CaribbeanNewsNetwork @caribbeannewsuk Twitter profile

Last Seen Profiles

@Elise_ML

@otterxXx69

@uuserr69_

@geosindikat_rgz

@enqome

@BalthazarDao

@context_girl

@valeriabet

@InfoItomiku

@StarAcademyTF1

@bashiirph1

@strghtoutamag

@MerlinapUK

@Hyp_You

@justlikel4ith

@A1lorXyNBA90049

@matthew_clary24

@Callmetrip4now

@AcreSurveying

@kanihachi_D

@yseopics

@TristonRom72465

@samtingwong09

@SolnicToken

@buraakgungor

@puppystarves

@DawnMHSH

@AlpineQuest

@TBrianKight

@louiefootbalI

@joaconavajas

@FeedtheFuture

@Improving_Scot

@penwhatabarbie

@elcarteldesanta

@Shordieshordie

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#JAMAICA : Jamaica will begin the process of removing the Queen as head of state “as soon as” William and Kate have flown home, according to a report. A source in the Jamaican government told ITV News that moves to make Jamaica a republic will start quickly.

303

2K

7K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#BREAKINGNEWS : The #Jamaica government says it will not be paying for the expected Royal visit of Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.

336

605

3K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#JAMAICA : Attorney and reparations advocate Bert Samuels. speaking on the arrival of Prince William and Kate Middleton to the island, says that "Jamaicans were very torn up to hear about Harry and Meghan's issue, during their interview with Oprah Winfrey.

116

512

2K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#CARIBBEAN : In what may be considered the latest snub to the British Royal Family, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Governor Timothy Antoine, says in his evaluation there is “no appetite” in the region for King Charles to feature on the currency of the Eastern Caribbean.

122

504

2K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

7 years

#STMARTIN : President Trump’s $17 million Caribbean home is reported to have been severely damaged by Hurricane Irma.

360

557

2K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

23 days

#LONDON : An independent, family run wholesale bakery in Peckham, South London, producing authentic #Jamaican patties, has landed a life changing contract with supermarket Aldi. The supermarket will stock its 99p Flake Bake Beef patty in stores nationwide from today (10th April).

29

462

2K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#JAMAICA : The government says it will be moving with haste and alacrity towards transforming the island into a republic.

155

398

1K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 months

#USA : Joseph Vincent, a former informant for the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), was handed a life sentence by a US court on Friday for his role in the 2021 assassination of #Haiti ’s president.

28

695

1K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#BELIZE : Belize has become the latest #Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to signal its intention to replace Britain's Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and adopt republican status.

56

324

1K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#GUYANA : Guyana is the latest #Caribbean country to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to take part in the Save the Soil Movement.

32

688

1K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#CARIBBEAN : Caribbean countries say they will protest louder against any future royal visits, as calls grow around the region to ditch King Charles.

53

291

1K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#JAMAICA : A large group of protesters are expected outside the British High Commission calling for the royal couple to leave. Experts predicted a ‘domino effect’ with Jamaica and six other #Caribbean states all facing calls to go independent.

14

214

1K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#JAMAICA : Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge Kate are slated to visit Jamaica in March as part of a #Caribbean tour to mark the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

82

95

1K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#JAMAICA : The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were met with chants of 'we love you, we love you' as they enjoyed their first day here despite anti-monarchy protests as politicians push for a 2022 independence vote and slave trade reparations.

34

145

1K

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#JAMAICA : "..William needs to speak to that when he comes and as it were, he should come here with an apology, not only for slavery but for the treatment of a black woman who had to run out of the palace with her husband. That's a strong issue and that's a fresh wound."

55

213

981

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#TRINIDAD : Prime minister Dr. Keith Rowley has called on Prince William to do more than just offer words of acknowledgment that his country had played a significant role in the slave trade and ensure a level of compensation to those who had their liberties taken away.

48

260

891

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 months

#JAMAICA : The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Megan, flew in to the capital, Kingston, last night to attend the premiere of the new Bob Marley film 'One Love'.

