August 29, 2022
Commission to make recommendations to hold BVI Government accountable
The BVI Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) is being tasked with making recommendations on, among other things, ways of holding the elected ministerial government accountable in the House of Assembly (HOA). According to a post-meeting statement…
August 28, 2022
PAHO strengthens genomic surveillance in the Caribbean
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it is strengthening genomic surveillance in the Americas, including the Caribbean, as representatives from 17 public health laboratories in the region came together this week for the 26th edition of…
August 26, 2022
Bahamian Prime Minister denies involvement in Haiti’s Crisis
Prime Minister Philip Davis says Haiti’s current political and economic situation must be a ‘Haitian solution’. Caribbean leaders held a special meeting on Saturday. Prime Minister Philip Davis was not in attendance at this meeting but made…
August 23, 2022
IDB to help modernize postal services in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to modernize and transform postal services in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It said the aim is to promote regional…
August 21, 2022
Barbados PM warns of more food supply disruption
The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley has warned of more disruption to the food supply into next year as a result of droughts in North America, China and other parts of the world. Speaking to the in-person and virtual audience attending…
August 12, 2022
CDEMA and Norway Government signs agreement to extend support for the Comprehensive Disaster Management Project in the Caribbean
Bridgetown, Barbados, July 13th, 2022 - The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), have agreed to an extension of the programme period for their project: “Support to the…
June 30, 2022
Haitian Police recommended for dismissal as investigation continues in Moise’s assassination
The National Police of Haiti (PNH) has confirmed that 33 police officers have been recommended for dismissal as the investigations continue into the July 7, 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise. Moise 53, was gunned down at his private…
June 29, 2022
BVI Premier denounces circulation of video about police in BVI
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley says he has been given the assurance by Governor John J. Rankin that he will hold talks with Police Commissioner Mark Collins after a video began circulating on social media about the police in the British Virgin Islands…
June 27, 2022
Significant number of Caribbean nationals ‘moderately or severely food insecure’
A new report by the Organization of American States (OAS) notes that a significant number of nationals in Latin America and the Caribbean are “moderately or severely food insecure.” The report titled, “Confronting Food Insecurity in the Americas:…
June 25, 2022
Grenada’s new Prime Minister sworn into office
Attorney Dickon Mitchell was sworn in as Grenada’s ninth Prime Minister on Friday, pledging to end nepotism, reform the electoral system and work for the betterment of the tri-island state. Mitchell, 44, who led the opposition National Democratic…