Jan. 28, 2013 - Queen Beatrix of the Kingdom of The Netherlands has just announced that on April 30, 2013 she will abdicate the throne in favor of her son, Crown Prince Willem Alexander.

Port-of-Spain -- Jan. 18, 2013 -- Cabinet yesterday approved a further $27 million for this year's national Carnival shows, bringing the Carnival 2013 budget to $156 million.

The November/December issue of Caribbean Beat magazine, distributed via Caribbean Airlines, explores a spectrum of events across the region, starting with the cover image, depicting an ornately illuminated float from one of Guyana’s Divali motorcades.

Oct. 31, 2012 -- Barbados’s HDI value for 2011 is 0.793—in the very high human development category—positioning the country at 47 out of 187 countries and territories. Between 2005 and 2011, Barbados’s HDI value increased from 0.787 to 0.793, an increase of 1.0 per cent or average annual increase of about 0.1 percent.

Oct. 1, 2012 - The September/October issue of Caribbean Beat introduces a new look for the venerable magazine, which celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this year. Distributed via Caribbean Airlines, Caribbean Beat has long been known for its insightful coverage of the region’s movers and shakers, with a special interest in arts and culture — “shining a spotlight on our brightest and most creative,” as editor Nicholas Laughlin writes.

Georgetown - Aug. 10, 2012 - The agreement, witnessed by elected leaders of all Amerindian villages will see funding to the tune of $1.2B deposited to the Amerindian Development Fund (ADF) through which an initial $360M will be made available for the execution of projects earmarked under the Community Development Projects (CDPs).

Providenciales - Aug. 9, 2012 - Non-Belongers account for 57.5 per cent of the adult population, that is people over the age of 18. The number of people aged 18 and over accounts for 73.7 per cent of the current population.

St. Thomas - July 19, 2012 - Five-year-old Tenicia Christopher is being called a hero after she helped save two elderly family members from their burning apartment Sunday.

18th July 2012, London, England - On Saturday 4th August, a selection of hand picked exceptional Caribbean designers will present their collections as part of the Fashion Engage series of events sponsored by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export).

Port-of-Spain -- July 12, 2012 -- President George Maxwell Richards yesterday used his authority as head of the Parliament to speak directly to the politicians and the nation, focusing on the themes of equal opportunity, fairness, even-handedness and transparency in policies.

Bridgetown - June 29, 2012 - Government is still working assiduously to have a Cultural Industries Development Bill in place before year-end.

Port-of-Spain - June 27, 2012 - Eleven years after being charged with failing to declare a London bank account to the Integrity Commission, former prime minister Basdeo Panday was acquitted yesterday of the charges.

Bridgetown - April 17, 2012 - Janeil Odle, the first ever visually-impaired contestant to enter the Optimist International Zone’s Caribbean District Oratorical Contest in its history, placed second at the contest held at the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica on April 14.   She competed against seven other contestants from Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica.

The magazine marks 20 years of covering the true Caribbean, featuring Trinidadian designer Anya Ayoung-Chee