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CARICOM to send humanitarian aid and other supplies to Cuba
NEWS SOURCE GUYANA
CARICOM has announced that Regional Governments are preparing to dispatch humanitarian aid to Cuba, following a decision announced by CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew at the recent CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in St. Kitts/Nevis.
UN votes to recognise enslavement of Africans as 'gravest crime against humanity'
BBC NEWS
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity", a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice.
‘NDP will not put wool over our eyes’- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Social and political commentator Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline believes the National Democratic Party (NDP) is regrouping for the upcoming general elections, but he has raised concerns about the future leadership of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition.
Preservation of Names of Places Act 2001 comes into force 24 years later
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A piece of legislation that was passed in the Legislative Council on April 12, 2001, and assented to by the then-governor Francis J. Savage on July 10, 2001, finally came into force on March 1, 2026, after the proclamation was published in the Official Gazette by Governor Daniel Pruce on February 28, 2026.
Popular local fishermen arrested for allegedly using illegal fishing methods
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- Well-known local fishermen from the western end of Tortola, Albert Stoutt and his sons Andrew and Zacchari were reportedly arrested and charged on Friday, March 20, 2026, for alleged illegal fishing.
BVIEC investigating 'full cause' of early morning territory-wide power outage
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has disclosed that a complete shutdown of all engines at Henry Wilfred Smith Power Station in Pockwood Pond resulted in a territory-wide power outage, with the exception of Anegada, this morning, Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
Elderly man to serve 2 more years for dumping granddaughter’s body in cover-up
BARBADOS TODAY
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- A High Court judge denounced an 81-year-old grandfather who, for a decade, deceived his family and the police about the whereabouts of his 12-year-old granddaughter, left for dead with a knife in her belly and whose body he later dumped over a ledge.
PM Browne says elections could come within 90 days
ANTIGUA OBSERVER
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua- Prime Minister Gaston Browne has moved Antigua and Barbuda sharply closer to election mode, declaring on his weekend radio programme that general elections will be held “within 90 days” and possibly sooner, even though the next poll is not constitutionally due until 2028.
U.S. offers 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran
WASHINGTON TIMES
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates- The Trump administration has offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, according to a person briefed on the contours of the plan but who was not authorised to speak publicly about it.
Philippines declares national energy emergency over war in Iran
UPI
MANILA, Philippines- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines has declared a national energy emergency over the threat posed by the U.S.-Israel war with Iran to its supply of oil and its energy security.
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