27

192

832

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#USA : Actress, and TV host, Whoopi Goldberg has joined calls for the British royal family to apologise for slavery on The View, as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s tour of the #Caribbean continues to attract criticism.

116

156

786

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

7 years

#ANTIGUA : PM Gaston Browne this morning thanked god "for is mercies and blessings" as the island was spared from the worst of Hurricane Irma

7

604

539

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#ANTIGUA : Founder of the Isha Foundation, Sadhguru, who is spearheading the Save Soil Movement, visited the first test match between the West Indies and England yesterday, and addressed the gathering on the crucial issue of rapid soil extinction.

23

465

722

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#STVINCENT : The Earl and Countess of Wessex have been met with banners protesting against British colonialism on the second leg of their #Caribbean tour.

27

160

685

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 months

#JAMAICA : Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shock appearance at the Bob Marley biopic premiere in Kingston, last week, was by invitation that was kept a secret.

48

136

692

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 years

#JAMAICA : Jamaica is to demand slavery reparations from the Queen as the former colony's government is set to petition Her Majesty for compensation to all its citizens. Merchants made a fortune as slave traders in Jamaica after it became a British Colony in 1707.

54

241

640

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#STLUCIA : Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex have had another setback on their #Caribbean tour as St Lucia's biggest radio host criticised the Jubilee tour - asking how it benefits the islanders.

60

139

626

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#JAMAICA : The Government is moving forward in transitioning Jamaica to a Republic.

33

161

615

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#JAMAICA : The Constitutional Reform Committee, which will play a key role in ensuring Jamaica’s smooth transition to a Republic, has now been constituted. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte, said the work began on Wednesday.

27

180

598

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#ANTIGUA : A strongly-worded open letter to the British royal family renewing calls for an apology for the role Britain played in the transatlantic slave trade has been released ahead of Monday’s visit by the Earl and Countess of Wessex.

27

180

583

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#BARBADOS : Prime Minister Mia Mottley is scheduled to deliver the keynote address on reparations during a global conference next month in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

8

154

543

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#BELIZE : Belize has become the latest CARICOM country to signal its intention to replace Britain's Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and adopt republican status.

14

168

535

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#SCOTLAND : Scottish republicans have expressed solidarity with calls in #Jamaica for the United Kingdom to apologise for the monarchy’s historic role in the slave trade, and for Jamaica’s plans to abolish the monarchy and become a republic.

10

131

529

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 years

#CARIBBEAN : The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Archewell Foundation has helped support the completion of an emergency relief centre in #Dominica . World Central Kitchen announced that the construction of the first community relief centre has been completed.

8

169

522

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#TRINIDAD : The pilot of a JetBlue Airways aircraft approaching the Piarco Airport around 12.30 pm Monday, was forced to take evasive action to avoid close contact with a Caribbean Airlines aircraft which was on a trajectory to cross JetBlue's path at nearly the same altitude.

16

268

538

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#CARIBBEAN : Four nations - #Antigua , #Dominica , #StKitts and #StLucia - have signed an MOU for the 'Save the Soil' global movement, initiated by Sadhguru of the Isha Foundation to address the soil crisis by inspiring people from around the world to stand up for soil health.

13

279

506

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#JAMAICA : Two of Bob Marley’s children, Ziggy and Cedella, have joined with the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JABEM) to make the nation’s government ensure that the public has unconditional access to and use of all the island’s beaches.

10

170

529

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 years

#BREAKINGNEWS : #Grenada 's Anderson Peters has won the Men's Javelin competition in the World Athletics Diamond League in Paris.

4

138

521

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 years

#TOBAGO : Tobago will soon be home to the #Caribbean ’s largest source of locally-grown fresh organic berries.

2

111

497

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#STVINCENT : Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, yesterday proposed a single-item referendum asking the people of St Vincent and the Grenadines to decide whether or not to replace Britain’s Queen Elizabeth with a non-executive, home-grown president as head of state.

29

141

458

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#GRENADA : The government has announced October 19 will be declared a public holiday to commemorate former prime minister Maurice Bishop. The public holiday will also acknowledge the execution of the former leader of Grenada and several members of his cabinet in 1983.

