Pennelope Beckles broke barriers when she grabbed control of Trinidad's biggest opposition party last Sunday. The tough lawyer crushed her way to the top of the People's National Movement after their crushing defeat at the polls. She replaced former Prime Minister Keith Rowley without facing any competition from other candidates. Beckles told cheering supporters she would restore love and compassion to the struggling political movement. The historic victory makes her the first woman ever to command the powerful organization.
The PNM suffered a devastating blow during April elections when voters kicked them out of power. Opposition leaders managed to win just 13 seats out of 41 available positions across the country. The United National...
Guyana just opened its first court designed for people dealing with mental health problems. The special courtroom operates from Georgetown Magistrates' Court and helps defendants whose mental illness led them to break the law. Judges use therapeutic jurisprudence methods that focus on healing rather than punishment. Attorney General Anil Nandlall called the new court a major step forward for the country. He believes this change shows how much Guyana has grown as a society.
The court works alongside the Mental Health Protection and Promotion Act that lawmakers passed back in 2022. Nandlall thinks officials might need to write new laws about how the court should run. Government lawyers stand ready to help judges figure out the best...
Jamaica's top tourism official Edmund Bartlett thinks the island nation will see more visitors next year. Crime numbers have dropped across the country and America changed its travel warnings about the destination. Bartlett shared his predictions during a fancy hotel awards ceremony at Dreams Rose Hall Resort. The minister believes these positive changes will bring back nervous travelers who stayed away before. Tourist numbers should climb higher as word spreads about Jamaica becoming safer.
Visitor arrivals fell just one percent during the first half of this year compared to last year. Early June brought encouraging news when 210,011 people visited the island. The numbers showed a small 1.5 percent jump over the same period from 2024...
Jamaica's tourism chief Edmund Bartlett rolled out the red carpet for Chris Jarrett after he landed the top job at the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association. The minister wants to team up with the new president to make Jamaica the hottest vacation spot across the Caribbean. Bartlett praised the association for helping rebuild the island's travel business after tough times. He believes Jarrett brings fresh ideas that will take tourism to amazing new levels. The partnership aims to cement Jamaica's reputation as the ultimate tropical getaway.
The hotel association represents thousands of workers who depend on visitors for their paychecks. Tourism pumps serious cash into Jamaica's economy and keeps entire communities running. Bartlett...
Two political groups decided to team up for the upcoming elections next year. A New and United Guyana will campaign under the We Invest in Nationhood banner instead of running separately. Dr. Mark DeFrance and Azruddin Mohamed shook hands on the deal early Sunday morning. The leaders say their partnership will bring fresh ideas to voters across the country. This marks the first time an established party has joined the WIN platform completely.
The agreement means ANUG disappears as a separate political force. WIN officials explained this represents a full merger rather than a temporary partnership. Both sides believe they share the same goals for making life better for ordinary people. The combined group promises to run a respectful...
A Miami immigrant rights group slammed President Trump for cutting off protection for hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in America. The Family Action Network Movement called the decision cruel and dangerous for people who fled their troubled homeland. Trump plans to end the special status program on September 2nd next year. More than 500,000 Haitian families could face deportation back to their violence-torn country. Many of these people came to America after a massive earthquake destroyed Haiti back in 2010.
Paul Christian Namphy from the organization said Haiti remains a nightmare for anyone trying to live there safely. Armed gangs have taken over most of the capital city and control the roads leading out. Millions of people...
A Caribbean island just landed a major win for its travel industry. United Airlines plans to start flying to Dominica beginning October 2025. The Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association made the announcement about this new service. Tourism officials are calling the move a huge boost for the island's flight connections. The extra flights will work alongside American Airlines recent expansion to bring more visitors.
United already runs weekly flights from the Tri-State area to the tropical destination. The airline decided to add more flights after seeing strong demand from travelers. People can already book seats for the winter travel season starting later this year. Tourism bosses expect the extra flights will bring adventure lovers and...
A young Samoan woman spent terrifying nights hiding from missiles before making a dramatic escape from war-torn Israel. Polino Falevaai found herself trapped when fighting erupted between Israel and Iran during her agricultural training program. The 25-year-old researcher from Tufuiopa village had been studying crop techniques for almost ten months. Her scheduled flight home vanished when the conflict exploded around her. She huddled in bomb shelters as warning sirens wailed through the darkness.
Government officials scrambled to rescue Falevaai as the situation spiraled out of control. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs worked with New Zealand and Australia to plan her getaway route. Their first escape plan through Jordan collapsed when...
Tourism bosses kicked off a special language school at the fancy Golden Palace Hotel yesterday. Hotel and Tourism Minister U Kyaw Soe Win showed up with his deputy and other government workers. Russian language teachers got ready to help Myanmar hotel staff learn basic phrases. Staff members from hotels and famous pagodas signed up for the month-long classes. The ceremony brought together tourism groups and friendship association members.
Russian visitors have become super important for Myanmar's travel business according to the minister. Government workers want hotel staff to speak Russian when tourists arrive from that country. Language courses are popping up all across Myanmar to train service workers. The minister told students to...
