Caribbean Community Live

OTTAWA, Canada, Friday September 14, 2012 – As part of an effort to screen more travellers for security risks prior to their arrival in Canada, Ottawa has imposed visa requirements on nationals of St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Immigration authorities in Sint Maarten (St. Maarten) will have to ease the requirements for U.S. citizens seeking to live and work in the Dutch Caribbean country, a judge has ruled.

A pair of American senators released a new report Thursday detailing their recommendations to prevent a future security crisis in the Caribbean, where numerous unpoliced islets and barely monitored coasts remain near-perfect conduits for drug shipments.

Antigua St. John’s - When I met up with 24-year-old Fiona Austin McDonald to do this interview she was dressed in casual attire - and the stares we (well, she) got while we were walking to our location!

As we remember the events of September 11 2001, we shall never forget all who lost their lives; the immediate victims, the first responders, the ensuing victims, and the emotional toll on the survivors and the families of the victims.

The Democratic National Convention released a full transcript of Rep. John Lewis's (D-Ga.) speech to the 2012 Democratic National Convention (as prepared for delivery). Read the full text below:

If you want to fly Spirit Airlines to Florida, you'll have to go to BWI/Marshall Airport now.

Spirit inaugurated flights from BWI to Fort Lauderdale and Dallas Thursday, and as part of its BWI service, it has ceased operations at Reagan National Airport.

The Wilcannia community has congratulated the first 10 graduates from the new “Yes I Can!” Indigenous adult literacy program.

Originally run in Cuba, the program was adopted as a pilot by the local Aboriginal Land Council.