Caribbean Efficient and Green Energy in Buildings Project launched

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission joined Grenada, St Lucia and Guyana, the World Bank and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) for the kickoff meeting to formally launch the...

St. Maarten well represented at successful Taste World Fest: Caribbean Edition 2025

This past weekend, the vibrant edition of Taste World Fest: Caribbean Edition 2025 took place at Prinsenpark in Rotterdam. On Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1, thousands of visitors enjoyed a colorful mix of Caribbean flavors, music, and...

Record-breaking piles of sargassum seaweed wash up on Caribbean beaches, with more on the way

Millions of tons of seaweed have washed up on Caribbean beaches in recent weeks — and as the mass begins to decay, the stench has smothered wildlife and even forced schools to shut temporarily. A record-breaking 39 million tons (37.5 million...

Stonebwoy: The African Artist championing Afro-Caribbean music

Stonebwoy, the Ghanaian dancehall artiste, has been making waves in the music industry with his unique blend of African and Caribbean sounds. He has been credited as a leading figure in championing Afro-Caribbean music, creating beautiful tracks...

Commissioner appointed head of Caribbean police organisation

Created: Jun 05, 2025 02:15 PM Top hat: Darrin Simons, the Commissioner of Police (File photograph by Blaire Simmons) The Commissioner of Police has been appointed the new head of an organisation of top Caribbean police officers. Darrin Simons was...

Alaskan Port Cancelled for Multiple Royal Caribbean Cruises

An Alaskan cruise can be a once-in-a-lifetime adventure for travelers and is certainly a bucket-list sailing even for experienced guests. Thousands of guests booked to visit the Last Frontier in 2026, however, are now learning that they won’t be...

Orlando Bloom wants to ‘get the band back together’ for Pirates Of The Caribbean

Royal Caribbean ship begins first cruises to the Mexican Riviera

Royal Caribbean's biggest ship to sail from Los Angeles has begun its first-ever cruises to the Mexican Riviera. Ovation of the Seas, a Quantum Class ship launched in 2016, arrived in California last week. After a short 3-night media cruise, she...

Royal Caribbean Welcomes Ovation Class to Los Angeles

On June 3, Royal Caribbean doubled its cruise offerings in Los Angeles when Ovation of the Seas joined Navigator of the Seas as the cruise line’s second ship in southern California. Ovation is the biggest ship to make the San Pedro cruise port its...

Archaeology breakthrough as over 100 structures linked to ancient South American culture discovered

Archaeologists have uncovered over 100 previously unknown structures at a centuries-old archaeological complex in Peru's Río Abiseo National Park. The discovery fundamentally reinterprets the Gran Pajatén, one of the most iconic remnants of the...

HAL’s new campaign invites Caribbean travellers to cruise differently

Holland America Line today unveiled a new marketing campaign, titled “Refreshingly Free.” In an attempt to distinguish itself from other mass market ships that sail the Caribbean, the new campaign highlights what the cruise line has never been in...

Caribbean Efficient and Green Energy in Buildings Project launched; unites sustainable energy and pooled procurement for a greener OECS ​

OECS MEDIA RELEASE The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission joined Grenada, Saint Lucia and Guyana, the World Bank and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) for the kickoff meeting to...

World News | Indian Embassy Successfully Organizes Inaugural Edition of Indian Ambassador's Cricket Tournament

Kathmandu [Nepal], June 9 (ANI): The Embassy of India in Kathmandu successfully organised the inaugural edition of the Indian Ambassador's Cricket Tournament from May 31 to June 8 at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground. According to a release...

HMCS William Hall helps seize 1,300 kg of cocaine during Caribbean patrol

A Halifax-based navy ship, along with some U.S. Coast Guard officers, helped seize more than 1,300 kilograms of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea as part of Operation CARIBBE. The Canadian Forces say that during two separate patrols on May 29 and 31,...

Michigan music icon is official godmother of massive new Royal Caribbean cruise ship

A music icon from Michigan has just been announced as the godmother of one of the largest cruise ships in the world. Royal Caribbean is welcoming Motown great, Diana Ross, to be the godmother of Star of the Seas. The second Icon class ship will...

The Bahamas Is the Caribbean’s Top Summer Destination for Americans 

Summer travel is surging — and Americans are heading south. 70 percent of Americans say they are taking a vacation this summer, and if it’s the Caribbean, it’s increasingly looking like The Bahamas. New data from Squaremouth, the country’s largest...

World News | Taiwan Detects 7 Chinese Aircraft, 8 Naval Vessels Near Territorial Waters

Taipei [Taiwan], June 9 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected seven sorties of Chinese aircraft, eight Chinese naval vessels operating near its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Monday. Out of seven, five sorties...

Caribbean Airlines Removes Ad Featuring Incomplete Map of Guyana

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP UPDATE FROM CARIBBEAN AIRLINES Piarco, Trinidad, June 3, 2025 – Caribbean Airlines advises that a recent advertisement published in its magazine featuring an incomplete map of Guyana has been removed from...

World News | Israeli Forces Halt Gaza-bound Aid Boat, Detain Greta Thunberg and Other Activists

Jerusalem, Jun 9 (AP) Israeli forces stopped a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists who were on board early Monday, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the...

Yogurt ingredient could save caribbean coral reefs from extinction

(Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History / Frontiers in Marine Science via SWNS) By Stephen Beech An ingredient often added to yogurt could save the Caribbean's at-risk coral, suggests new research. Probiotics slow the spread of a deadly...