August 14, 2018
THE PASSING OF WILLIAM ‘BILL’ HOWARD, PRESIDENT, WEST INDIAN AMERICAN DAY CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION (WIADCA)
STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF WILLIAM 'BILL' HOWARD, PRESIDENT, WEST INDIAN AMERICAN DAY CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION (WIADCA) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (13 August, 2018) - The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) expresses its sadness at the sudden passing of…
August 13, 2018
Migration of nurses and midwives in CARICOM a cause for concern
The call for urgent action to address the migration of nurses and midwives from the region was made during the opening of the 45th annual general meeting of the Regional Nursing Body (RNB) on 7 August 2018, at the headquarters of the Caribbean…
August 10, 2018
Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico acknowledges hundreds died
Puerto Rico has acknowledged that Hurricane Maria killed 1,427 people in the US territory, not 64 as it has previously reported. The latest figure was in a draft report for US Congress, requesting $139bn in recovery funds. The official figure of 64…
August 10, 2018
Costa Rica Supreme Court rules against same-sex marriage ban
Costa Rica's Supreme Court has ruled that the country's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional and discriminatory. The court ruling gives the country's legislators a time limit of 18 months to change the current law. The president welcomed the…
August 9, 2018
U.S. gives Bahamas $1.4 million to tackle corruption
The Bahamian government yesterday signed an amendment to the Letter of Agreement on Narcotics Control Law Enforcement with the United States, which would provide over $1.4 million to fight crime and corruption throughout the country. “This most…
August 9, 2018
USVI governor meets with US vice president, seeking additional support for hurricane recovery
US Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth Mapp met with Vice President Mike Pence at the White House on Monday to discuss the status of and to report on the territory’s preparations for the current hurricane season. Mapp thanked the vice president and the…
August 8, 2018
Former Barbados minister charged with laundering
The former minister of industry of Barbados was arrested in Florida on Friday and had his initial court appearance on Monday in connection with an indictment charging him with laundering bribes that he allegedly received from a Barbadian insurance…
August 8, 2018
CDB, UK sign agreement to add GBP30 million to infrastructure fund
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), have signed an agreement which will add GBP30 million (mn) to the United Kingdom Caribbean Infrastructure Partnership Fund (UKCIF). The…
August 7, 2018
Bahamian Court blocks demolition of Shanty Towns
Supreme Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson on Saturday granted an injunction blocking the demolition of shantytown structures. The government had given residents of most shantytowns on New Providence until August 10 to leave before demolition…
August 7, 2018
New Haitian prime minister appointed
Almost a month after the Haitian fuel-price subsidy riots that caused previous Haitian prime minister, Jack Guy Lafontant, to resign his position, President Jovenel Moïse has appointed Jean-Henry Céant to become the new prime minister of Haiti.…