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Haiti Police Kill Four Suspects Linked To Moise Assassination
Police kill four suspected ‘mercenaries’ and capture two others as President Jovenel Moise’s assassination threatens more chaos.
Statement Attributable To The Spokesperson For The Secretary-General – On Haiti
The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest terms the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of the Republic of Haiti.
Haiti President Jovenel Moïse Killed In Attack At Home
Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse has been killed in an attack on his home in the nation's capital, according to the country's interim prime minister.
Nature Dependent Tourism Underpins The Blue Economy In The OECS
OECS States should balance coastal development and conservation and weigh the ‘opportunity cost’ of ‘losing nature’ to ‘development.’
Atlantic Storm Elsa Speeds Towards Cuba’s Central Coast
Fears of heavy flooding as Cuba orders 180,000 people evacuated ahead of a storm that battered Caribbean islands.
UWI Diplomatic Academy Climate Diplomacy Training Billed A Success By Participants
With the successful delivery of yet another new, four-day online training module, which ended on June 24th, The UWI’s Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean (DAOC) wrapped up its 2020/2021 academic year. Titled ‘Caribbean Small States and the…
Security Council Press Statement On Haiti
The members of the Security Council reiterated their deep concern regarding deteriorating political, security, and humanitarian conditions in Haiti and stressed the primary responsibility of the government of Haiti to address the situation.…
Caribbean Artists And TikTok Influencers Join Forces To Communicate Hurricane Season
TikTok Influencers, top West Indian cricketers and music stars are joining arms as the new “Disaster Fighters,” a team of influential figures, to disseminate informational messages on fighting the impact of hurricanes, volcanic eruptions,…
World Bank Approves US$50 Million To Support Volcanic Emergency Response And Recovery In Saint…
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors, on Friday, approved US$50 million in Supplemental Financing for the Second Fiscal Reform and Resilience Development Policy Credit (DPC) for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Grenada PM Mitchell Spearheads Caricom’s Telecoms Deal Over Removal Of Roaming Charges
The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Keith Mitchell is at the forefront of a CARICOM initiative to eliminate roaming charges for nationals of the Caribbean in the region.
CCJ Remedies Breach Of Constitutional Rights. Permanently Stays Sentences Of Solomon Marin Jr.
In a judgment released today, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) allowed the appeal of Solomon Marin Jr in the matter of Solomon Marin Jr v The Queen CCJ (AJ). The Court permanently stayed the enforcement of his sentences to remedy the…
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…
ECTEL Announces The Winners Of Its Girls In ICT Day Contest
Three Caribbean girls who took the time to learn more about Information and Communications Technology (ICT) have been rewarded. Malea Antoine, Mataellia Breen and Jasmine Dusauzay each won an Amazon Gift Card valued at US$100 for…
USAID And CARICOM Development Fund Sign A Memorandum Of Understanding To Strengthen Cooperation
The United States Agency for International Development/Eastern and Southern Caribbean Mission (USAID/ESC) and the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Monday, June 21.
U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica Explore Caribbean Tourism “Coopetition”
The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism is interested in collaborating with its Caribbean neighbors on tourism-enhancing initiatives as the region’s bread-and-butter sector rebounds from the adverse impacts of the coronavirus…