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…
June 20, 2022
Tropical wave causes widespread flooding, forces cancellation of schools in Belize
Schools in the Corozal and Orange Walk Districts were closed on Monday as Belize came under heavy rains and strong winds linked to the passage of a tropical wave. The National Meteorological Service (NMS) said the wave follows the area of low…
June 15, 2022
Government seeking to ease burden of citizens due to higher fuel prices
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government says it has taken emergency steps to prevent the fuel surcharge on electricity bills from surpassing the record high of EC$0.67 cents (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) per unit in 2008. Prime Minister Dr.…
June 14, 2022
Central Bank says recent high international energy prices have boosted local economy
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) Monday said signs of a fairly broad-based economic recovery became more evident during the fourth quarter of 2021 and that economic activity in the non-energy sector will continue to recover as the full…
June 10, 2022
US initiative to support climate resilience and clean energy in Caribbean
Caribbean nations have been offered improved access to funding to fight the effects of climate change and invest in clean energy projects, through an initiative by the United States to address energy security and climate crisis within the…
June 10, 2022
Fuel prices in Suriname rise to record high
The Suriname Government has announced an increase in the price of fuel products, even as the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country battle with rising prices for basic goods and services. The authorities said that the new prices go…