July 6, 2021
Regional leaders end two days of ‘intense discussions’
Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders Tuesday night ended two days of “intense discussions” that they said they hope will benefit the people of the 15-member grouping as they seek to build a better Caribbean Community. “As you would appreciate, the…
July 5, 2021
Jamaica misses Elsa as she dumps rain on that island
Jamaica was yesterday spared the worst effects of Tropical Storm Elsa with only a few parishes experiencing hours of heavy rains, something of a disappointment for some Jamaicans, and a relief for others, who had braced for severe weather conditions…
June 29, 2021
Mexico doubles vaccine donation to Jamaica
Jamaica's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, is advising that the Government of Mexico has increased its donation of AstraZeneca vaccines to Jamaica to 65,000 doses, which will be delivered to Kingston this…
June 28, 2021
CDEMA introduces 2021 Model National Recovery Framework for its Participating States
CDEMA recently met with its Participating States to present and discuss the updated Model National Recovery Framework (MNRF) under the UNDPEnabling Gender Responsive Recovery, Climate and Environment in the Caribbean (EnGenDerProject). The framework…
June 24, 2021
Barbados to get first shipment of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines
Thirty thousand doses of China's Sinopharm vaccine are expected to arrive in Barbados on Friday, Minister of Health Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic said today, as he also reported a new cluster of COVID-19 cases at one business place just a week…
June 22, 2021
Elizabeth Riley appointed Executive Director of CDEMA
The Chairman of the Council of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the Honorable Vincent Byron Jr, Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, St Kitts-Nevis, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms.…
June 21, 2021
CMO urges continued COVID-19 vigilance to avoid summer surge
Jamaica's Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie, has called for continued adherence to COVID-19 infection prevention and control measures during the summer period to avoid another virus surge. Speaking during yesterday's virtual…
June 18, 2021
CXC and US university sign agreement recognising CAPE qualifications
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) said it has welcomed another partner into the fold with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Western Illinois University (WIU) that will see the American university recognising…
June 15, 2021
Barbados reviewing options to tackle fuel prices
Barbados Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Kerrie Symmonds is standing firmly behind his ministry’s regulation of the petroleum sector, in the face of tremendous concern about a sharp climb in the price of the important…
June 9, 2021
Two Caribbean countries record COVID deaths
Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname recorded deaths linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic over the last 24 hours, according to health authorities in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries. In Trinidad, the Ministry of Health said that 10…