Bert Wilkinson, Author at Caribbean Life

Trinidad and Tobago's capital, Port of Spain, at night.

Trinidad & Tobago

Unions, opposition question need for extended state of emergency measures in Trinidad

By Bert Wilkinson

The USS Nimitz.

Jamaica

Jamaica denies support for US attacks against Cuba

By Bert Wilkinson

Jennifer Johnson-Carroll has been nominated as the next US ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago.

Trinidad & Tobago

Black Trinidadian Jennifer Johnson-Carroll nominated as US ambassador to homeland

By Bert Wilkinson

Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda.

Antigua

Antigua and US locked in talks over number of US deportees

By Bert Wilkinson

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is anchored in the Guanabara Bay as part of the Southern Seas 2026 deployment for joint naval exercises, on the day the Brazilian Navy conducts radiological monitoring operations near its position, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 8, 2026.

Cuba

US moves USS Nimitz to Jamaica, 90 miles from Cuba

By Bert Wilkinson

People gather ahead of a pro-government rally called by Cuban authorities to protest U.S. policies toward the island, including the indictment of former Cuban president Raul Castro, in Havana, Cuba, May 22, 2026.

Cuba

CARICOM condemns US threats against Cuba

By Bert Wilkinson

Red Cross workers wear personal protective equipment (PPE) before handling the body of Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise, who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, ahead of his burial in Bunia town, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 26, 2026.

News

Caribbean countries monitor for Ebola as The Bahamas isolates two passengers

By Bert Wilkinson

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is anchored in the Guanabara Bay as part of the Southern Seas 2026 deployment for joint naval exercises, while the Brazilian Navy conducts radiological monitoring operations near its position, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 8, 2026.

Suriname

US says it views oil-rich Suriname as strategic ally

By Bert Wilkinson

A marina in Basseterre, St. Kitts.

St Kitts and Nevis

St. Kitts gets first batch of US deportees

By Bert Wilkinson

IShowSpeed has embarked on a tour of the Caribbean.

Tourism

Social media sensation IShowSpeed tours the Caribbean

By Bert Wilkinson

Members of the rescue team hoist plane crash survivors, At Sea, Melbourne, Florida, U.S., May 12, 2026, in this screengrab taken from a handout video.

Bahamas

Scandal rocks Bahamas after plane crash and US coast guard rescue

By Bert Wilkinson

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez participates in a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the territorial dispute with Guyana over the Essequibo region in The Hague, Netherlands, May 11, 2026.

Guyana

Venezuela vows to ignore World Court ruling in border row with Guyana

By Bert Wilkinson

Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2024.

Bahamas

Governing party wins second term in Bahamas

By Bert Wilkinson

Natalio Wheatley, the premier of the British Virgin Islands.

British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands defends effort to outlaw same-sex marriage in new constitution

By Bert Wilkinson

Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness gives his acceptance speech during the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies event on Friday, April 17, 2026.

Jamaica

Jamaica struggles to make progress in campaign to become a republic

By Bert Wilkinson

Looking north from Fort Charlotte in St. Vincent.

St. Vincent joins other small islands in selling golden passports

By Bert Wilkinson

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