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Full free movement ‘legally sound’ – Barbados AG
(Barbados Nation) Attorney General Dale Marshall is maintaining that the October 1 full free movement arrangement between Barbados, Belize, Domi-nica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines is on firm legal ground. Responding to concerns by the...
Balancing law, vision in ‘free movement’ goal
16 Last Wednesday’s launch of full free movement among Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines was a watershed moment in regional integration. It promises new opportunities as these citizens will be allowed to live, work, and...
Ministry of Agriculture, Georgetown Technical High School to celebrate World Food Day 2025 Friday in Georgetown, Stann Creek
Views: 69 Views: 68 Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2025. 11:05 am CST. Photo Credit: Georgetown Technical High School By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise (MAFSE), in collaboration with Georgetown...
Clark County-based Silent Bridge seeks local donations in global fight against child sex trafficking
Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com Millions of children are victims of sex trafficking every single year around the world. There are organizations that help to rescue them, but after a rescue, the children are turned over to that country's...
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth Arrives in PortMiami for Caribbean Season
Cunard has announced that the recently refreshed Queen Elizabeth arrived yesterday at PortMiami for the first time to begin a season of Caribbean voyages. Queen Elizabeth will homeport in Miami for the first time in Cunard history, bringing its...
The 12th Central American Games Have Begun in Guatemala.
6 Havana, October 17 (RHC) – At least 15 disciplines will begin their competitions today as part of the sporting event that is the XII Central American Games in Guatemala, with all the information on the event’s website. The excitement can be...
Councilor Ilya Rosado says cash-only weed business on Caye Caulker is strictly about economics; estimates over $400,000 in revenue annually
Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Monday, October 6, 2025. 7:28 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: The village of Caye Caulker, Belize District, is headed to a referendum on the regulation and legalization of cannabis on the island on Wednesday. At a briefing held...
Balas volando, beliceños cayendo: demasiadas armas en nuestro país
En la época en que Belize era un remanso de paz, una época en que los beliceños dormían con las ventanas abiertas y caminaban por las calles a cualquier hora de la noche, había pocas armas en el país. Algunos trabajadores forestales, topógrafos y...
Full free movement ‘legally sound’
ATTORNEY GENERAL DALE MARSHALL is maintaining that the October 1 full free movement arrangement between Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines is on firm legal ground. Responding to concerns by the Barbados Bar Association...
Guyanese, Justice Arif Bulkan sworn-in as newest Judge on Caribbean Court of Justice
Distinguished Guyanese legal luminary and former Acting Justice of Appeal, Christopher Arif Bulkan, was today sworn in as the newest Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). He took his oath before President Irfaan Ali at the Office of the...
Renewed push for all Caricom Member States to accede to CCJ
Calls were reiterated on Thursday for the full accession of all Member States of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which serves as the final appellate court for the region. Currently, only five of the 15...
Borders open, but not for crime: Caribbean leaders warn as free movement kicks in
Mia Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados speaks at the Global Renewables Summit, co-hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Global Renewables Alliance on September 24, 2024 in New York City. Philanthropies) Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for...
Mother of Four Found Murdered in Garbage Drum; Suspect in Custody
It’s a story that’s left Belize City shaken. A mother of four, brutally murdered, her body found stuffed inside a garbage drum at a busy intersection. Forty-two-year-old Shaniele Faber’s death has stunned the community, and surveillance footage...
US anti-vax stance to blame for continent-wide surge in measles, say experts
Governments across Latin America are stepping up efforts to vaccinate their populations against measles, as outbreaks in North America drive a 34-fold increase in the number of cases reported in the region this year. Measles cases have surged...
What does Hispanic Heritage Month mean to students, faculty?
The flags of Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Guatemala and Nicaragua represent the diverse group interviewed. (Image by Jo Douglas) Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. This is due to the multiple...
The CSME—a slow pace toward integration or a much-needed turbo boost?
At the recently concluded 49th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, which took place in Jamaica this year, something remarkable happened. Four Caricom member states took the bold step to embrace full, free movement of their citizens...
Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI
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DLP raises red flag over free movement policy
168 The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is questioning the legality and timing of the government’s decision to allow CARICOM nationals from Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines to live and work freely in Barbados from October 1, 2025,...
Four Caribbean countries sign free movement agreement
Monday, October 6th 2025 - 09:41 UTC Gonsalves praised the new arrangement, dubbing the previous one “hollow” Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines signed last week a free movement agreement allowing their citizens to...
Road Trip: Cunard's Dazzling Queen Elizabeth Arrives to Miami for the First Time to Begin a Full Season in the Caribbean
Caribbean Voyages Will Feature New, Locally Inspired Dining and Elevated Entertainment Starring Award-Winning Broadway and West End Performers A plaque-and-key ceremony celebrated the arrival in Miami where the Cunard ship will homeport from...