Caribbean News Headlines
- Tropical Storm Kirk moving rapidly westward towards the Eastern Caribbean September 23, 2018
By Caribbean News Now contributor MIAMI, USA — On Sunday, newly formed Tropical Storm Kirk was moving rapidly towards the west at near 21 mph (33 km/h). An even faster westward motion across the tropical Atlantic is expected through Tuesday. Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. According to the […]
- St Lucia opposition says it will reverse privatisation of EU-funded hospital September 23, 2018
By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate editor melanius@caribbeannewsnow.com CASTRIES, St Lucia — The opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) says that, when it is returned to power in Saint Lucia, it will seek to undo any arrangement entered into by the current United Workers Party (UWP) government that seeks to privatise the Owen King […]
- Speaker of the Barbados House of Assembly attends world peace summit in Korea: Exclusive interview September 23, 2018
By Youri Kemp Caribbean News Now associate editor youri@caribbeannewsnow.com INCHEON, South Korea — Arthur Holder, speaker of the Barbados House of Assembly, was one of just three representatives attending the World Peace Summit in Incheon, South Korea, last week, at the fourth Annual World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP), sponsored by Heavenly Culture, World Peace, […]
- Suriname and Turkey discuss air-link, embassy opening, and investments September 23, 2018
By Ray Chickrie Caribbean News Now contributor PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Last week, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu became the first Turkish foreign minister to visit Suriname. During a press conference on Friday with the Surinamese foreign minister, Yildiz Beighle-Pollack, they announced several initiatives to expand economic, political and cultural ties, and the opening of a Turkish mission in […]
- Suriname-Indonesia joint commission promotes agriculture, trade and capacity building September 23, 2018
By Ray Chickrie Caribbean News Now contributor PARAMARIBO, Suriname — The fifth Joint Council Commission between Indonesia and Suriname took place in Paramaribo on September 17-18 and the objective was to “recommit to strengthen cooperation that can translate into concrete results” between the two countries. The session was opened by the minister of foreign affairs […]
- Caribbean News Now signs historic media agreement as part of a ‘global first’ September 23, 2018
By Youri Kemp Caribbean News Now associate editor youri@caribbeannewsnow.com INCHEON, South Korea — On September 19, 2018, at the fourth annual World Alliance of Religions Peace (WARP) Summit hosted by the Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) in Incheon, South Korea, Caribbean News Now, along with 12 other news organisations from around the […]
- CDB officially opens office in Haiti September 23, 2018
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on Friday officially opened its Country Office in Haiti, the first outside its headquarters in Barbados. To commemorate the occasion, Dr William Warren Smith, president of the bank, hosted an inauguration event, which First Lady of Haiti, Martine Moïse; Apostolic Nuncio, Eugène Martin Nugent; ministers of government; […]
- Taiwan contributes to St Lucia’s poverty reduction efforts September 23, 2018
CASTRIES, St Lucia — In a ceremony at the ministry of external affairs on September 18, 2018, Ambassador Douglas C. T. Shen of the Taiwan embassy made a donation on behalf of the Taiwan government to the Saint Lucia Social Development Fund (SSDF) to help with SSDF’s poverty reduction efforts. Shen said that social transformation […]