Editor’s note: In economics, the “cost of money” refers to the interest rate on borrowing. In this report, the author explains that borrowing money in the Eastern Caribbean is often much more expensive than in other parts of the wor...

  The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has reinforced its commitment to Jamaica and the wider Caribbean through its first-ever roadshow in Kingston, signaling the growing importance of the region in the Bank’s strategy to strengthe...

Ten secondary schools across Dominica, along with the Dominica State College, have received complimentary copies of Sea Wolves in Warm Waters: The U-Boat Battle in the Caribbean, a newly published book by Dominican author Clement Richards. The donati...

The Ministry of Tourism and the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) have officially launched the 2026 Tourism Awareness Program, spotlighting wellness tourism as a key driver of destination growth and competitiveness. Held under the theme “Positionin...

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) honored a range of journalists, broadcasters, filmmakers and digital content creators from across the Caribbean and the United States at its annual Caribbean Media Awards Luncheon, held as part of Caribbean We...

  Leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are scheduled to gather in St Lucia from July 5 to 8, 2026, for the Fifty-First Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government. The regional summit will be held in Gros... The post CARICOM...

  A researcher from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has played a role in a major international publication examining the growing global impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition affecting hundreds of millions of people worl...

The Commonwealth Observer Group has called for urgent electoral boundary reform in Antigua and Barbuda following its assessment of the country’s April 30, 2026, general elections, after an invitation from the country’s government, while also ...

  The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy has expressed concern following a bushfire that swept through the Grand Savanne area of Salisbury on June 3, causing damage to farmland and agricultural infrastructure within the W...

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