The 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is considering establishing a trust fund to finance the St. Lucia-based Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), similar to...
Voters in Antigua & Barbuda as well as Grenada are casting ballots today to decide whether or not to replace the London-based Privy Council with the...
Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) president, Justice Adrian Saunders, says he remains perplexed that Caribbean people are still finding “excuses” in support of the London-based Privy...
(Reuters) – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki says Eritrea and Ethiopia have built trust since signing a peace deal in July, but need to iron out further...
Several Caribbean countries, including The Bahamas and Jamaica, have recorded improvements in absolute terms on the ease of doing business, indicating that they are getting closer...
(Reuters) – Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday swore in the country’s first female supreme court president, building on efforts by reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to achieve...
The majority of people in Antigua & Barbuda favor replacing the London-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), according to an opinion poll...
(Reuters) – South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar returned to the capital Juba on Wednesday to celebrate a peace deal, more than 2 years after conflict...
AP | A new report says African nations are failing to create enough jobs for a booming young population even as some countries have seen strong...
Grenada is expected to maintain economic growth for the 6th-consecutive year, based on prelimiary data for the first half of this year. Describing this as a...
Ethiopian lawmakers on Thursday unanimously elected the country’s first female president, days after approving one of the world’s few “gender-balanced” Cabinets. Seasoned diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde succeeds...
AFP | Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse removed 2 top government officials Monday as part of a purge of people linked to a corruption scandal that has...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 was felt in sections of Trinidad & Tobago on Sunday afternoon. The Seismic Research Center at the University of...
The Mottley administration in Barbados has revealed that at least 1,500 public workers will be laid off over the next few weeks as it seeks to...
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has revealed his ambitions his country to reach 50 percent renewable energy by 2030 – up from the official policy of...
St. Kitts & Nevis Prime Minister Timothy Harris has revealed that the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS) has been invited to deploy forces across the federation....
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says it stands ready to provide assistance to Haiti, one of its 15-member countries that was hit by a number of earthquakes...
An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale rattled Haiti during the early hours of Monday, less than 48 hours after one killed 12 people and...
South African Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to accept his resignation and the South African leader will now decide his fate, Johannesburg-based...
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck close to Haiti on the evening of Saturday, October 6, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS) and local...
AFP | Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday October 5 for their work in fighting...
AP | Declaring “a true measure of leadership is not indispensability,” Ethiopia’s prime minister on Wednesday urged the next steps in the country’s sweeping reforms as...
Several Caribbean countries were rattled as 2 earthquakes hit the region within a 6-hour period, the Trinidad & Tobago-based Seismic Research Center (SRC) of the St...
Ghana’s economy is almost a quarter bigger than previously estimated after the West African nation’s statistical agency changed its base for measuring gross domestic product (GDP)....
he Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has officially opened its Country Office in Haiti – the first outside its headquarters in Barbados. CDB president William Warren Smith,...
Jamaica has made significant progress in reducing its debt from 147 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and is projected to fall below 100 percent by...
(Reuters) – At least 136 bodies have been retrieved after a ferry sank on Lake Victoria, Tanzania’s top police official Simon Sirro said on Friday, and...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled plans Friday to reallocate 50 billion rand (US$3.5 billion) of the national budget, set up a new infrastructure fund and...
Grenada’s Prime Minister Keith Mitchell Tuesday defended the decision to hold a referendum on whether or not Grenada should adopt the Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Court...
Barbados has announced that it is phasing out machine-readable passports in favor of electronic passports, following a recommendation by the International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) as...
AP | Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge smashed the marathon world record, winning the Berlin race in 2 hours, 1 minute, 39 seconds on Sunday. Organizers of...
Three Caribbean island-nations were yesterday again shaken by earthquakes that measured a maximum of 3.3 on the richter scale according to the U.S. Geological Survey, (USGS)....
Leaders from Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a peace agreement on Sunday during a summit in Saudi Arabia, yet another sign of warming ties between two nations...
AFP | Lawmakers at Haiti’s lower house voted in favor of the new government in the early hours of Sunday after a marathon session lasting more...
South Sudan’s president and main rebel leader signed a final peace deal to share power in a transitional government, the latest bid to end an almost...
