September 29, 2021
Grenada condemns inequitable distribution of COVID vaccines
Grenada Monday joined its other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in urging the international community to end the inequitable distribution of vaccines to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, noting also that the island’s economy has…
September 28, 2021
Haiti elections postponed indefinitely
Prime Minister Ariel Henry has dismissed members of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) throwing into doubt the planned constitutional referendum and elections in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. The elections and…
September 27, 2021
Caribbean countries continue to report deaths from COVID
Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries reported deaths and new positive cases linked to the coronavirus (COVID-19) over the past24 hours, with Trinidad and Tobago also indicating that there had been more cases of the Delta variant of the…
September 23, 2021
US Haiti envoy quits over ‘inhumane’ deportations
The US special envoy for Haiti has resigned in protest over the deportation of Haitian migrants. The decision to return migrants fleeing an earthquake and political instability was "inhumane", senior diplomat Daniel Foote said. Last weekend, the US…
September 22, 2021
Angry scenes at Haiti airport as deported migrants arrive
Angry scenes broke out at Haiti's main airport after migrants were deported to the country from the US. On Tuesday, migrants at the airport in Port-au-Prince rushed back towards the plane they had arrived on, while others threw shoes at the jet.…
September 22, 2021
CARICOM countries say COVID pandemic has wrecked their economies
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Wednesday said that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has wrecked the economies of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping as the United States announced it is doubling its purchase…
September 16, 2021
Opposition PLP wins general elections in Bahamas
The main opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) was swept into office on Thursday, four years after it was severely trounced by the Free National Movement (FNM). “Thank you for seeing the possibilities of what we can build together for our…
September 16, 2021
Bahamas may elect a new Government
An estimated 194,524 Bahamians are registered to vote in Thursday’s general election to elect a new government in this archipelago with the two main political parties confident of gaining control of the 39 seat-Parliament. In the last election, the…
September 16, 2021
Prime Minister Minnis of the Bahamas concedes defeat in General Election
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis has conceded defeat in Thursday’s general election saying that he had already telephoned the leader of the main opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), Phillip “Brave” Davis to congratulate him on his party’s…
September 11, 2021
Hunger spikes in Haiti following deadly earthquake – UN
New food security data from the United Nations indicates that hunger has spiked in Haiti, with 980,000 Haitians in the four districts most affected by the August 14 earthquake are now living with acute food insecurity. Following the release of its…