CRFM and the OECS strengthen collaboration with signing of a new MoU

Dr Marc Williams (rgt), Executive Director of the CRFM Secretariat, and Dr Didacus Jules (lft), Director General of the OECS, signing the MoU. Press Release October 14, 2025 The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) sealed its first...

Henley Passport Index: 57 Countries Offer Visa-Free Entry To Indians

Henley Passport Index 2025: India’s Ranking Drops But These 57 Countries Still Offer Visa-Free Entry To Indians; See Full List Inside When it comes to passports, the math is simple: a strong passport opens doors to more destinations without the...

A win against period poverty

Commentary Gabrielle Hosein 2 Hrs Ago Dr Gabrielle Jamela Hosein - BUDGET 2025 is the first to mention period poverty. This is historic. It is the result of global and local feminist activism to frame menstruation as a public health, human rights,...

57 countries now visa-free for Indians: What it means for travellers

For Indian travellers, the world is gradually opening up. According to the latest Henley Passport Index for 2025, Indian passport holders can now enter 57 countries without a visa in advance — either visa-free, via a visa-on-arrival, or via an...

OPINION: Antigua, Island of US Defense!

After World War II, the U.S. with the permission of the UK occupied lands in and around the North Eastern region of Antigua, as their headquarters of protection of their shores facing the Caribbean Sea. Jamaica, St.Lucia, Grenada and Trinidad had...

Anticipation builds for the 5th edition of Gastronomy Festival

The Saint Martin Tourism Office team poses at the entrance to Baratié Restaurant. (Robert Luckock photo) MARIGOT--The Saint Martin Tourism Office invited the press to a dinner at the intimate Baratié Restaurant in Concordia on Saturday as part of...

Feds sanction Cambodian conglomerate over cyber scams, seize $15 billion from chairman

The U.S. Justice Department seized about $15 billion worth of bitcoin from accounts allegedly linked to the chairman of a prominent Cambodian conglomerate, who was indicted on charges that his company is behind a sprawling scamming empire. The...

The Bahamas finishes fourth at CGA Four-Ball Championships

The Bahamas Team delivered a strong and spirited performance at the Caribbean Golf Association’s (CGA) Four-Ball Tournament at the Cinnamon Hill Golf Course in Montego Bay, Jamaica, over the National Heroes Day holiday weekend, overcoming...

Sandy Point’s Black Sand Beach named among Secluded Beaches of Caribbean Journal

St Kitts and Nevis: Sandy Point’s Black Sand Beach has been named among 15 Secluded Caribbean Beaches of the Caribbean Journal. It has earned a spot on the magazine, enhancing its global presence and tourist appeal. The feature was written by Guy...

Driver to contest traffic ticket in Castries Traffic Court

A Babonneau driver who was pulled over along the John Compton Highway back in July for ‘Contravening the Driving Code’ is heading to trial after challenging the charge in court. Hildreth Murray Lewis is charged on July 28, 2025, while driving a...

Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts take home 16 World Travel Awards; Sandals Royal Bahamian named Bahamas' Leading All-Inclusive Resort 2025

Sandals Royal Bahamian was named Bahamas’ Leading All-Inclusive Resort 2025 – one of 16 awards Sandals Resorts and Beaches were honored with at the 32nd Annual World Travel Awards (WTA) Caribbean and The Americas. The ceremony held at Sandals...

Caribbean Fisheries Mechanism pens agreement with OECS, UWI

H.E. Dr. Didacus Jules, Director General of the OECS (left), with Dr. Marc Williams, Executive Director of the CRFM Secretariat, at the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding during CWA 2025 (Photo: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – October 13, 2025

Cruise community to meet in San Juan next week The cruise community will gather in San Juan, Puerto Rico next week for the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference & Trade Show, taking place October 21–24, 2025. The spirit of...

Alaska vs. Caribbean: Which Cruise Fits Your Travel Personality?

Picture this: The hum of the engines beneath your feet, the salt air whipping through your hair, and that intoxicating promise of somewhere new on the horizon. There’s something about standing on a ship’s deck that makes all your cares go away. Or...

Senator Bernie Sanders’ AI Warning: Shaping a Human Future For The Caribbean

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, MON. Oct. 13, 2025: What does it mean to be human when machines can think, work, and create faster than we ever could? Senator Bernie Sanders has raised the alarm, warning that up to 100 million jobs in the United...

Goatober fires up in Trinidad and Tobago

Features Janelle De Souza 2 Hrs Ago GoatoberTT founder Franka Philip, centre, with the "dream team" of chefs, from left, Nina Compton, Brigette Joseph and Debra Sardinha. Photo courtesy Franka Philip. - FOR the first time since 2019, Goatober, the...

Seajays surge to victory as national swim champs

The island’s two biggest clubs were locked in battle all of last weekend at the 13th Annual CapriSun Swim Meet, with Seajays emerging the champions after two days of competition at the Rodney Heights Aquatic Centre. Under brilliant, beautiful...

Revealed: The World’s 50 Best Spas

Last year we published a guide to the 50 Best Spas in the UK and the response from you was so positive that this year we’ve spread our wings to launch the World’s 50 Best Spas, in collaboration with the UK’s leading specialist tour operator,...

Dominica welcomes back stars

Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival celebrates 25 years of music, culture, and magic next week. The World Creole Music Festival, first held in 1997, has grown into one of the Caribbean’s leading cultural events. It celebrates Creole music in...

Four countries sign CRFM Agreement

Anguilla, The Bahamas, Dominica, and Montserrat have signed on to the Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), formalising their membership in the 22-year-old institution, inaugurated in Belize City, Belize, in...