Caribbean finance ministers have agreed on the urgent need for a deposit insurance system, to provide some protection for depositors against losses due to the failure...
Haiti has unveiled a new government, 2 months after former Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned following days of protests against fuel price rises. The unrest...
AFP | Ethiopia reopened its embassy in the Eritrean capital on Thursday, state media reported, the latest step in restoring ties after both nations ended decades...
Rand plummets as economy contracts The South African economy has fallen into recession, compounding concerns about its weakening currency, plans for land reform and fallout from...
(Reuters) – Ghana may issue a 100-year US$50 billion bond as part of a long-term industrialisation plan that aims to wean the West African country off...
Citizens of Grenada will be voting in a referendum on November 6 to determine whether or not the Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)...
Bridgetown, Barbados – A number of issues will be on the agenda next week when Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads meet in Barbados for the 9th Meeting...
Following South Africa’s landslide vote in the parliament regarding land expropriation without compensation, Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has urged Namibians to participate in land expropriation talks....
AP | Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed, in his first press conference since taking office vowed Saturday to continue with dramatic reforms “at any cost” and...
A strong earthquake rocked several Caribbean countries yesterday evening, sending people scampering into the streets as buildings swayed, and walls collapsed damaging several vehicles. The Seismic...
AFP | Former UN Secretary General and Nobel peace laureate Kofi Annan died Saturday at the age of 80, prompting a barrage of tributes and condolences...
The Mia Mottley administration has revealed that Haitians will no longer require visas to enter Barbados. A government statement said that the position is in keeping...
(Reuters) – Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won re-election with 67 percent of the vote in a run-off against opposition rival Soumaila Cisse, the Ministry of...
Election officials in Mali are counting ballot papers after a presidential runoff that observers say was mostly peaceful, even as sporadic incidents of violence broke out...
Mali’s incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita will probably win a 2nd mandate in elections on Sunday when he faces the same politician he defeated in a...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are being urged to collaborate with their counterparts in the Indian Ocean and Pacific States to achieve greater results when the development...
AP | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila is not running again in December’s long-delayed elections, easing concerns by the opposition and international community...
AFP | Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has nominated Jean Henry Ceant, 61, to be his next prime minister. Moïse unveiled his choice following 2 days of...
The National Emergency Advisory Council (NEAC) was scheduled to meet to determine the extent of the damage caused by the heavy rains that pounded the Grenada...
Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge and China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Cui Jianchun, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between both country’s on cooperation within...
Zimbabweans voted on Monday in the first election since the resignation of former president Robert Mugabe, a watershed moment they hope will spark a recovery in...
The ExxonMobil-controlled Stabroek Block offshore Guyana has now been confirmed to have the equivalent of more than 4 billion barrels of oil. ExxonMobil announced early last...
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says there is significant room for cooperation between the BRICS member states – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa –...
AP | Elbert “Big Man” Howard, a co-founder of the Black Panther Party who served as newspaper editor, information officer and logistics genius behind the group’s...
Reuters – China and South Africa urged fellow BRICS governments on Wednesday to fight protectionism and promote multilateral global trade in the face of tariff threats...
AP | A 33-year veteran of Boston’s police force was named the city’s first black police commissioner on Monday, ushering in a new era for a...
The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) says there is a potential for flooding and flash floods across the region during the next 3...
The theme is “BRICS in Africa: Collaboration for Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”. Organizers of the 10th BRICS Summit at the...
Jamaica’s Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is reporting an increase in the number of foreigners acquiring Jamaican citizenship, which totaled more than 10,000 persons over...
AFP | Haiti’s president says he will appoint a new prime minister as soon as possible following the resignation of the country’s 2nd-highest official. President Jovenel...
(Reuters) – Liberian President George Weah said on Monday he would take measures to tackle rampant inflation and poverty, including injecting US$25 million into the forex...
Newly appointed president of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Adrian Saunders has expressed disappointment with the reluctance of the government of Trinidad & Tobago to...
AFP | Embattled Haiti Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned on Saturday following deadly protests and violence sparked by a now-abandoned plan to raise fuel prices....
