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US appeals Trinidad court’s ruling in favour of Warner From RJR News The United States government has filed an appeal against a Trinidadian High Court ruling that Washington be excluded from being part of the judicial review claim brought by…
Caribbean island’s last two rare frogs are reunited
By Jessica Aldred From The Guardian UK Male and female mountain chicken frogs that were sole survivors of deadly disease are hoped to begin breeding on Montserrat for the first time since 2009 The last two remaining wild mountain chicken…
UK’S Caribbean Infrastructure Fund meant to deepen ties
From Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica In 2015, United Kingdom Prime Minister, David Cameron, announced that his Government would invest ₤300m into new infrastructure in nine Caribbean islands. These include the construction of roads, bridges and ports to help…
Cayman Islands Premier’s Hurricane Season Message 2016
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – It is with a wish and prayer that I bring you the Hurricane message for 2016. I say that because early predictions aren’t very satisfactory for us in the Caribbean. Prognosticators are warning that the…
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Snap elections – A new style of Caribbean politics
By Jeffers Joseph From Caribbean News Now There is a new style of “last minute election announcement” date, which has been spreading across the Caribbean, and many countries in the region – predominantly the less developed ones – are seemingly…
ECLAC and GIZ join forces
ECLAC and GIZ join forces as Trinidad Energy Minister, German Ambassador and senior policy makers discuss the future of Caribbean energy efficiency High level decision makers make ready to seize the many opportunities to be gained through initiatives in renewable…
Social democracy, transparency in government and the law
By Dr Emanuel Finn From Caribbean News Now According to Wikipedia, social democracy is a political ideology that supports economic and social interventions to promote social justice within the framework of a capitalist economy. It is a policy regime involving…
Caribbean indigenous peoples call for “a seat at the table”
BELIZE CITY – The Caribbean’s indigenous people have urged that they be given a seat at the political table so as to safeguard their rights to their ancestral lands and resources, as they wrapped up an historic University of the…
New species of Lipogramma basslet potentially discovered in Dominica
By Jake Adams From reef builders Lipogramma klayi is a beautiful and delicate looking species of Caribbean basslet which is no stranger to the pages of Reef Builders. We’ve written about this species at length over the years and now…
