KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – From a long proposed Caribbean Business Council (CBC) and a waning Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) now has three  new private sector organizations , namely, the Network of Caribbean Chambers of Commerce (CARICHAM), the CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO), and the recently announced CARICOM Manufacturers’ Association (CMA).

Continuing the spirit of giving, the Sandals Foundation has just donated over 2,060 digital tablets to more than 2,000 students across the Caribbean to support the region’s online learning needs following the successful execution of the Lessons Alive campaign. With access to tablets, students are now more equipped for online classes and can take advantage of distance learning instructions this school year.

Father-and-son Caribbean hospitality leaders and devout philanthropists, Gordon “Butch” Stewart, Chairman & Founder of Sandals Resorts International (SRI) and Adam Stewart, Deputy Chairman of SRI, have made it their personal and corporate social responsibility to shape the lives and the future of the Caribbean for over 40 years. Through the family’s personal philanthropic efforts and the charitable work of the Sandals Foundation, the Stewart family has worked to positively transform the Caribbean while closely watching those that have also helped pave the way for a better future, giving back to the land and people they love most along the way. Together, they recognize those who possess their same dedication to giving back and honor those that have gone above and beyond to create a positive impact on the Caribbean and its beloved people. 

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. –The Thanksgiving holiday is one week away and for nearly a decade, Food For The Poor has presented fellow servant Pastor Norman “D.C.” Perkins with a check to buy 500 turkeys to feed the less fortunate in West Palm Beach.

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. –Families living in poverty throughout the Caribbean and Latin America are enduring even morehardships as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Food For The Poor’s Christmas Gift Catalog is filled with gift ideas to ease their suffering and continue givinglong afterthe holidays have passed.

Multilateralism is an important element of the foreign policy of small CARICOM States, but, today, multilateral institutions are beleaguered caught up in the competition between a dominant power and one ascending.

The ID bracelet of the first black pilot to serve with the British Royal Flying Corps during World War One, a Jamaican immigrant, is up for auction.

The history-making daughter of a Caribbean immigrant is forcefully rejecting personal attacks on her character, heritage and eligibility as she seeks to become the next vice president of the United States.

Michelle Obama may have delivered the message, but the inspiration behind the powerful-yet-fashionable “V-O-T-E” necklace worn by the former first lady of the United States, during her speech at last month’s Democratic National Convention, carried a distinct Caribbean flavor.

NEW YORK, NY –New York based international fashion designer Glenroy March and his fashion brand D’Marsh Couture is set to make a return to Ghana for a three-month long project D’Marsh Ghana 2020.

Defunding or abolishing police departments has become a national debate in the wake of George Floyd’s death, but Minneapolis residents say abolishment isn’t necessarily a clear-cut answer. Some even view abolishment as punitive — a unilateral response to their speaking out against police brutality.

Thurston County’s sheriff may face recall for failing to sufficiently enforce a mask mandate enacted by the Washington Health Department.