Antigua Cruise Port (ACP) today welcomed Sapphire Princess, a majestic vessel of the Carnival Corporation fleet, on her highly anticipated inaugural call. This significant event marks another milestone in ACP’s ongoing collaborative efforts with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to solidify the island as a premier cruise destination in the Caribbean. The Sapphire Princess, carrying […]

The Executive Director of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Bureau of Standards (SVGBS), Mr. Ezra D. Ledger, has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ). His appointment was confirmed during the 45th CROSQ Council Meeting and the InDiCo-Global European Standardisation System (ESS) Workshop, held from […]

The United States government, through The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched RESET, the Caribbean Resilient Economies and Sectors Activity Program on October 7 at the margins of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA). The CWA took place from October 7-11 at the UWI Open Campus in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. RESET […]

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved new financing to aid recovery efforts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, following the devastating impact of Hurricane Beryl in July 2024. The support totals $63 million, stemming from the International Development Association, the World Bank’s support arm for low-income countries. Hurricane Beryl, a category 4 […]

History was made Sunday night at Providence Stadium, Guyana when the St. Lucia Kings defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors to claim the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (Republic Bank CPL) championship title for the first time. Republic Bank, Title Sponsor and Official Bank of the Republic Bank CPL, extends its heartiest congratulations to St. Lucia […]

ECCB Projects Back-to-Back Years of Economic Growth for Saint Lucia. The data confirms Saint Lucia’s economy continues to expand and is performing better than before the COVID pandemic in 2020.Beyond the data, the social and economic policies taken by the government are improving lives and creating opportunities for Saint Lucians. First-quarter unemployment is at a […]

This was reported by FAO, WFP, the Coordination Nationale de la Sécurité Alimentaire (CNSA) of Haiti, through the publication of the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report.   Haiti today marks another grim milestone, as the number of people facing acute hunger has now reached half of the country’s population, according to the latest […]

San Juan Cruise Port (SJCP) President and Global Ports Holding Chief Financial Officer, Jan Fomferra, today announced the appointment of Puerto Rican Clarivette Díaz as the new General Manager of SJCP, the local subsidiary of Global Ports Holding and operator of the San Juan cruise piers since February of this year under a Public-Private Partnership […]

As part of the discussion “Reflections on the Fight Against Hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean,” regional leaders gathered to assess progress in eradicating hunger, emphasizing the importance of promoting inclusive and sustainable public policies. The Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations […]