Virgin Islander Alliyah Boston who recently created history after being selected as the number one pick in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft, has signed a multi-year contract with global sportswear brand Adidas. The deal for the United States Virgin Islands native who originates from St. Thomas is a footwear and apparel endorsement which … Continued
The Cable and Wireless Charitable Foundation (CWCF) is celebrating five years of partnership with local, regional, and international agencies and a total of $3.5 million in donations providing digital access and supporting relief and recovery initiatives throughout the Caribbean, with the release of its 2022 Annual Report. Commenting on the milestone, Inge Smidts, Chair of … Continued
Aliyah Boston created history for her homeland United States Virgin Islands after being drafted by the Indiana Fever as the number 1 pick in the 2023 Women’s National Basketball Association Draft on Monday. Boston, who grew up in St. Thomas, was favoured to be the number 1 pick, after completing successful college and high school … Continued
FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited has announced that the sale of its assets of FirstCaribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited in St. Kitts to St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank Limited (SKNANB) will not now go ahead. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (‘ECCB’) provided conditional approval for the sale of the assets and banking business of FirstCaribbean International Bank … Continued
Prime Minister of Canada, Rt. Hon Justin Trudeau has pledged upwards of $45 million to the Caribbean Community amid a strengthening of diplomatic ties between CARICOM and Canada. Trudeau was a special guest at last week’s CARICOM Summit, where he was joined by the Conference of Heads of Government in the Bahamas. Among topics of … Continued
While Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley, other CARICOM leaders and diplomats engaged in fruitful discussions surrounding the development and security of the Caribbean Region, they did so amid chaos brewing just outside of the venue. According to reports emerging from the Bahamas, just outside of this week’s CARICOM summit protesters led by political leader … Continued
The Earl and Countess of Wessex will visit two British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean this month. According to a statement announcing the visit, the trip will take Prince Edward and his wife Sophie to the Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands between on the 22nd and 23rd of February. During the visit … Continued
A British Family is set to make history this month by issuing an apology and paying reparations to the island of Grenada. On February 27th, the Trevelyan Family will publicly apologise to the people of Grenada for its ownership of over 1,000 enslaved Africans who worked across its six sugar plantations in Grenada. Last week, … Continued
USVI based Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett has been appointed to serve on a select subcommittee of the US House Judiciary Committee tasked with investigating the “weaponization” of the Federal Government. In essence, Plaskett will be one of the legislators tasked to investigate alleged abuses of federal authority by examining the conduct and decisions of the … Continued
On February 1st, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa took office as the new Director of the Pan American Health Organisation. Barbosa, a national of Brazil, succeeds Dr. Carissa Etienne of Dominica. He was sworn in at a Ceremony held at the Organization of American States on January 31st. During his swearing in ceremony, Barbosa pledged to work … Continued
