CAIRO, Egypt –The Caribbean island of St. Lucia has become the first nation in the Caribbean region to receive a loan from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) through the bank’s recently-established Caribbean Office in Bridgetown, Barbados.  Afreximbank announced this week that it has successfully executed its first facility disbursement of US $6 million Sovereign Term Loan Facility […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As the countdown to the Global Black Impact Summit (GBIS) continues – taking place on February 27 in Dubai – anticipation is mounting across the globe. Hosted by the Black Impact Foundation (BIF) and organized by Energy Capital & Power, the summit presents a unique opportunity to access impactful sessions, hear […]

Producer, director and actor Novi Brown will share insights into the world of television and cinema at the Global Black Impact Summit in Dubai

NASSAU, The Bahamas  — Trade between Africa and the Caribbean could rise to $1.8 billion per year by 2028 if value addition, trade facilitation and improved logistics are prioritized, according to new research by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).   Current bilateral trade in goods between the two regions is worth […]

Close to 500 people joined in a peaceful march on Saturday April 20th 2024, braved the scorching Caribbean sun as they walked over two hills from Hope Estate to protest the intended sale of the Beauperthuy estate in northern St. Martin.

GREAT BAY, St. Martin –Dr. Rhoda Arrindell, president of the One St. Martin Association (One SXM), was the sole delegate from St. Martin at the BIG international conference on decolonization in New York last week.

On March 21, U.S. Ambassador Michael Battle, alongside Mafia District’s Administrative Secretary, Hon. Olivanus Paul Thomas, commemorated the successful completion of the third phase of the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) project to restore these historic Swahili ruins within the Mafia Island archipelago.

The Colectivo Tributo aos Ancestrais PT (Collective Tribute to the Ancestors) in Portugal is hosting a a series of ceremonies in Lisbon between June 23rd and August 8th , in homage of the African Ancestors who fell victim to the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The theme of their 5th Ancestral Tribute is the date that Portugal initiated the transatlantic trade in Africans in 1444.