International News – Page 2 of 55 – Caribbean Life

Jamaican Canadian Keondra Tomlinson-Gayle, right, is being presented with her certificate of Ghanaian citizenship by President President Akufo-Addo after being sworn in among more than 200 Afro-Caribbean citizens at a ceremony on Nov. 19, 2024, in Accra, Ghana.

Africa

More than 200 Afro-Caribbean Diaspora members obtain Ghanaian citizenship

By Tangerine Clarke

Ruel "Doc" Wallace with "Mountain Grandeur.”

Jamaica

‘From the HeArt’

By Nelson A. King

Passports To Be Required Next Week For Travel Outside U.S

St Kitts and Nevis

Seizures of illicit guns surge in the Caribbean

By Dawn Plummer

Former Prime Minister Garry Conille seen here speaking during the ceremony to hand over the ampliation of the decree appointing Dr Garry Conille as Prime Minister in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday June 03, 2024.

Bahamas

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Then Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamala Persad-Bissessar gestures towards media representatives during a welcome ceremonial at The Presidential Palace in New Delhi on Jan. 6, 2012.

St Kitts and Nevis

Caribbean also has a Donald Trump

By Bert Wilkinson

President Chan Santokhi of Suriname speaks during the high level sessions at day 9 as part of the 'COP16:Peace With Nature' at Valle Del Pacífico Event Center on Oct. 29, 2024 in Cali, Colombia.

Suriname

Cash grant for every Surinamese

By Bert Wilkinson

Keith Rowley, Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister, speaks during a plenary session of the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, June 10, 2022.

Grenada

No safe harbors

By Bert Wilkinson

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, MP unveil a plaque during a visit to Spanish Town Hospital on March 23, 2022 in Spanish Town, Jamaica.

Jamaica

Health study reveals high rates of alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use among Jamaicans

By Dawn Plummer

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell on the sidelines of the second India-CARICOM Summit, in Georgetown on Wednesday.

Antigua

Caribbean RoundUp

By Devika Ragoonanan

Kimbesha Campbell stands proudly at one of her outdoor events, serving from her food truck.

Guyana

From Berbice to Georgia: Kimbesha Campbell’s journey to bring Guyanese cuisine to the South

By Tracey Khan

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Keith Rowley (R) takes part in a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Jefferson Room of the State Department in Washington, DC on Jan. 29, 2024.

Trinidad & Tobago

Rowley: Trinidad and Tobago will not devalue currency

By Bert Wilkinson

Screenshot of Indian disability advocate Puneet Singh Singhal, who created the initiative Green Disability six months ago.

Climate action initiative brings together disability community worldwide

By Milette Millington

A large luxury private motor yacht under way sailing on the sea

Suriname

Caribbean and Suriname authorities investigating suspected cocaine smuggling ring using yachts

By Bert Wilkinson

Head of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, Epsy Campbell Barr.

UN findings reveal discrimination against people of African descent

By Dawn Plummer

The General Assembly adopts a Resolution on the "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba“. The Resolution was adopted with 187 votes in favour, with 2 against (United States and Israel) and one abstention (Ukraine).

Cuba

General Assembly votes overwhelmingly against US Cuba embargo

By Nelson A. King

Council Member Mercedes Narcisse speaks at Sephardic Congregation of Mill Basin, Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Narcisse ‘deeply saddened by devastating loss of life’ on both sides in Israeli-Hamas war

By Nelson A. King

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