Four CARICOM Countries Implement Free Traveling

Flag of CARICOM. Photo: National Today October 13, 2025 Hour: 2:18 pm The measure was agreed upon by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of State during their 49th Ordinary Meeting on July 6, and responds to the need to advance regional...

History Repeats Itself: Romeo Says Ongoing Medical Evacuation Crises Show Montserrat Still Left Behind

The recent plight of Montserrat’s Landis “Shorty” Baker and Cherry Brown, both struggling to access urgent overseas medical care, has again exposed what Opposition MLA and former Premier Donaldson Romeo calls “a systemic and deadly double...

OECS Council of Ministers of Trade to Meet in Montserrat

Montserrat will host the Seventh Ordinary Council of Ministers of Trade from October 15 to 18, 2025. According to a release from the Business Trade and Investment Unit in the Office of the Premier, this high-level regional event will convene...

ERA warns EU lawmakers: Proposed EU261 revision threatens regional air connectivity

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has urged Members of the European Parliament to reconsider key elements of the proposed revision to EU Regulation EC 261/2004 ahead of the Transport Committee’s vote, warning that the current draft...

Reimagining Montserrat: Cutting the Friction, Capturing the Visitor

Imagine this: Someone scrolling through Instagram sees a breathtaking video of Montserrat; the black sand beach, the lush trails, the sizzling pan of fried fish with breadfruit chips. They’re hooked. They want in. But then the trail goes cold. No...

Tobago teen crowned Caribbean regional Junior Minister of Tourism

Sixteen-year-old Jolé St. John, Tobago’s Junior Secretary of Tourism, has been crowned winner of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) 21st Regional Tourism Youth Congress, held Thursday at the Hilton Barbados Resort. - Advertisement - Part...

Montserrat’s NHS Medical Quota Under Scrutiny After Cases of Brown and Baker

Montserrat’s system for sending patients overseas for specialist medical care is under renewed scrutiny, as recent cases highlight gaps in the UK’s NHS quota scheme that have left vulnerable residents without adequate support. During the September...

Montserrat Calypsonian “Shorty” in Urgent Need of UK Medical Care

Montserratian calypsonian Robert Baker, affectionately known as “Shorty,” is fighting for his life in Jamaica as he awaits urgent medical treatment that doctors say is unavailable in Montserrat. Baker, 63, travelled to Antigua and then Jamaica...

Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner

Regional Tourism Youth Congress participants with (l-r) Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism of Antigua and Barbuda; Dona Regis-Prosper, CTO Secretary-General; Councillor Tashia Burris, Secretary of Tourism, Tobago; Ian Gooding-Edghill, CTO...

Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner [Cayman’s Aylani Morris Seymour 3rd]

Source: Caribbean Tourism Organization Jolé St. John of Tobago (center) with Jamaica’s Caleader Lewison (left) and Aylani Morris Seymour from the Cayman Islands in Barbados onThursday BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (October 4, 2025) – Sixteen-year-old Jolé...

Jamaican takes second place at 2025 CTO Regional Tourism Youth Congress

Jolé St John of Tobago (center) with Jamaica’s Caleader Lewison (left) and Aylani Morris Seymour from the Cayman Islands in Barbados. (Photo: CMC) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caleader Lewison, the 16-year-old junior minister of tourism for...

Caricom fees top $3.7m over two decades

David Burt, back row, fourth left, at the 49th Caricom Heads of Government meeting in Jamaica on July 8 (Photograph supplied) Bermuda has paid more than $3.7 million in membership fees to Caricom since 2002, newly released records reveal. The...

'Stark injustice' as Montserrat pensioner found homeless in a park after being refused NHS care

BRITAIN has been accused of “stark injustice” towards British Overseas Territories (BOT) citizens after it emerged today that a 69-year-old woman from Montserrat was left homeless after being refused free NHS care. Council officials found Cherry...

UK accused of ‘stark injustice’ as woman from Montserrat refused free NHS care

The UK has been accused of a “stark injustice” for failing to provide health services and humanitarian support to citizens of British overseas territories after a woman from the Caribbean island of Montserrat was refused free NHS care and left...

Caricom discussion paper in final stages

The Caricom Secretariat headquarters in Guyana (File photograph) It has been almost two years since the Government announced in the Throne Speech that it would pursue full membership of Caricom — but the details of what that might mean for Bermuda...

Montserrat Booth Wins Antigua Police Week Food Fair for a 3rd Time

Montserratian food was the taste of the town for third year in a row at the annual Antigua Police Week 2025 Food Fair. The event, held on Friday, September 12th, saw teams of ten compromising of police officers and civilians, compete for the...

Darenthea Sweeney Departs Montserrat as 2025/26 Chevening Scholar

Darenthea Sweeney has been awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship for the 2025/26 academic year and departed Montserrat on Monday, September 22, to begin her studies in the United Kingdom. She will be pursuing an MSc in Climate Change...

Spain floods: Child killed and dad missing at holiday hotspot in storms chaos

A boy has died and his father is missing following terrifying floods in a popular area of Spain for British tourists that has caused travel chaos with flights delayed or cancelled. Storms have brought heavy rain and flooding across Spain with the...

Child dead after horror floods hit Spain holiday hotspot sparking travel chaos with flights cancelled & more rain coming

A CHILD has died as torrential floods continue to wreak havoc across a Spanish holiday hotspot. Horror weather sparked travel chaos with flights cancelled and trains abandoned due to fallen trees on the tracks - as officials warn of more rain to...

These are the Caribbean’s most amazing hotels, according to our experts

The good news is that all 30 island states and territories scattered across this balmy region have superb hotels aplenty. It doesn’t matter whether you’re seeking beach bliss, family fun, rainforest adventures or sublime slumber in a four-poster...