Scientists have found what they believe to be the earliest known evidence of wine drinking in the Americas, inside ceramic artefacts recovered from a small Caribbean island. Forty ceramic sherds were examined in the first study to have used molecular analysis techniques – Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry - to investigate 15th century pottery from the Puerto Rico region.

New York, New York (May 22, 2023) - For an island that was once a cornerstone of the Caribbean sugar cane industry, Barbados currently faces the unique challenge of scaling down cane sugar production and using tourism to boost GDP.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The governments of Jamaica and the United Kingdom (UK) have signed a framework document signaling their intention to collaborate on a £15-million violence-prevention project.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Former world lightweight champion Claude Noel of Trinidad & Tobago died on Sunday at the Mount Hope Hospital after a lengthy battle with diabetes. He was 74.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados’ indigenous sport, road tennis, and the Barbados Landship Movement, a major part of this island’s ancestral ties to Africa, will be nominated for inscription on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new guideline on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS), which recommends against the use of NSS to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).