First ship calls at new Kingstown Port shortly after opening 

The new Kingstown Port opened on Saturday with the first ship calling at the facility shortly after the formalities, two days before St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) celebrates its 46th anniversary of independence from Britain. At 11:33 p.m.,...

Marines Bid Farewell to the Assault Amphibious Vehicle 

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (June 29, 2021) U.S. Marines with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, emerge from the water in an AAV-P7/A1 amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) during water operations training at Marine Corps Base Camp...

Trump Teaches Canada What It Means to be a U.S. Ally Now

Sign up for our newsletter about national security here. According to an old Canadian joke, “The Americans are our best friends, whether we like it or not.” That joke earns fewer laughs these days. A new survey by the reputable Canadian pollster...

Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 26, 2025

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina Rep. John...

Caribbean Stakeholders and EU tackle sargassum crisis

(from left) Prime Minister of Grenada Dickon Mitchell; Minister for Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy of Grenada Kerryne James; European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela; Deputy Minister for...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – October 27, 2025

Happy Independence Day SVG October 27, 2025 Happy Independence Day to St. Vincent and the Grenadines! As the nation marks 46 years of independence, MPE joins the Caribbean and the wider world in saluting the Vincentian people and celebrating their...

Delta Air Lines Is On The Verge Of Launching A New Caribbean Flight Before Any Other U.S. Airline

Delta Air Lines continues to draw praise for new routes in both the winter and summer 2026 schedules. Just last month, Delta SkyMiles scored major praise with its members for launching the first-ever Route Race. Delta SkyMiles members must select...

True cost of US invasion of Venezuela - including millions of refugees and 20% oil price rises

A Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter of the US Marines is seen parked on a runway at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport, formerly Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico(Image: AFP via Getty Images) A possible war against Venezuela, fueled...

Investment case for second Mt Vic tunnel “endorsed;” documents to be completed by July

Wellington.Scoop The Government yesterday announced that the New Zealand Transport Agency Board has “endorsed” the investment case for a second Mt Victoria Tunnel including a shared path for walking and cycling, SH1 improvements in Wellington, and...

Moonilal gets refinery report, promises ‘exciting news’ soon

Senior Reporter [email protected] Energy Minister Dr Roodal Moonilal has confirmed that he has received a preliminary report from the committee appointed to assess the feasibility of restarting the Pointe-a-Pierre refinery. Speaking with reporters...

Why Luxury All-Inclusive Resorts Are One Of The Hottest Travel Trends

Not your parents' idea of "all-inclusive": A new generation of luxury properties like the Kaya Palazzo golf resort in Belek, Turkiye puts a high-end spin on the concept ONURKURU PHOTOGRAPHY When I graduated from college my girlfriend and I went to...

Stakeholders: Full marks for Tobago carnival 2025

Tobago Kinnesha George An Hour Ago Masqueraders from Blush Carnival band during parade of the bands for Tobago carnival through the streets of Scarborough on October 26. - Photos by Alva Viarruel THE 2025 edition of Tobago October carnival, themed...

NEW YORK’S HIDDEN OECS NATION: OVER 300,000 EASTERN CARIBBEAN NATIONALS CALL THE BIG APPLE HOME

An in-depth analysis of migration, identity, and community among OECS citizens in New York City — the unofficial capital of the Caribbean diaspora. A CITY BUILT BY ISLANDS When you walk through Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue on a summer evening, you...

The transactional trap: Say yea or not to say no

I couldn’t help but responding to a piece “Grenada’s Test of Leadership in the Shadow US Strategy” written by Frank Alexander and forwarded to me by a colleague as part of the ongoing debate associated with the request by the US to install...

The US radar request at MBIA

Sovereignty isn’t “temporary.” We’ve been here before. Reports that the US has formally requested to “temporarily” install radar equipment and personnel at the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) have stirred a deep and complicated...

NRC pleased with endorsement Of RoNS (“on the drawing boards for years”)

Press Release – National Road Carriers National Road Carriers Association (NRC) is pleased to see rapid progress on bringing all the projects listed in the Roads of National Significance (RoNS) closer to construction start. Minister of Transport...

The Justin Pierre prediction … Four Ministers will lose their…

ITO-Trained Statistician and Researcher Dr Justin Pierre is predicting the downfall of four senior government ministers in Grenada if elections are called by Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell. In an exclusive interview with THE NEW TODAY, the...

Integrating care and climate adaptation into a holistic fiscal framework at the country level

Introduction Countries and international institutions are increasingly focused on adaptation to climate change in light of rising temperatures, longer-term droughts, severe flooding, and other impacts. Currently, however, financing for adaptation...

Bolivia Breaks with ALBA Under Rodrigo Paz Pereira’s Leadership After Electoral Victory and Announces Restored Ties with the U.S., Leaving the Bloc on the Brink of Collapse for Supporting Authoritarian Regimes

Bolivia’s president-elect, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, has announced the country’s immediate withdrawal from the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), a regional bloc driven by the governments of Cuba and Venezuela. This decision,...

Caribbean leaders want to mediate peace between the US and Venezuela

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 80th session on Sept. 26, 2025. UN Photo/Loey Felipe As tensions rise between the US and Venezuela over an...