America Haiti A press release on key contract involving Haiti's biggest port and two elite members was allegedly published without the consent of council's leader, deepening fracture government-private sector as a wealthy businessman is taking over presidency on 15 Aug
America Jamaica At a flag-raising ceremony marking 63rd Independence Day, Mayor of Black River Richard Solomon urged citizens to take more responsibility in valuing and protecting Jamaica’s independence, inviting to more civic involvement, dropping among young people
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Culturama 51, a distinctive and heartfelt Nevis cultural festival, closed; authorities expressed appreciation to all who contributed to what has been described an overwhelmingly successful edition, praising the quality of the program
America Grenada DANGOTE-ORAMAH Centre of Excellence will be established in Grenada, African billionaire industrialist Aliko Dangote announced at AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2025; it will be a hub aimed at accelerating Africa-Caribbean economic integration
America Dominica Two of Dominica’s celebrated musical ambassadors, Michele Henderson and Carlyn XP, have represent the island at the prestigious Antillian Festival in Belgium, the largest Caribbean music festival in Europe
America Cuba Describing the present moment as one of the most difficult in recent Cuban history, President Díaz-Canel, at the closing session of a weeklong National Assembly, has called on everyone to commit their energy and effort to meet the challenges facing Cuba
America Canada Teen Victoria Mboko concluded her fairytale run in the National Bank Open in an unforgettable night for Canadian tennis by beating four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the singles final to earn the first WTA title of her young career
America Barbados A new, fully cashless fare system with real-time bus tracking will be launched in September, in time for the new school year; Barbados will thus become the first Caribbean nation with smart card payment across its public transport network
America United States Columbia University’s unprecedented $200 million agreement with Trump’s administration put and end to months-long tug-of-war; academics warn it may be the start of broad-ranging concessions and of increased government oversight on higher education
America Bahamas One week into crawfish season, the legal harvesting period for spiny lobster running from 1 August to 31 March, has yielded poor returns, probably due to widespread poaching on southern banks, frequently reported
America Saint Lucia The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ruled that St. Lucia’s laws on “buggery” and “gross indecency”, a law that made gay sex illegal, were unconstitutional; the colonial-era law hadn't been enforced recently, but still caused fear and discrimination
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Participants in the 2025 National Home Gardening Competition took part in a theoretical workshop focused on pest and disease control, land preparation, seedling and livestock production and compost making with the ultimate goal of securing food production
America Suriname The Vonzell Foundation and Lisibeti Music Performing Arts launched a creative financial education program for orphans with music, dance, and theater to teach entrepreneurship and money management, inspired by the legacy of slavery and aimed at empowerment