(Reuters) – Eritrea reopened its embassy in Ethiopia on Monday in further evidence of a rapid thaw between 2 countries that a week ago ended 2...
(Reuters) – The U.S. government has reopened an investigation into the 1955 killing of black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi, saying it had discovered new information...
AP | Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki is visiting Ethiopia on Saturday, the latest step in an unprecedented diplomatic thaw between the former archrivals that is ending...
The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have put measures in place to fast-track the full implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy...
The fuel price rise falls under the terms agreed between the Haitian government and International Monetary Fund, which implied the cessation of public subsidies for oil...
AP | Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders formally restored relations Monday, ending 20 years of enmity, and citizens from both counties immediately began phoning each other to...
(Reuters) – Sierra Leone’s former Vice President Victor Foh and former Mines Minister Minkailu Mansaray were arrested on Thursday on corruption charges, the head of the...
AFP | Police in Zimbabwe, said Tuesday they had arrested 2 suspects over the grenade blast at an election rally that killed 2 people and narrowly...
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is set to see a change in leadership today when Justice Adrian Saunders takes over from Sir Dennis Byron. The...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Irwin LaRocque yesterday shot down any idea of trade in recreational marijuana regionally, citing international law that would “preclude” any move...
BBC | Money looted by Nigeria’s former military ruler Sani Abacha is to be distributed to poor families, the Buhari administration says. The distribution is to...
The Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that the mandatory death penalty in Barbados is unconstitutional. The CCJ, which is the highest...
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, his rival turned-rebel leader Riek Machar agreed on a permanent cease-fire within 72 hours and signaled they are prepared for a...
Jamaican Prime Minister has reiterated that Jamaica will continue its relationship with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Holness gave the assurance last week while opening the parliamentary...
The Trinidad & Tobago based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that an amendment, that barred Presidents of the Republic of Guyana from serving more...
AP | Former First Lady of The United States Michelle Obama said Friday that her upcoming memoir “The First” is a “re-humanization effort” that shares the...
Zimbabwe’s incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s suggestion that opponents in his ruling ZANU-PF party and not the opposition were responsible for an explosion at a campaign rally...
Mauritius has been ranked in the top 20 of the world’s most peaceful countries in the 2018 Global Peace Index (GPI). In the 12th edition of...
Jamaica’s Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, says that the provisions of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas must be applied fairly and rigorously...
AP | Eritrea’s president announced Wednesday he is sending a rare delegation to neighboring Ethiopia for peace talks, days after Ethiopia’s new prime minister took a...
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who stepped down as Liberian president earlier this year, has been appointed to the advisory board of an elite African think tank which explores...
Authorities in Haiti said the decision to now ban Oxfam GB’s operations in the country were due to a violation of laws. (Reuters) – Haiti’s government...
The new government in Barbados announced earlier this week, that it is prepared to implement “tough decisions” to revitalize an ailing economy as it announced a...
AFP | Ethiopia’s new prime minister Abiy Ahmed has announced a flurry of reforms to reshape the nation but implementing them will be harder, analysts say....
AP | The corruption case against former South African president Jacob Zuma has been delayed until late next month, while Zuma took to a stage near...
AP | There are no survivors in the crash of a small plane carrying 10 people that disappeared on Tuesday and was found in pieces high...
After decades of conflict and land claims, Ethiopia said it fully accepts the terms of a peace agreement with coastal Eritrea. It has also partially opened...
(Press Release) – As the Caribbean region enters the official 2018 hurricane season, the Disaster Risk Reduction Center of the Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD) at...
Newly elected Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Barbados will be sticking with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). The assurance came with Mottley saying the...
AP | Zimbabwe will hold elections on July 30, according to an announcement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a government notice. These will be Zimbabwe’s first-ever...
Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Saturday named a 30 member Cabinet less than 48 hours after she led her Barbados Labor Party (BLP) to a landslide...
Mottley becomes the first female Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley and her Barbados Labor Party (BLP) has won the country’s 2018 General Elections unseating the...
A dam burst its banks in Kenya’s Rift Valley, killing at least 41 people and forcing hundreds from their homes, officials said Thursday. At least 20...
AFP | Mozambique’s president and thousands of mourners who flocked to the port city of Beira on Wednesday paid final respects to Afonso Dhlakama, a former...
