Bank of England under fire for internship that excludes white students

One of the Bank of England’s internship programmes offer undergraduate students in their final year of study £5,000 towards living costs - Mike Kemp/Getty Images The Bank of England has come under fire from leading Tory MPs and Elon Musk after...

Quality infrastructure getting a boost

Barbados is one of 15 CARIFORUM members that will benefit from a new 3 million Euros (approximately BDS$7 million) initiative to strengthen their quality infrastructure (QI). The support includes the development of QI-related policies,...

Middle East economies show 'surprising' resilience but threats remain

Economies in the Middle East and North Africa remain vulnerable to economic headwinds despite demonstrating "surprising resilience", while relative peace in Lebanon and Syria bodes well for the broader economic growth prospects, the International...

Caribbean Fisheries Mechanism pens agreement with OECS, UWI

H.E. Dr. Didacus Jules, Director General of the OECS (left), with Dr. Marc Williams, Executive Director of the CRFM Secretariat, at the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding during CWA 2025 (Photo: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...

One 'epic' county in Ireland ranked among best destinations to visit in the world by Lonely Planet

Small Waterfall at Clare Glens, Newport in Co Tipperary, which has been named one of the world’s top destinations to visit in 2026 by Lonely Planet One county in Ireland has been named as one of the best regions in the world to visit by renowned a...

Sanctioned and Silenced: Washington’s Playbook

Over the last several weeks, Washington has escalated threats and hostilities against Venezuela, and US President Donald Trump openly confirmed that he authorized the CIA to carry out covert action against the country. These actions are concerning...

Caribbean agencies unite to combat drought and land degradation

Oct 22, 2025 News (Kaieteur News) – The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) and the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen collaboration on projects...

From Baghdad to Caracas: a Washington manual on sanctions and war

By Manolo De Los Santos Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Manolo De Los Santos is Executive Director of The People’s Forum and a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. His writing appears regularly in...

Guyana to benefit from €3M project to strengthen quality standards across C’bean

The CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), in collaboration with the German National Metrology Institute (PTB) and the Dominican Institute for Quality (INDOCAL), is implementing a new €3 million initiative to strengthen...

Mississippi High School Football All-Classification Rankings: October 20, 2025

Another week of the 2025 Mississippi high school football season has come and gone, and High School On SI has all of the latest computer rankings for each classification as of October 20, 2025. High School On SI's formula was created using its own...

Trump wants Venezuela’s oil riches

By *Jomo Sanga Thomas (“Plain Talk” Oct. 10, 2025) The breaking news that the Trump regime has asked the Grenadian government for permission to place military assets on the island is a dangerous escalation of American regime change operations in...

The Tafawa Pierre saga

The podcast “Simon Says” features interviews with newsmakers and industry leaders, covering topics such as news, sports, journalism, business, economics and law. Given the context of your question, it seems Tafawa Pierre, a former Superintendent...

Caribbean selfhood in the age of global power games: No longer anyone’s backyard

For generations, the Caribbean has been encumbered by the metaphor of being “somebody’s backyard”- a phrase invoked equally by policymakers in Washington, diplomats in Brussels, media pundits, and even some regional leaders themselves. It is an...

$1.2 billion for Roads of National Significance

Transport Minister Chris Bishop. Times file photo Combined funding of nearly $1.2 billion will see the Government’s Roads of National Significance programme move to the next phase of development, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says. “The...

U.S. Seeks To Install military Equipment In Country 100 Miles From Venezuela

The U.S. is seeking to install military equipment in Grenada, a country 100 miles from Venezuela , as it continues to beef up its presence in the Caribbean. The country's government said it is "carefully reviewing" the request. "The Ministry of...

The Best Places for Island Hopping in the Caribbean — From the BVI to the Bahamas

There’s something about island hopping in the Caribbean that feels like pure freedom. It’s the ease of waking up on one island, slipping onto a boat, and finding yourself somewhere entirely different by lunchtime. The air shifts. The sand feels...

Certainty in an uncertainty World: China’s development and global engagement

The recent Chinese National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, from Oct. 1 to Oct.8, witnessed unprecedented people flows and consumption nationwide. Cross-regional passenger trips reached a record high of approximately 2.43 billion, a...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – October 20, 2025- Cayman’s Monique Hamaty-Simmonds featured

All Aboard: San Juan welcomes cruise community The countdown is over — tomorrow the FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade Show kicks off in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Today, delegates from across the Caribbean, Latin America, the United States and beyond are...

ST. KITTS & NEVIS’ GDP SLOWS SHARPLY: FROM STRONG POST-COVID REBOUND TO REGIONAL UNDERPERFORMANCE

Basseterre — The latest IMF Western Hemisphere economic outlook delivers a sobering verdict on St. Kitts & Nevis’ economic trajectory. After recording a strong post-COVID rebound in 2023, the Federation’s momentum has faltered. GDP growth stood at...

GTA leads promotional activations in Barbados

In a continued effort to strengthen regional ties, and share the rich, vibrant spirit of Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique, the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) recently concluded a successful series of promotional activations in Barbados....