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Youth vaping surge tests Caribbean policymakers
BARBADOS TODAY
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--In several countries across the Caribbean, a student can leave school in uniform, walk into a nearby shop, or send a quick Instagram message to an online vendor and purchase a vape with little difficulty. Some are drawn in by flavours like cherry, bubble gum and cotton candy, while others see them promoted online as sleek, harmless or stress-relieving.
SVG gov't accused of ‘misleading tax removals’
ST. VINCENT TIMES
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent & The Grenadines- Former Finance Minister Camilo Gonsalves warned that the current administration is overpromising and underdelivering to a public struggling with the rising cost of living, urging leaders to be more honest about the reality of their policies.
Michael Misick sentenced to 4 years & 26 days in corruption case
TURKS & CAICOS SUN
GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos Islands- Former Premier Michael Misick was on Friday, May 29, sentenced to an effective term of four years and 26 days in prison following his conviction in the most significant corruption prosecution in Turks and Caicos Islands history.
Barbados, Guyana to allow travel using national ID cards from July 1
CARIBBEAN NATIONAL WEEKLY
Citizens of Barbados and Guyana will soon be able to travel between the two countries using only national identification cards under a landmark bilateral agreement aimed at deepening Caribbean integration.
CAL to cut more routes
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO GUARDIAN
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad- Majority state-owned Caribbean Airlines Ltd will stop flying to three destinations and reduce service to two more from June 1, as the airline seeks to cut loss-generating routes, effectively reversing the route expansion undertaken by the previous administration.
Estranged husband charged with Joy St Omer’s murder
ST. LUCIA TIMES
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia- Primus Toussaint has been formally charged with last Wednesday’s shooting death of his wife, Joy St Omer.
Over 20 fined in Guyana as EPA ramps up anti-litter enforcement
NEWS ROOM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says more than 20 persons have already been fined for littering as authorities intensify enforcement efforts across the country.
3 CARICOM Nationals to arrive in Saint Kitts & Nevis Under United States–MOU Arrangement
ST. KITTS & NEVIS OBSERVER
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts- The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has confirmed that three nationals of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States, specifically Jamaica and Belize, were expected to arrive in the Federation on May 19, 2026, following their transfer from the United States of America.
Venezuela wants oil spill compensation from T&T
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
CARACAS, Venezuela- Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil has called on the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to provide compensation related to an oil spill that occurred on May 1, 2026.
Gonsalves urges Guyana, Venezuela to accept ICJ decision on Essequibo
JAMAICA OBSERVER
GEORGETOWN, Guyana--Elder Caribbean statesman Dr Ralph Gonsalves is hoping that Guyana and Venezuela will abide by the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the decades-old Essequibo dispute that at times threatened to spill over into military action.
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