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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro welcomed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Caracas on Tuesday with open arms, with Lavrov reciprocating.

[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Here are excerpts from Loop Caribbean on Safiya Sinclair’s highly acclaimed How to Say Babylon: Glowing reviews and a groundswell of high-profile media coverage have been fast and furious for Arizona State University associate professor of creative writing Safiya Sinclair’s memoir ‘How To…

Suriname has suffered what many are calling the worst mining disaster in South America as a gold mine in Rosebel, one of South America’s largest open-pit gold projects, collapsed.

St. Vincent and Grenadines has endorsed the Bridgetown Initiative,  a proposal put forward by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley.   The announcement was made by Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves  as he addressed a high-level dialogue on financing for development, at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday.   The Bridgetown initiative is intended to reform…

SAINT Lucia for the first time will host the prestigious World Travel Awards, at a grand Gala event, to be held tonight at the Sandals...

Flooding and Landslides are the most prevalent issues to affect Vincentians during the hurricane season and Director of the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) Michelle Forbes has urged Vincentians to be prepared for instances of these events happening.   Speaking on NBC’s Talk Yuh Talk, Forbes shared some measures to prevent against landslides.    …

The Haiti Crisis continues as heavy rains and massive floods add to the country's growing list of problems that include gang violence and a cholera outbreak.

January is usually a time of high numbers in the gym as many embark on their annual resolution to get the body they desire. Often enough, these gym numbers tend to thin off by February. Loop Caribbean met up with Genesis Fitness gym’s owner, kno

While often regarded as an Indigenous dish, the traditional Pepper Pot that graces many Guyanese tables on Christmas morning is not necessarily the same made by Indigenous peoples. The one made by the indigenous community is known as Tuma Pot and

Christmas is known as the giving season, but often, this giving tends to be reserved for children, while the adults are the ones shelling out to ensure the kids have a good time. This season, Loop Caribbean caught up with some adults to hear what