-Dasent, represented St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)at the inaugural Caribbean ILCA Pathway Clinic, in the Bahamas from July 1 to 7, 2025. Conducted by three-time Olympian, Andrew Lewis, of Trinidad and Tobago, the...

Barbados warns broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust

Barbados has warned that mounting frustration and broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust among developing nations. The warning comes from Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, as the Government prepares for...

Barbados warns of deepening climate frustration ahead of COP30

51 Barbados has warned that mounting frustration and broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust among developing nations, as the government prepares for the COP30 United Nations Climate Change Conference with “guarded and cautious...

Barbados, Belize, SVG, and Dominica to implement full CARICOM free movement

Four CARICOM member states will implement full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025, marking a major step forward in regional integration under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). According to the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper, they...

Gov’t Welcomes Decision to Remove Jamaica and Barbados from EU Financial Risk List

The Government has welcomed the European Parliament’s endorsement of the European Commission’s recommendation to delist Jamaica and Barbados from the European Union (EU) roster of high-risk third countries for anti-money laundering and...

Big win for Jamaica Gov’t welcomes EU removal of island from high-risk anti-money laundering list

JAMAICA and Barbados were on Wednesday removed from the European Union (EU) list of ‘high-risk’ third countries with deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism regimes, a day after Prime Minister Dr Andrew...

Caribbean RADO condemns Enhanced Games

Urine samples for a drug test. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (Caribbean RADO) has strongly opposed the proposed Enhanced Games, saying it stands against “any form of doping”. The Enhanced Games, a...

US based DeVry University expands Caribbean initiative

Residents of the Caribbean can now benefit from a transformative new initiative launched earlier this year by U.S.-based DeVry University. Through the expansion of its Bridge to Brilliance Initiative, DeVry University will offer scholarships and...

BMS issues Small Craft Advisory for Barbados

The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) has issued a Small Craft Advisory for the island. The advisory was triggered by expected windy conditions across Barbados and the surrounding marine area from Thursday night into Friday, July 11....

Ricardo Martinelli: “This is an Achievement of this Government, which Cared about the Country’s Image, unlike the Previous One.”

Panama regains “international trust” after being removed from the European Union (EU) money laundering list. Former President Ricardo Martinelli, above right, attributed Panama’s removal from the European Union’s list of high-risk jurisdictions to...

Caribbean doping body condemns enhanced games

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): THE CARIBBEAN Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (Caribbean RADO) has strongly opposed the proposed Enhanced Games, saying it stood against “any form of doping”. The Enhanced Games, a proposed multi-sport event to be...

Benedict’s Clarke Participates In Barbados Grand Prix Meet

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Benedict College sprinter Darian Clarke participated in the Barbados Grand Prix on Saturday, helping lead his 4x100-meter relay team to a second-place finish, while also finishing fifth in the 100-meter dash. The inaugural...

ATHLETICS-BARBADOS-Caribbean RADO vehemently condemns Enhanced Games

CARICOM President pleads for Haiti

Haiti - Politic : CARICOM President pleads for Haiti 10/07/2025 09:36:15 On July 8, as part of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica and...