Regional News
Bartlett admits decline in cruise visitors but blames previous Gov’t
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has said that the 25 per cent reduction in cruise visitors to the island in 2019 was due...
3,752 cases of child abuse recorded in first 10 months of 2019
The first ten months of 2019 saw some 3,752 reported cases of child abuse in Guyana and while there is much more to be...
USAID gives $10 million to improve disaster resilience in Caribbean
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says Washington is providing US $10 million to improve local resilience to disasters in priority countries...
USAID gives Haiti US$1 million for humanitarian operations
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in response to growing needs in Haiti, is providing US$1 million to the United Nations World...
PAHO Urges Caribbean to Prepare For Heatwave
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is warning Caribbean countries to be prepared to deal with the heatwaves that have so far affected Australia,...
Antigua’s Health Ministry awaits outcome of investigation into diabetes drug being linked to cancer
AntiguaDirector of Pharmaceuticals in the Ministry of Health, Alfred Athill said that the ministry will have to wait on the outcome of an investigation...
St. Lucia’s PM defends multi-billion dollar project
St. Lucia's Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has arrived in China defending the multi-billion dollar investment planned for the south of St. Lucia by Asian...
CARICOM sugar producers to accelerate investments to meet regional market demand
CARICOM sugar producers, including Jamaica, have pledged to accelerate investments to meet regional market demand.
Regional Trade Ministers met last month and agreed on the...
Haiti’s Cry for Help as Climate Change is Compared to an Act of Violence...
Haiti’s Environment Minister Joseph Jouthe has compared the climate emergency to a violent act and appealed to the international community for help to fight...
Bodies remain unclaimed in The Bahamas post-Hurricane Dorian
Bahamas Health Minister Dr Duane Sands says that weeks after the passage of Hurricane Dorian, there are bodies that remain unclaimed in a refrigerated...