3

174

465

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#LONDON : Prince William and Kate Middleton's recent tour of the #Caribbean has been described as "all offense, no charm" by co-author of Finding Freedom, Omid Scobie on Newsweek's The Royal Report podcast.

71

69

409

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#HAITI : Congratulations to the people of Haiti at home and in the Diaspora on the celebration of your 219th anniversary of Independence.

8

137

427

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#STLUCIA : The Earl and Countess of Wessex have been branded ‘tone deaf’ and ‘clueless’ by British media after they gave a signed framed picture of themselves to Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre in a traditional exchange of gifts.

19

79

381

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 months

#LONDON : Actor, Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays Bob Marley in the 'One Love' movie recently premiered in Kingston, #Jamaica and attended by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, said the couple were “Nice people. Harry's funny, and Meghan was lovely. They were lovely, man."

5

107

397

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#GUYANA : President Irfaan Ali signed the agreement during a breakfast reception at State House that was held to welcome the Movement's founder Sadhguru and his delegation, to Guyana for a one-day visit.

13

276

380

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#JAMAICA : The imminent coronation of King Charles III, has been greeted with a less than warm reception here as the country begins the initial steps towards severing ties with the British Monarchy and becoming a republic.

11

112

379

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

7 months

#STVINCENT : Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been pictured during their latest luxury holiday. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on the tiny island of Canouan in the Grenadines following their public appearance in New York at an event to mark World Mental Health Day.

39

64

369

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 years

#CUBA : Cuba today has the fastest vaccination rate in the world and expects to have a staggering 92 percent of its population immunized against COVID-19 by November 15.

12

157

373

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#JAMAICA : Cabinet has approved the setting up of a Constitutional Reform Committee, which will play a key role in ensuring Jamaica’s smooth transition to a republic, Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte has disclosed.

12

113

338

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#BREAKINGNEWS : The disclosure was made by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Robert Morgan at a post cabinet press briefing.

10

33

330

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 months

#USA : A Haitian American national, Vincent admitted to helping plot to kill the Haitian president Jovenel Moïse in his home in Port-au-Prince, including advice about the political landscape and meetings with key community leaders.

1

71

332

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#USA : Prime Minister of #StKittsandNevis Dr Terrance Drew stabilized an elderly traveller on a trip from Miami, Florida to Basseterre, St Kitts. The prime minister who is also a medical doctor was also a passenger on the flight.

7

77

320

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#JAMAICA : Prime Minister Andrew Holness this afternoon named Canadian Professor Richard Albert among the 14-member Constitutional Reform Committee as the country moves towards republican status.

12

81

308

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#JAMAICA : The Opposition People's National Party is hailing the impending visit of Rwandan President Paul Kagame to Jamaica. Kagame is scheduled to arrive in Jamaica on April 13 for a three-day State visit.

13

52

311

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#JAMAICA : Jamaica will, for the first time, will officially celebrate the African influence on Jamaican culture, under the theme ‘Jamaica-Africa: One Family’, to mark this year’s Africa Day.

5

70

292

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

6 months

#BARBADOS : Prime Minister Mia Mottley has been named in the inaugural TIME100 Climate List, which recognises the 100 most innovative leaders driving climate action across the world.

3

101

304

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

7 years

#BERMUDA : The couple whose legal challenge paved the way for same-sex marriage in Bermuda have got married in Canada.

8

67

278

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#BELIZE : The John Briceno government has informed the country that a People's Constitutional Commission, a newly established body under the Constitutional and Political Reform Ministry, will be holding consultations across the country on the continuing decolonisation process.

5

74

267

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#BARBADOS : Prime Minister Mia Mottley is set to deliver the keynote address at the United States Reparations Convention scheduled for late April 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland.

3

90

270

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#STLUCIA : Former Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says he supports calls for the island to become a republic, removing the Queen as the head of state.

10

73

251

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#LONDON : A source close to Prince Charles has revealed that he is not best pleased with Kate Middleton and Prince William tour of the #Caribbean after a "clash" of dates took media coverage away from the Prince of Wales.

