Canadian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Michael Callan during a recent interview with Express Business.—Photo: ROBERT TAYLOR Vishanna Phagoo June 2, 2026 CANADIAN High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Michael Callan says that the commercial relationship between the two countries is based on hundreds of years of shared history. Building on this strong foundation, … Continue reading Canada sees opportunity to deepen trade and investment ties with T&T
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Cuba historically relies on Venezuela for jet fuel supply Natalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Feb 09, 2026 Air Canada says it is suspending service to Cuba effective Monday as the Caribbean island's major airport warns it will run out of jet fuel. Over the following days, the airline will fly empty planes to pick up approximately 3,000 … Continue reading Air Canada halts Cuba flights as Cuban airport warns it will run out of jet fuel
France's ambassador to Haiti, Antoine Michon, center, visits Terminal Varreux near Cité Soleil in Port-au-Prince. Michon later took to X publicly air his frustrations over the lack of government authorization for the private port to operate containers. December 20, 2025 by Jacqueline Charles Now, that relationship is under strain. As European nations seek to deepen … Continue reading A port, a standoff: How a seaport dispute is testing Europe’s ties to Haiti
The MV Falk departs Guyana for Jamaica Webinar: The Importance of Transportation in Disaster Management Event Date(s): 15/12/2025 Location: Online Exploring the Critical Role of Mobility in Caribbean Disaster Preparedness The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, in collaboration with Tamper Consulting (Jamaica), invites you to a timely webinar examining the indispensable role of transportation systems in … Continue reading Webinar: The Importance of Transportation in Disaster Management
October 13, 2025 WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The United States (US) has issued a warning to countries, including those in the Caribbean, regarding a vote later this month in support of measures being pushed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on whether or not to support a Net-Zero Shipping Framework (NZF) aimed at reducing … Continue reading US issues warning to Caribbean countries ahead of IMO vote on net-zero shipping framework
A cruise ship docked in Sydney, N.S., continues to spew smoke. Many ships continue to burn diesel while in port to power electricity on board unless they can plug into shore-based power. (Holly Conners/CBC) We posted a few days ago of the issues that the cruise industry poses to the Caribbean environment. Canada, it would seem, … Continue reading Ports stop polluting ships from idling by installing ‘shore power’
From left: Radcliffe Spence, Lecturer in Shipping and Logistics at the Caribbean Maritime University; Dr Eric Deans, Managing Partner at DeepSight Maritime Intelligence Corporation; Valerie Campbell, Director of Logistics and Customer Service at Campari Group Jamaica; Dr Devant Maharaj, Director of Professional Services at ECO Canada; and Dr Ruth Potopsingh, Technical Advisor at Environmental Solutions … Continue reading CHARGE THE SHIPS!
Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, addresses the opening ceremony of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of Caricom at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James on Sunday. (Photo: Philp Lemonte) July 7, 2025 ST JAMES, Jamaica — Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has issued a clarion … Continue reading Mottley urges Caricom to embrace regional ferry travel, cargo planes to tackle logistics woes
March 30, 2025 The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, who also leads CARICOM, has sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump. She asked him not to let the Caribbean be affected by fines on Chinese-made container ships that stop at U.S. ports. Ms. Mottley spoke about this during the opening of the … Continue reading ‘Please Mr. President’, Caribbean Could Be Caught In Crossfire of China Ship Fees
This story reaches back in time to the days shortly after the independence of a number of Caribbean islands from British rule. While a distant memory now, the story is useful to illustrate the long term engagement between Canada and the Caribbean. Is there anyone still around who was young enough to have travelled on these ships? … Continue reading Did you know…? Canada provided “Mystery Ships” to the Caribbean