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The latest reporting from across the Caribbean region
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Weightlifting Tournament Brings 150 Athletes to Caguas
The 42nd El Criollo weightlifting tournament brings about 150 athletes to Caguas as Puerto…
Puerto Rico
Cybersecurity Concerns Slow Digital Adoption Among Puerto Rico SMEs
A new Puerto Rico SME cybersecurity study finds that cyber incidents and security concerns…
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Credit Unions Receive $9.8 Million to Expand Lending
Puerto Rico credit unions are receiving $9.8 million in federal funding to expand small-bu…
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Governor Signs New Laws Covering Property, Business and Public Services
Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González Colón has signed several new laws covering property re…
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus Evacuated After Report of Possible Gas Leak
Puerto Rico’s Medical Sciences Campus was temporarily evacuated after reports of unusual o…
Haiti
Haiti Tech Summit Marks 10 Years With AI and Innovation Focus
Haiti’s 10th Haiti Tech Summit brings entrepreneurs, investors and technology leaders toge…
Haiti
Haiti Women’s Team Set for Japan and Australia Tests in France
Haiti’s women’s national football team will face Japan and Australia in two FIFA internati…
Haiti
Haiti Steps Up Outreach to Japanese Investors After Tokyo Business Forum
Haiti is expanding its investment outreach to Japan after the CFI identified 12 business c…
Haiti
Haiti Electoral Council Warns Parties Against Premature Campaigning
Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council warns political parties and candidates against prema…
Haiti
At Least 11 Killed in Deadly Attack in Haiti’s Artibonite Department
At least 11 people were killed in Gros-Morne, Haiti, in a reported Kokorat San Ras gang at…
Jamaica
Jamaica Expands Hospitals and Health Centres Under Major Healthcare Upgrade
Jamaica advances a major healthcare infrastructure expansion, with 10 new health centres, …
Jamaica
BZR WKND Jamaica Expands Lineup With Four Major Dancehall Acts
BZR WKND Jamaica 2026 expands its Cardi B & Friends lineup with Jamaican dancehall stars D…
Jamaica
Scotiabank Raises Scotia Group Jamaica Buyout Offer to J$75 Per Share
Scotiabank raises its Scotia Group Jamaica buyout offer to J$75 per share, valuing the rem…
Jamaica
Jamaica Parliament Faces Call for Urgent Meeting After Deputy Clerk Resigns
Jamaica Parliament faces an internal review after Deputy Clerk Christopher Cowan resigned,…
Jamaica
New Yam Technology Could Transform Jamaica’s Planting Material Supply
Jamaica is advancing new yam propagation technology that could multiply planting material …
Cuba
Cuba Expands Solar Technology to Strengthen Telecommunications in Ciego de Ávila
Cuba expands solar telecommunications technology in Ciego de Ávila, with photovoltaic syst…
Cuba
Cuba Beats Bonaire 2–0 to Stay Unbeaten in Concacaf Nations League
Cuba defeats Bonaire 2–0 to remain unbeaten in the 2026–27 Concacaf Nations League, with t…
Cuba
Cuban Dollar Rate Hits Record 750 Pesos in Informal Market
Cuba’s informal dollar rate reaches a record 750 CUP, while the euro climbs to 850 CUP, hi…
Cuba
Cuba Denies Reported Contacts With Trump-Linked Companies Amid U.S. Tensions
Cuba denies reported commercial contacts with Trump-linked companies as Havana continues e…
Cuba
Five Workers Injured in Fire During Gas Repair Operation in Havana
Five workers were injured during a gas repair fire in Havana, as emergency crews contained…