97

57

251

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#CANADA : An 18-year-old who emptied her savings as a child to send cash to earthquake victims in #Haiti has won a C$48million ($35.8million) lottery prize.

12

37

238

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 years

#BARBADOS : Parliament has unanimously approved a constitutional reform to turn the country into a republic and end its association with the British Crown.

4

67

238

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

7 years

#STMARTIN : Known as Le Chateau des Palmiers, the estate was in the direct path of the category 5 hurricane as it hit the island.

6

39

220

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 years

#CARIBBEAN : The joint effort with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's nonprofit Foundation aims to develop a series of four relief centres in regions of the world prone to climate disasters - with work having already started on the second in #PuertoRico .

1

62

216

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

6 years

#CARIBBEAN : Mandela Patrick, a 22-year-old Computer Science major from Trinidad is the winner of the 2018 Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholarship. He was chosen today from a field of nine candidates from Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda and The Bahamas.

2

102

217

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#CARIBBEAN : The idea of the movement is to drive policy change worldwide to safeguard, nurture and sustain soils to a minimum of 3-6% organic content. It has been launched as a long-term global effort to create awareness among people to inspire human- environmental action.

10

136

212

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#USA : Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who arrived in Los Angeles late Tuesday,has gotten down to work on environmental priorities with #Barbados counterpart Mia Mottley.

1

46

207

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

4 years

#BARBADOS : Barbados' Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), David Comissiong has indicated that the Caribbean Governments have realised it was a "mistake" to heavily tax air travel in the region.

25

106

214

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#HAITI : When communication and electronic media student Jimmy Amisial heard a baby screaming during a holiday here, he did not expect to find the noise was coming from a bin and the child had been abandoned.

25

33

210

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#ANTIGUA : Prime Minister Gaston Browne has said following the Queen’s death he will call for a referendum on the country becoming a republic within three years.

6

75

205

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

4 months

#CARIBBEAN : In a significant development for Caribbean regional travel, interCaribbean Airways announced the launch of its new non-stop flight service connecting Bridgetown and Kingston.

4

92

210

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#CARIBBEAN : Prince Edward’s royal tour of Caribbean will be among the last to take place campaigners predict as their trip has been marked by anti-colonial protests and calls for slavery reparations.

9

45

189

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

8 months

#JAMAICA : A new outdoor adventure park has opened in Appleton. Camp Irie spans more than 600 acres and is surrounded by rainforest. It features a range of attractions such as outdoor laser tag, ATV adventure rides and a climbing wall, which takes guests 30ft off the ground.

8

66

205

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 years

#BARBADOS : Prime Minister Mia Mottley has been named as one of the British Vogue's 'forces for change'.

5

29

198

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

6 years

#SWITZERLAND : Trinidadian Justin Sobion, has been appointed as an Associate Human Rights Officer in the Office of the President of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

2

85

199

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#RWANDA : Commonwealth leaders settled in 2018 that Britain's Prince Charles should succeed his mother Queen Elizabeth as head of the organisation, but as they gathered again here, some #Caribbean member states were not at ease with the decision.

15

43

188

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

4 years

#BARBADOS : In a move to leave its colonial past behind, the Barbados government is now all set to remove the statue of Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson from the National Heroes Square in the heart of the capital, Bridgetown.

1

65

193

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#BARBADOS : The launch of a transatlantic bridge between the #Caribbean and Africa to develop and manufacture pharmaceuticals is to address the issue of pharmaceutical equity and create a platform for jobs, investment and earnings for the industry in Barbados for the first time.

1

58

189

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#BARBADOS : Emancipation Day is both a time to remember the efforts of the forefathers to end slavery and to understand that unity can overcome challenges.

1

51

188

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#CANADA : The government has formally recognized the national historic significance of the #Jamaican Maroons in Nova Scotia.

1

75

187

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

4 years

#CARIBBEAN : Vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies Prof. Sir Hilary Beckles, has said "Companies that benefited from slavery must go further than apologising. Many British and European firms and their predecessors have drank from the well of Caribbean slavery."