Reuters | Nigeria’s military said on Monday it had helped to rescue more than 1,000 people held by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the northeast...
AFP | Former First Lady of The United States Michelle Obama urged women not to expect a miracle candidate to “save” America on Saturday, indicating again...
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has says Jamaica’s unemployment rate has declined to a record low 9.6 percent as at the end of January 2018, down...
At least 3 Caribbean countries were rattled by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 late on Friday night, the Trinidad & Tobago-based Seismic Research Center...
Reuters | Gabon’s Constitutional Court on Monday ordered the prime minister to resign and the lower house of parliament dissolved after legislative elections scheduled for the...
Reuters | Haitians battling cholera blamed on United Nations peacekeepers are getting little support with only 2 percent of promised funds materializing, according to campaigners accusing...
Voters in Barbados will go to the polls to elect a new government on May 24. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart revealed the date in a brief...
Grenada’s Ministry of Legal Affairs is preparing to conduct another referendum on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) – 2 years after the electorate voted to...
AP | The man who wrestled the gun away from the Waffle House shooting suspect in Tennessee said Sunday if he were going to die, the...
AFP | Former US president Barack Obama will deliver the annual Nelson Mandela memorial lecture at a 4,000-capacity arena in Johannesburg in July, South African organizers...
AFP | A Zimbabwe parliament committee has summoned former president Robert Mugabe to give evidence on May 9 over diamond corruption costing billions of dollars, underlining...
U.S. Marine Corps, Col. Lorna M. Mahlock was earlier this week nominated for promotion to general. If nominated, Mahlock will be the first African American woman...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale shook Haiti on Wednesday April 12, 2018 at 8:45 pm (EDT). According to the Technical...
AFP | An Algerian military plane crashed and caught fire on Wednesday killing 257 people, mostly army personnel and members of their families, officials said. An...
Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley has fired his embattled Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Darryl Smith as he announced several changes to his Cabinet...
AP | Sierra Leone’s election commission declared main opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio as the West African nation’s new president Wednesday, giving the opposition party its...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 rocked Haiti on Monday but there were no immediate reports of injuries and damages in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country...
AFP | African leaders and celebrities have led tributes to South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Mandela who has died aged 81. The former wife of South...
(Reuters) – Ethiopia’s ruling coalition – the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) – late Tuesday selected Abiy Ahmed to become the country’s new prime minister...
Newly re-elected Grenada Prime Minister, Keith Mitchell has called for a “re-opening of the dialog on the Caribbean Court of Justice” less than 2 years after...
AP | Linda Brown, who as a Kansas girl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in...
AFP | Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse on Tuesday installed the leaders of his country’s army, a symbolic step in the country’s reformation of a military demobilized...
A Sierra Leone court ruled that a presidential runoff scheduled for Tuesday March 27, may proceed even as a hearing into alleged fraud during the vote’s...
Gaston Browne was on Thursday sworn in as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda for the 2nd time, following his landslide victory in Wednesday’s general election....
Retired judge, Paula Mae Weekes became the first woman president of Trinidad & Tobago Monday after being elected by the country’s Electoral College in January. Chief...
Grenada’s Keith Mitchell was on Friday sworn in as his country’s prime minister following his and his New National Party (NNP) landslide victory in the March...
(Reuters) – South Africa’s chief prosecutor is set to announce whether he is reinstating corruption charges against former president Jacob Zuma, who was forced to resign...
(Xinhua) – Trinidad & Tobago’s Elliott Harris has been named Assistant secretary-general for economic development and chief economist in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs....
Grenada’s Prime Minister Keith Mitchell yesterday led his New National Party (NNP) to a landslide victory in the general election, making it the 3rd time he...
(Reuters) – Sierra Leone’s presidential election results were too close to call after three quarters of the votes had been counted, with the 2 frontrunners neck-and-neck,...
The Canadian Press | Viola Desmond’s trailblazing act of defiance – overlooked for decades by most Canadians – was honored Thursday in a Halifax ceremony that...
(Reuters) – Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga promised on Friday to unite the country after elections last year caused bitter divisions amongst...
