It was a landslide victory for Albert Bryan Jr. as he retained the Governorship of the United States Virgin Islands after securing over 4000 more votes than his nearest competitor Kurt Vialet. When voting closed, a total of 21,522 votes were cast, reflecting a 53.93% voter turnout for the US territory. Of this, 11,544 votes … Continued
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley has again made international headlines for her contributions to global discussions on the issue of Climate Change, this time at the 27th Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP 27. “I ask us how many more, and how much … Continued
More than two years after the controversial March 2020 General and Regional Election in Guyana, a highly anticipated Presidential Commission of Inquiry has commenced an investigation into the event. The Commission is chaired by retired Justice of Appeal of the Turks and Caicos Islands Stanley John, and its investigation is expected to include about 20 … Continued
Social Commentator Cindy Rosan recently took to the regional stage of the CaribUpdate Programme to share her views regarding the current social and political environment in the territory. A key aspect of this discussion was, of course, the string of recent arrests involving public officers – with the most recent being Former Education Minister Myron … Continued
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has joined in the call of urging the United Kingdom Government to withdraw the Order in Council in the British Virgin Islands which has the authority to suspend the territory’s Constitution. The call was made at the 72nd Meeting of the OECS Authority where Heads of Government and … Continued
Effective November 9th, persons holding a Guyanese passport will no longer be required to obtain a visitor’s visa in order to make leisure trips to the United Kingdom. The announcement was made by British High Commissioner to Guyana Jane Miller on Tuesday, October 18. Miller said she had advocated for the removal of visitor visa … Continued
With only weeks to go ahead of the November 8 General Election in the United States Virgin Islands, the Election System of the USVI has reported encouraging participation of electors in the early voting process. According to recent reports, over 3581 electors had already cast their ballots as of Sunday, October 16 – a figure … Continued
An estimated 510 arrests have been made across 19 Caribbean Countries following a joint firearms operation completed by INTERPOL and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS). Operation Trigger VII was staged with the assistance of officers stationed at airports, seaports, land border and inland hotspots across 19 countries, who were directed to … Continued
The recent upsurge in gun-related crimes in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) which have resulted in the killing of 15 persons in the past month, has prompted the TCI Government to seek external policing assistance, including military support from the United Kingdom (UK). This was confirmed by their Governor His Excellency Nigel Dakin in … Continued
The Antigua and Barbuda Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with CFA Global – a subsidiary of regional company Caribbean Tourism Group (CTG) – which has resulted in the creation of a new LIAT for international flights. According to regional news sites in Antigua, the agreement was signed in St John’s last Friday between … Continued
