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Shallow pledges ‘on my mother’s grave’ to transform Spring Village
The opposition New Democratic Party’s (NDP) candidate for North Leeward, Kishore Shallow, has pledged “on my mother’s grave” to address the issues affecting the constituency. The NDP returned to the campaign trail on Thursday, two days after...

Pakistan strives to improve passport ranking
Some of the major countries offering visa-free entry or visa on arrival to Pakistani passport holders include Malaysia, the Maldives, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mauritius, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and several others. However, the limited...

Emergency Services Enhanced at the JNF Hospital with Employment of New EMTs
Basseterre, St. Kitts (JNF Hospital Communications) — Emergency services at the Joseph Nathaniel France General Hospital have been enhanced significantly with the employment, on Monday, July 14, of eleven individuals who had earlier in the year...

Virgin Islands too small for CARICOM free movement — Premier
in All News / By: BVI News on July 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM / The Virgin Islands will not adopt full free movement of people under CARICOM’s arrangements due to its small population, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has said. Dr Wheatley confirmed that...

Amanda Theodore Langlais of Kalinago Child Support Foundation nabs POSH Icon Award
Dominica News Online - Sunday, June 29th, 2025 at 11:04 PM The Kalinago Child Support Foundation Inc. (KCSF) has announced that its Executive Director, Amanda Theodore Langlais, is the recipient of the Community and Cultural Impact Award at the...

Mia Mottley pays tribute to veteran journalist Rickey Singh
BRIDGETOWN (CMC): Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley says Rickey Singh has left a legacy that any young journalist with a genuine interest in building a reputation based on integrity would do well to emulate. In her message of condolences,...

UAE Second Passport Holders are in a Dilemma: 1000 Left Precarious
July 7, 2025 | Dubai, UAE: Increasing unease has gripped thousands of UAE residents who have invested in UAE second passports via citizenship-by-investment programs. These have been appealing to those who are after visa-free travel, opportunities...

UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | June 30 to July 6, 2025
Every Monday, we bring you UPSC Current Affairs Pointers—a concise, exam-focused guide to help you stay ahead in your Prelims and Mains preparation. Polity — The Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched the RailOne App as a one stop...

CARICOM Calls for Stronger Global Support for Haiti
Violence in Haiti. X/ @DashDeCosta July 7, 2025 Hour: 11:19 am Jamaica is hosting a two-day summit of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders on Monday, when Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley will be passing the group’s rotating presidency to...
All roads lead to The Bahamas for #CANTO2025 40th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition
CANTO, the premier telecommunications trade association in the Caribbean, proudly announces its milestone 40th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition, to be held at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas from July 13th to 16th, 2025. This...

UAE residents who bought CBI passport face uncertainty
Thousands of UAE residents who acquired Citizenship by Investment (CBI) passports from countries like Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Cambodia, and Egypt are staring at a storm they didn’t see coming. Some had invested their life...

Hayden talks Wahjang Soca: throw it away-claim it later?
Wahjang Soca: Throw it away ≠ claim it later? Music constantly evolves, blending across genres as local cultures influence rhythms and tones over time. This fusion is inevitable, as musical expression is culturally specific, shaped by...

PM Modi has been honoured by 25 countries so far!
Prime minister Narendra Modi was awarded Trinidad and Tobago's highest civilian honour 'The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago'. This achievement became even more historic because he has become the first foreign leader to receive this...
Emergency services enhanced at the ...
Director of Health Institutions within the Ministry of Health, Dr Jenson Morton (right), pictured with the new staff members who underwent an eight-week Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic Training in February this year By: JNF Hospital...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

Barbados PM Mottley pays tribute to veteran journalist Rickey Singh
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is paying tribute to veteran Caribbean journalist Rickey Singh, who passed away this morning in Barbados. In a statement issued today, Mottley described Singh’s passing as marking the end of an era in Caribbean...

GlobalTT Guyana unveils breathtaking new ‘Dream Destinations’ for summer 2025
GLOBAL Tours and Travel (GlobalTT) Guyana has officially launched its “Dream Destinations 2025” summer tourism and travel campaign. During the launch, GlobalTT Guyana unveiled several breathtaking destinations to countries across the Caribbean,...

PM Mottley pays tribute to Rickey Singh
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has paid tribute to veteran Caribbean journalist, Rickey Singh. Singh passed away here in Barbados on Saturday morning. Offering her “deepest sympathy” to his children and the regional media fraternity, Prime...

Regional casting open for reality dating series (link inside)
Dominica News Online - Friday, June 27th, 2025 at 3:44 PM Photo: Shermain JeremyLove Link TV & Productions has announced that the casting process is now open throughout the Caribbean for the highly anticipated debut season of “Love Link...

Vybz Kartel, Spice, Steel Pulse, Kes among big acts for the WCMF, Kassav returns for the silver jubilee
Dancehall sensation, Vybz Kartel and Spice are among the acts on Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival’s star-studded line up for 2025. Dubbed 25 in 2025 organisers have put together a large collection of local, regional and international acts...