AP | U.S. Senator Cory Booker will deliver the keynote at the annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in downtown Detroit. The Detroit branch of the...
Sierra Leone’s voters are choosing a new president Wednesday from among 16 candidates in a race that has sparked debate over dual nationality and eligibility for...
Barbados has expressed its disappointment that only 4 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have joined the appellate jurisdiction of the Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice...
AFP | Sierra Leone holds a general election on Wednesday with uncertainty over the impact of new movements vying to break the stranglehold of 2 parties...
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti | Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders began a 2-day inter-sessional summit here yesterday amid concerns that the regional integration movement was being fractured by some...
St Vincent & the Grenadines has signed on to the new Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Multilateral Air Services Agreement (MASA). The agreement expands the scope for airlines...
AP | Nigeria’s military says it has rescued more than 1,100 people, including women and children, who had been held by Boko Haram extremists in different...
The Guyana government Tuesday announced that it had made another discover of oil in the Stabroek block as it continues “an aggressive program of oil exploration”....
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 rattled 3 Caribbean island-nations on Sunday night, but there were no immediate reports of damages or injuries. The Trinidad...
AFP | Haiti yesterday suspended the operations of British charity Oxfam pending the outcome of its investigation into allegations that its staff sexually exploited Haitians after...
Former South African ministers banished to the political wilderness under Jacob Zuma’s presidency are set to make a comeback as his successor prepares to revive the...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has submitted a resignation letter following protests that have disrupted life and business in one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, the state-affiliated...
(Reuters) – Jacob Zuma resigned as president of South Africa on Wednesday, heeding orders by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to bring an end to...
AFP | Morgan Tsvangirai, the veteran Zimbabwean opposition leader who opposed the country’s former president Robert Mugabe’s regime for many years, died on Wednesday after battling...
Haiti’s president Jovenel Moïse decried Oxfam’s handling of a prostitution scandal in the Caribbean nation, calling the situation a “serious violation of human dignity.” The British...
When Barack Obama speaks, people listen. At least they did when he was in the White House. But that kind of authority didn’t hold much sway...
AP | South African President Jacob Zuma must leave office promptly so that the country can move toward political stability and economic recovery, the ruling African...
Two earthquakes rattled Trinidad & Tobago on Sunday night as the region continues to be jolted by a series of earthquakes in recent months, the Trinidad...
AP | The Mo Ibrahim Foundation says it has awarded the US$5 million Africa Leadership prize to former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. The Ibrahim Prize, which...
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness tabled a copy of the Report of the Commission to Review Jamaica’s Relations within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cariforum Frameworks...
AP | South African President Jacob Zuma’s exit from power because of scandals appeared to be getting closer on Wednesday as his deputy, who is expected...
The Antigua & Barbuda Parliament has approved legislation allowing for people in the twin-island nation to be able to use up to 15 grams of cannabis...
AP | South African President Jacob Zuma will not give the state of the nation address in parliament this week because of concerns that lawmakers would...
The Granger administration is set to embark upon a nationwide civic education campaign aimed at getting citizens to understand the border dispute with Venezuela that is...
(Reuters) – South Africa’s parliament has scheduled a motion of no-confidence against President Jacob Zuma for February 22, the parliament’s speaker said on Friday, following a...
The Government of Guyana has welcomed the decision made by the Secretary General of the United Nations to refer the controversy between Guyana and Venezuela to...
(Xinhua) | African leaders attending an African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday called for efforts towards the continent’s transformation. Rwandan President Paul...
Grenada’s Prime Minister Keith Mitchell Sunday night announced March 13 as the date for fresh general elections. Addressing a rally of his ruling New National Party...
(Reuters) – South African police raided the offices of the provincial government in the Free State on Friday in a case involving a friend of President...
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored people (NAACP) has sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, citing U.S. President Donald Trump’s disparaging comments about...
While remittance flows decreased worldwide for a 2nd consecutive year in 2016 – remittances to the Caribbean and Latin America, however, rose to a record high....
Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, said on Wednesday the country would go to elections by July and that he would respect the result if the opposition...
AP | Ex-soccer star George Weah was sworn into office Monday as Liberia’s new president, taking over leadership of this post-war, West African nation from Africa’s...
