Belizeans voting for a new government
The Gleaner March 13, 2025, Belmopan (The Gleaner): An estimated 191,018 Belizeans are eligible to cast ballots on Wednesday in a general election that Prime Minister John Briceño called nine months ahead of the constitutional deadline.
Jamaica: Leave Cuban medics
Kingston (The Gleaner/Editorial): Marco Rubio’s plan to sanction countries for using Cuban doctors and nurses in their health systems is nothing short of callous, cruel and vindictive.
Grenada’s Foreign Affairs Minister confirms request from US to deport non-citizens to the island
St George’s (CMC): Grenada’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Joseph Andall, has confirmed that the Trump Administration has made an official request to the Government to accept immigrants who are not Grenadians to be deported to the country, but that it has refused the offer.
US urged to send high level delegation to CARICOM Summit
Washington (CMC): The United States is being urged to send a high-level delegation to the CARICOM leaders summit to be held in Barbados.
CARICOM chairman urges closer collaboration to deal with a changing global environment
Georgetown (CARICOM): Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman, Mia Mottley, said that the 15-member regional integration movement begins 2025 at the crossroads of immense challenges and extraordinary opportunities against a backdrop of global uncertainty.
Caribbean-American legislators condemn disinformation campaign about Haitians
New York (The Gleaner) Caribbean-American legislators in New York strongly denounced what they described as an anti-immigrant disinformation campaign surrounding Haitian migrants.
Hurricane Beryl underscores vulnerability of Caribbean to climate
Bridgetown (The Gleaner) Two senior United Nations officials said that the passage of Hurricane Beryl through the Caribbean this week underscores the concerns of small island developing states (SIDS) that have continuously blamed developed countries for the severe impacts associated with climate change.
