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Swim Week Done! Two more weeks available!
by Deb Eastwood The Sandals National Learn to Swim Week, held last week, successfully taught 726 different swimmers across 14 locations, including Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Deb Eastwood, Director of the Get Grenada Swimming Initiative, was...
BTC chief targeting digital divide’s close
By Fay Simmons Tribune Business Reporter jsimmons@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive says that bridging the digital divide through increased Internet connectivity can significantly boost this nation’s...

Geopolitics is weighing on FDI, capital chasing certainty over scale - study
The world is living through turbulent times, but investors are still chasing returns which has affected the flows of international foreign direct investment (FDI). So, they are asking themselves: which countries offer the best risk-return deals as...

Elite Training at New Sailing Centre
by SVG Sailing Association 18 Jul 06:51 PDT 13-16 July 2025 The SVG Sailing Association held a successful High Performance Race Training Clinic, at the newly established High Performance Centre at Canash Beach, St Vincent. The four-day event, ran...

Family, Food, And Fellowship Fill Tillatoba Calendar
Tillatoba News By Patcie Deck Christian love and sympathy to Wayne and Mary Hill and family of Grenada, on the loss of their son, Jim Hill. Kellie Young reported that they ended up having 42 kids and 31 volunteers at VBS. Great turnout! Phil and...

Why are we not focusing on making Air Travel better in the Eastern Caribbean?
It was quite puzzling to read about one particular outcome from the recent CARICOM Heads of Government meetings in Jamaica, that being the push for investment in an affordable Inter-Island Ferry Service. Of course I wholeheartedly support...
Council Member for Antigua and Barbuda to Assume Chairmanship of ECCB Monetary Council
Council Member for Antigua and Barbuda to Assume Chairmanship of ECCB Monetary Council The Honourable Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston A. Browne, will assume the Chairmanship of the Eastern Caribbean Central...

GFNC: Minimising Food Waste Educational Video Part 2
by Grenada Food and Nutrition Council The Grenada Food and Nutrition Council (GFNC) has launched Part 2 of its educational video series “Minimising Food Waste” continuing its mission to promote sustainable food practices that support household...

CANTO at 40: Regional Leaders Call for Fairer Digital Investment
Marking its 40th anniversary, CANTO opened its Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition with a powerful call to transform the Caribbean’s digital future. Leaders emphasized closing connectivity gaps, reforming policy around global platforms, and...

New CDB, AFD grant facility to prioritize climate, agriculture, and gender-focused regional projects
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, July 15th, 2025 at 12:03 PM Dr. Isaac Solomon, (right) Vice President, Operations at the Caribbean Development Bank, and Mr. Dominique Hautbergue, Director for the Brazil-Southern Cone Region, Agence Française de...

CSIDS reaffirm commitment to integrated water resources management
High-level representatives from 6 Caribbean Small Island Developing States (CSIDS) — Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, St Vincent and the Grenadines, have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening water security and Integrated...

From War Zone to Classroom: Pilot’s Firsthand Account of Life in the Cockpit
High Flight: A Pilot's Journey Through Life by Richard Hess Aircraft buffs will devour this book, but any reader will find a good story. Thanks to their miles-high vantage point, aviators develop an outsider’s perspective of life on the ground,...

GTA CEO embarks on strategic engagements across tourism sector
Since officially assuming her role on 15 June, Stacey Liburd, Chief Executive Officer of the Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA), has prioritised building relationships with key tourism stakeholders across both the public and private sectors. To...

In the spirit of BRICS, criminal defendant Jair Bolsonaro should be immediately transferred to China
Photo: De-Linking Brazil. July 14, 2025 Hour: 5:57 pm A modest proposal Related: BRICS’ Global Call to Conscience: Stop the Genocide in Gaza! In one of the most bizarre episodes in the history of international trade, President Donald Trump this...
Caribbean countries launch landmark platform to scale up climate investment
The creation of a platform to accelerate the mobilisation of finance for the boosting of resilience across the Caribbean region was announced today. The landmark Regional Platform for catalyzing Resilience and Climate Action in the Caribbean aims...

The best Marella ships and Tui cruise deals for 2025 and 2026
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Jamal Bryant says we must ‘have an agenda for the diaspora’ in the fight against Trump’s immigration policies
Jamal Bryant is advocating for more than just the rehabilitation of DEI initiatives at Target. During a recent panel discussion with Symone Sanders at the NAACP’s 116th national convention, Pastor Bryant stressed to audiences that the Trump...

Sod-turning Ceremony for St David’s Catholic Secondary School
The sod has officially been turned to mark the beginning of the new EC$40.6 million St David’s Catholic Secondary School at its new site in Marlmount, St David. Speaking at the 7 July sod-turning, Gary Jones, the principal of St David’s Catholic...

9 countries where Indians can get citizenship for less than Rs 1 crore
In today’s uncertain world, a second passport has become more than just a luxury—it is a smart backup plan. Many wealthy Indians are now looking at citizenship-by-investment programmes to secure better mobility, tax benefits and peace of mind. The...

America Needs Superman More than Ever
Sign Up to get Nick Welsh’s award-winning column, The Angry Poodle delivered straight to your inbox on Saturday mornings. SHUCK & JIVE OR SHOCK & AWE: It’s summertime! That means I need to do my patriotic duty and watch a big, loud, summertime...