The clock is ticking on South African President Jacob Zuma’s scandal-ridden administration as his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa – the newly elected African National Congress (ANC) party...
At least 2 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries that had been included in a new list of global tax havens by the European Union could be removed...
(Press Release) – Pasadena | On Monday, January 15, 2018, the holiday marking the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the NAACP and the Africa-America...
About 90 Pan-African organizations and leaders in the Caribbean have declared U.S. President Donald Trump ‘persona non-grata’ for reported racist remarks he made last week about...
AFP | Africans reacted angrily Friday after Donald Trump reportedly referred to their nations as “shithole countries“, with many lashing the US president for racism and...
George Maxwell Richards, a former president of the Trinidad & Tobago has died. He was 86 Prime Minister Keith Rowley, in offering condolence, said Trinidad &...
AP | Exxon Mobil Corp. has reporting another significant oil discovery in the waters off Guyana. The company says its Ranger-1 well hit a major oil...
AP | Maya Rockeymoore Cummings has suspended her campaign for Maryland governor, citing “personal considerations.” Cummings, the wife of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, has a political...
Trinidad & Tobago was rattled by an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on Wednesday, the 2nd tremor to affect the oil-rich twin-island republic within a...
Incoming chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse, says the regional grouping is moving towards creating the world’s first climate-resilient region this year....
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and people of Haiti on the nation’s 214th anniversary of political independence from France. In a message to...
Prominent jurist Justice Sandra Mason will become Barbados’s 8th Governor General when she is sworn into office on January 8 next year. She replaces Elliot Belgrave,...
AFP | George Weah emerged from Liberia’s slums to become a superstar soccer player in the 1990s, and leveraged his status as a revered figure among...
The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Grenada’s Prime Minister Keith Mitchell, says there is no doubt that 2017 has been “a most eventful year for...
(Reuters) – South Africa’s top court will rule on Friday on a bid to compel parliament to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Jacob Zuma over a...
Liberia’s National Elections Commission was expected to begin releasing provisional results Wednesday from the West African nation’s presidential runoff as a football star and the vice...
AP | Liberia’s Supreme Court has denied a request from the governing Unity Party to halt the December 26 presidential runoff, ruling that the National Elections...
(Reuters) – Some Somali lawmakers said on Wednesday they plan to impeach the president in a mounting political crisis that could put endanger the fledgling government....
AP | South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has elected Cyril Ramaphosa as its new president, making the nation’s deputy president likely to become the...
St. Lucia Times | The Caribbean Community, CARICOM, has expressed strong objection to the European Union (EU) labelling of some CARICOM states as non-cooperative tax jurisdictions....
Kenyan scholar Calestous Juma, who was in June this year named as one of the most reputable people in the world, died late last week. He...
(Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) expects to announce Jacob Zuma’s successor as party leader on Sunday, a spokesman said, concluding a bruising...
A new report accuses France of supplying weapons and protection to the perpetrators of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, where over 800,000 people were killed –...
By Peter Donaldson Savagery in Libya “Inconceivable”, “egregious”, and “unfathomable”, are just a few words that come to mind when presented with the realities of modern...
By Ian Wood Whether you are building a new digital company, expanding an existing operation or setting up an offshore entity, Barbados is where digital works....
The government of St. Lucia says it will soon introduce new tax reform measures after the island-nation was included among 17 countries worldwide on a new...
(Reuters) – South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Monday it had extended the deadline for President Jacob Zuma to submit arguments on why he...
AFP | Liberia’s Supreme Court, Thursday ordered the electoral commission to proceed with a presidential runoff delayed for a month by fraud complaints, but said the...
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Cuba are set to meet today for the 6th CARICOM-Cuba Summit in Antigua &...
South Africa’s government is proceeding with its plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The country’s Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha, announced...
Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo’s quest to see Africa move beyond aid was once again on full display, after his latest speech in the presence of French president...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Irwin LaRocque has held talks with Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse, who becomes the next chairman of the 15-member regional integration movement...
AFP | Zimbabwe’s new president earlier this week gave a 3-month ultimatum for the return of funds siphoned out of the country by individuals and corporations,...