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Terrance Drew, prime minister of St Kitts and Nevis and current chair of CARICOM; and Kamla Persad-Bissessar, prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
April 2, 2026

Editorial | CARICOM’s new crisis

Dr Carla Barnett has not been the kind of secretary general of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) this newspaper had hoped for. She has not interpreted her mandate or fashioned her leadership as a…
Letters
April 2, 2026

Iran’s oil – a blessing or a curse?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Huge crowds, numbering in the millions, filled streets in more than 3,000 American cities on Saturday, March 28. Rallying under the banner “No Kings”, protesters denounced…
In The Bahamas, a green sea turtle swims towards a researcher with the Centre for Ocean Research and Education.
April 2, 2026

Earth Today | Seagrass: Unsung hero of Caribbean blue carbon

SEAGRASS BEDS are the nurseries of our ocean, the first home of the snapper, grunt, and parrotfish that sustain coastal livelihoods across the Caribbean; and the primary food source for green sea…
The winning St Hilda’s team with JPS Foundation head, Sophia Lewis (left), and EFJ CEO Nicole Adamson (right).
April 2, 2026

Earth Today | St Hilda’s wins EcoSpark Innovation Challenge

THE ST Hilda’s Diocesan High School in Brown’s Town has walked away with $300,000 in winnings after topping the Nature-based Solutions category of the EcoSpark Innovation Challenge.
UNEP report titled ‘Beyond an age of waste: Turning rubbish into a resource’.
April 2, 2026

Earth Today | New cities initiative to inspire solutions to waste crisis

THERE IS a new initiative to help solve the world’s waste woes, as data out of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) paints a picture of a planet in a growing mess. According to the 2024…
Letters
April 2, 2026

Let Manchester bloom

THE EDITOR, Madam: There is something profoundly fitting about the Government’s proposal – announced by Andrew Holness – to establish an “Emancipation-type” state park in Mandeville. Yet, if this…
April 2, 2026

Basil Jarrett | Can tap. But can we trust?

Growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, one of the first survival lessons you learned while traversing the bus system was to keep your wallet in your front pocket. Not the back where it was more stylish. The…
Homes destroyed by Hurricane Beryl lie in Clifton, Union Island, St Vincent and the Grenadines in July 2024.
April 2, 2026

Khaled El-Enany | Small islands, big front lines

Across the Caribbean, climate change is already reshaping lives, coastlines, and futures. Small Island Developing States, which account for just one per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, are…
Gloria Henry (fourth left) and Mark Hart (centre) during the presentation of the Montego Bay Free Zone Employment Creation Awards at the Montego Bay Free Zone, operated by the Port Authority of Jamaica.
April 2, 2026

PAJ says Jamaica’s BPO sector gearing up for AI-driven future

WESTERN BUREAU: Gloria Henry, vice-president for business process outsourcing (BPO) and logistics at the Port Authority of Jamaica, says Jamaica’s BPO sector is positioning itself to adapt to rapid…