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The popular holiday hotspot where you could be fined THOUSANDS for wearing common item of clothing
Holidaymakers heading to popular Caribbean destinations could face fines of up to £3,000 - or even prison time - for wearing a seemingly harmless clothing item. A surprising offence highlighted by travel expert Jamie Fraser involves wearing...

Local CXC Registrar calls for more compatible devices and better internet service at schools
Screen grab of crowd during release of exam results. Photo: GISLocal Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Registrar Magalie Celestine has called for more compatible devices and better internet service at schools across the island to facilitate not...

How a Crypto Investor Disconnected From Surveillance States
Vancouver, Canada — 2025 — In the modern financial landscape, cryptocurrency investors face an evolving paradox. While blockchain technologies promise decentralization and pseudonymity, the global regulatory environment has been moving in the...

Oman launches golden visa: How Gulf countries are tempting investors
Oman has become the latest country in the Gulf region to expand on its long-term residency programme for foreigners, in a bid to bring more investment into the country. A broader package of incentives announced on Saturday is set to be formally...

How Gulf countries are tempting investors as Oman launches golden visa
Oman has become the latest country in the Gulf region to expand on its long-term residency programme for foreigners, in a bid to bring more investment into the country. A broader package of incentives announced on Saturday is set to be formally...

Foreign Minister Douglas Consolidates Decades-Old Diplomatic Relationship with Japan
Tokyo, – As part of the Official Visit to World EXPO 2025 – Osaka, the Rt. Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs et al, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency MIYAJI Takuma, State Minister for Foreign...

Police arrest 140 revellers on day one of Notting Hill Carnival after colourful start to street party: Figures up 40% on last year amid Met crackdown
A total of 140 people have already been arrested on the first day of Notting Hill Carnival for offences including assaults on police, robbery and possession of weapons. That is 40 per cent more than the number arrested on the opening day of the...
Sandy Point Benevolent Society Celebrates Distinguished Honorees at 2025 Annual Awards Banquet
Bronx, NY – August 22, 2025 — The Sandy Point Benevolent Society (SPBS) proudly announces the five distinguished individuals who will be honored at its 2025 Annual Awards Banquet. These honorees exemplify the Society’s core values of resilience,...

Could dying reefs fuel ciguatera poisoning?
That seafood dinner in Martinique 20 years ago still haunts Caroline Montout-Joseph, a social worker who suffered months of agony after eating a mahi-mahi at a beachside restaurant in the resort town of Les Trois-Îlets. She was diagnosed with...
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Caribbean culture takes centre stage as Carifesta XV lights up Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The 15th edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta) opened on Friday with organisers promising to deliver “global excellence” in keeping with the ten-day celebration’s theme—Caribbean Roots,...

VAR for Trinidad and Tobago’s Fifa World Cup qualifiers
Sports Gregory Mc Burnie 6 Hrs Ago TTFA VP Jameson Rigues - REFEREES in the final round of the Fifa World Cup Concacaf qualifiers will have the benefit of the use of video assistant referee (VAR). The announcement was made by the TT Football...

Gonsalves says NDP apologists, fellow-travellers suffer from contagious denial
THE POLITICAL DISEASE OF DENIAL The apologists and fellow-travellers of the opposition NDP are in a state of denial; they should avoid each other because this contagious political disease among this small, and shrinking band of rank opportunists...

New Machinery Arrives To Help Clear T&T Beaches of Sargassum
Trinidad and Tobago can now boast of owning equipment specifically modified to remove sargassum seaweed from affected coastlines. A collaborative effort among the Embassy of Japan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Ministry...

IICA presidency candidates to be examined by agriculture ministers from 12 countries
Dominica News Online - Monday, August 18th, 2025 at 10:25 AM The contest for the leadership of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), a prominent organization responsible for shaping agricultural policies and...

GET ON BOARD!
Jamaica Tallawahs celebrate winning the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League after the final against Barbados Royals at Providence Stadium in Guyana on Friday, September 30, 2022. (Photos: CPL via Getty Images) With a Caribbean Premier League (CPL)...

Second Passport, Separate Self: Building Parallel Legal Lives
Vancouver, Canada, August 10, 2025. In a world where national identity is deeply intertwined with legal obligations, financial visibility, and personal freedoms, the notion of having one singular, indivisible self is increasingly outdated....

Visualized: Every Country’s Richest Billionaire in 2025
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Did Jason Holder Really Grab 'Catch Of The Decade' During CPL25 And We All Missed It?
Last Updated:August 16, 2025, 10:30 IST Jason Holder is being hailed as a legend by cricket fans on X for grabbing this 'stunner' during CPL 25 contest between SKNP Vs ABF. Jason Holder caught a "stunner" during SKNP vs ABF match in Caribbean...

Escaping Stalking and Harassment Through Legal Identity Rebirth
Vancouver, Canada — 2025 — Stalking and harassment are not simply personal safety issues; they are sustained threats that can erode mental health, destroy careers, and force people into hiding. In an age where personal information is collected,...