OPINION: What cannabis legislation can teach us about foreign direct investment (Part 2)

It is a known fact that in the ecosystem of foreign direct investment, investors in Saint Lucia and other Caribbean countries receive significant tax concessions such as but not limited to: VAT relief on building material, furniture, equipment,...

United for Security: Alliances in the Caribbean Against Transnational Crime

The Caribbean faces a growing threat from drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, prompting its nations to strengthen regional alliances as a central response to their security challenges. These partnerships allow for the coordination...

Imperial Double Standards: Warfare for Venezuela and Welfare for Argentina

Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution has been in the vanguard of the Global South. In contrast, President Javiar Milei’s government in Argentina represents the logical, though absurd, consequence of extreme neoliberalism, which he calls...

Reggae Boyz reignite World Cup push with 4-0 demolition of Bermuda

Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz reclaimed command of Group B in the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers with an emphatic 4-0 dismantling of Bermuda inside Kingston’s National Stadium on Tuesday night. - Advertisement - After a shaky opening, a fortuitous own goal...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – October 13, 2025

Cruise community to meet in San Juan next week The cruise community will gather in San Juan, Puerto Rico next week for the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference & Trade Show, taking place October 21–24, 2025. The spirit of...

Guyana: The Only Country In The Americas Forecast For Double-Digit Growth Through 2027

By NAN Business Editor News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Oct. 9, 2025: The South American CARICOM nation of Guyana is defying global economic gravity. According to the World Bank’s October 2025 Global Economic Prospects Report on Latin America...

FBI probes mysterious aircraft crash near Area 51 amid signs of tampering

A U.S. Air Force aircraft (likely an MQ-9 Reaper or RQ-170 drone) crashed near Area 51's security perimeter on September 23, 2025. The FAA imposed a week-long no-fly zone, citing "national security," fueling speculation about the nature of the...

Givers to Catholic Christmas gift program for world's poor gain sense of 'increased faith'

(OSV News) -- More than a thousand Catholic groups including schools and various parish ministries across the country are expected to start their yearly push to collect toys and school supplies for impoverished children around the world. It's part...

CRFM and the OECS strengthen collaboration with signing of a new MoU

Dr Marc Williams (rgt), Executive Director of the CRFM Secretariat, and Dr Didacus Jules (lft), Director General of the OECS, signing the MoU. Press Release October 14, 2025 The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) sealed its first...

Certainty in an uncertain world

by H E Ambassador Yang Shu The recent Chinese National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, from 1–8 October, witnessed unprecedented people flows and consumption nationwide. Cross-regional passenger trips reached a record high of approximately...

Mississippi High School Football All-Classification Rankings: October 13, 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 13, 2025. High School On SI's formula was created using its own...

Taking Stock of America's Violent Century

[This essay is adapted from “Measuring Violence,” the first chapter of John Dower’s new book, The Violent American Century: War and Terror Since World War Two.] On February 17, 1941, almost 10 months before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Life...

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Benjamin Bathurst, who had to deal with post-Cold War defence cuts

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Benjamin Bathurst, who has died aged 89, held flag rank in the Royal Navy for 12 critical years at the end of the Cold War, and was appointed Vice Chief of the Defence Staff and then First Sea Lord. Ben Bathurst was...

Dragon delusions

After our Prime Minister’s meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on October 1, I was relying on my fellow citizens to refute the assumption that the Dragon gas deal was good to go again. To refute the insinuation that the bull was full,...

Kamla’s Game of Thrones moment

Orin Gor­don In the US TV se­ries Game of Thrones, a drag­on killed in bat­tle got re­an­i­mat­ed– res­ur­rect­ed–by the war­rior leader who was the en­e­my of the woman who owned and raised him. The Night King, the leader of a hu­manoid army...

An American Century of Carnage

[This essay is adapted from “Measuring Violence,” the first chapter of John Dower’s new book, The Violent American Century: War and Terror Since World War Two.] On February 17, 1941, almost 10 months before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Life...

Sandals resorts & Beaches win 16 titles at world travel awards

SANDALS RESORTS AND BEACHES CELEBRATE WINS OF 16 TITLES AT WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts have been honoured with 16 awards at the 2025 World Travel Awards Caribbean and The Americas, underscoring their continued...

Venezuela Escalates Military Readiness with "Operation Independence 200" Amid Tensions with the United States

Caracas, Venezuela – October 12, 2025 – In a stark demonstration of defiance against perceived foreign threats, Venezuela's government has intensified its national defense posture through the nationwide rollout of "Operation Independence 200," a...

Costa Rica Women’s National Team Coach Steps Down Amid World Cup Push

The Costa Rican Soccer Federation dropped a major update this week: Spanish coach Beni Rubido is stepping down from his role with the women’s national team. His last day comes on October 14, right as the squad gears up for a critical stretch. With...

Nia Long Isn’t Romanticizing the Past

“I don’t think there’s ever been a time in my life where I was willing to give up my life to be someone’s wife or girlfriend,” Nia Long tells me from her home in Los Angeles in the middle of September. “Ever. Period.” She’s just walked in the door...