September 7, 2021
St Lucia records deaths amid fourth wave of COVID pandemic
St Lucia has recorded two deaths from COVID-19 as the country's health authorities confirm that the island is experiencing a fourth wave of the virus. The Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs in its latest bulletin said that there were…
September 2, 2021
Jamaicans urged not to worry about record COVID-19 numbers and deaths
Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness has urged Jamaicans not to panic despite the sharp spike in the COVID-19 numbers in recent days. Up to Tuesday the island had recorded 68,482 cases of the virus with 1,549 deaths and 18,103 active cases. But…
September 1, 2021
Barbados to re-open all schools online on Sept 20
The Barbados government Tuesday said that all classes will be fully online when the new school term begins on September 20. “We believe, and after discussions this morning with the various representatives of the trade union movement, as well as the…
August 31, 2021
TNT PM delivers Independence Day message
“We may be bruised but we will not be defeated. I know we can overcome the challenges of the 21st-century, and emerge from this crisis.” So said Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley in his message marking Trinidad and Tobago’s 59th Independence…
August 30, 2021
A nurse’s agony: Struggling patient gets oxygen only after another dies
A nurse at a major hospital in Jamaica has detailed a sombre Saturday night treating a COVID patient battling for life amid a shortage of medical oxygen. She told The Gleaner that her patient almost passed out but was saved only after another died…
August 20, 2021
Government sends condolences to Haiti following 7.2 magnitude earthquake
The Bahamas Government joining the Caribbean community in expressing sadness at the loss of life and significant damage following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti Saturday morning. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in statement saying a…
August 18, 2021
Tropical storm feeds growing anger in quake-stricken Haiti
Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt yesterday to the Haitian Government's response to the deadly weekend earthquake, feeding the growing anger and frustration among thousands who were left homeless. Grace battered…
August 16, 2021
Grace drenches Haiti; Jamaica maintains tropical storm watch
The Meteorological Service of Jamaica says a tropical storm watch is being maintained for Jamaica as Tropical Depression Grace dumps heavy rain on Haiti and threatens to spread to the island. A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm…
August 15, 2021
Haiti searches for survivors after massive quake kills at least 1200
Rescue workers scrambled to find survivors after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti early yesterday, killing at least 304 and toppling buildings in the disaster-plagued Caribbean nation still recovering from a devastating 2010 quake.…
August 11, 2021
Tropical Storm Fred makes landfall in Dominican Republic
Tropical Storm Fred made landfall in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, with forecasters warning that heavy rains could cause dangerous flooding and mudslides there and in the neighbouring country of Haiti. After a quiet month of no named storms…