4

110

191

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#ANTIGUA : Prime Minister Gaston Browne today told the Earl and Countess of Wessex it is his country's wish to 'one day become a republic' - in yet another awkward moment for the Royal Family on a Caribbean tour.

6

41

167

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

6 years

#BERMUDA : The Domestic Partnerships Act passed in the House of Assembly last night by a vote of 24 – 10, with the Bill seeking to replace same-sex marriage with a domestic partnership arrangement which can be entered into by both same-sex and heterosexual couples.

12

95

157

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#JAMAICA : Holness said that while the process is something he inherited, he never expected it “to be a straight line.” He is urging Legal Affairs and Constitutional Affairs Minister Marlene Malahoo Forte, to “please move ahead with speed on this matter.”

3

42

177

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#NETHERLANDS : The Dutch central bank (DNB) apologized on Friday for the institution's involvement in the 19th-century slave trade. The apology came at a ceremony marking the Dutch abolishment of slavery.

13

80

166

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#LONDON : Prince William and Kate Middleton's recent visit to the #Caribbean has led palace aides to rework royal tour plans for the Queen’s third son, Prince Edward, and his wife, Sophie Wessex, who are set to embark upon their own royal tour of the Caribbean this month.

52

39

158

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#JAMAICA : “It is time that Jamaica become a republic. For us, the process is not simple, and we have known this from we started on this journey, and we are making sure that we check every box as we move deliberately in that regard,” Prime Minister Andrew Holness said.

3

32

171

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 years

#BARBADOS : Barbados has two nnew drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic locations. Vaccinations at the two drive-thru locations are by appointment only.

4

92

173

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#SCOTLAND : The Scottish cross-party campaign group Our Republic said: “We wish the people of Jamaica the best of luck on their journey to implementing full democracy, free from Britain's monarchy. It is an example we should follow."

1

41

163

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#RWANDA : Caribbean ministers here, speaking on the fringes of the Kigali summit, said they had no problem with Charles as a person, but were uncomfortable with the symbolism of a royal succession.

5

25

161

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

1 year

#CARIBBEAN : According to a report by #Dominica online, Six Caribbean countries are in a debt stranglehold of China. Reportedly, six Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among the top ten islands worldwide with public debt that is higher than their GDP.

33

120

169

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

2 years

#JAMAICA : The royal couple were mobbed by huge crowds of well-wishers desperate to shake their hands and share high-fives as they travelled to Trench Town and visited Bob Marley's former home.

2

30

163

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 years

#JAMAICA : After finishing in last place behind a trio of Jamaican sprinters in the hyped clash in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday, Sha’Carri Richardson has been offered a complimentary vacation to Jamaica as an olive branch.

31

33

154

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 years

#BARBADOS : The government has admitted to dropping its 'guard' in its management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados. Prime Minister Mia Mottley, during her hour-long address to the nation, stated that her administration and also the Barbadian public have been complacent.

5

48

155

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

6 years

#ANTIGUA : Prime Minister Gaston Browne has advised the United States that instead of being concerned with China’s growing influence in developing countries, Washington should provide more aid to these nations and not spend billions on useless wars.

5

116

149

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

3 years

#ANTIGUA : Browne said. “Whoever is not vaccinated by then would have taken a conscious decision not to get vaccinated and if the unfortunate happens and they get ill, or they die that’s the choice they would have made.”

0

57

152

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

5 months

#GUYANA : Doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) have successfully removed a massive, 15.8kg tumour from a 44-year-old woman from the Essequibo region, saving her life and pushing the boundaries of Guyana's medical capabilities.

2

47

154

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

4 years

#BARBADOS : Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said that the Caribbean country is planning to introduce a "12-month Barbados Welcome Stamp" that would allow visitors to stay for up to a year and work remotely.

4

53

151

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

5 years

#JAMAICA : The Caribbean's first waste container, capable of collecting ocean pollutants such as debris and oil slicks, has been installed in the Marine Park of Jamaica’s Montego Bay.

3

134

141

CaribbeanNewsNetwork

@caribbeannewsuk

6 years

#JAMAICA : Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw says Jamaica has been granted permission to export mangoes to the United States.

10

76

143