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Urgent Need To Strengthen Internet Infrastructure In The Caribbean
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the Caribbean, a regional group of computer experts is calling for more to be done to keep critical systems secure, resilient, and accessible in the face of mounting threats.
Regional Stakeholders To Discuss Scaling Up And Sustaining The Regional HIV Response During Covid-19
The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, will convene a virtual three-day meeting of National AIDS Programme…
Grenada Could Benefit From US Donation Of Covid-19 Vaccines
Prime Minister, Dr the Rt. Hon Keith Mitchell disclosed this following a telephone conversation with US Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Linda Taglialatela, who confirmed that the Caribbean is high on the priority list.
A Strong Signal to the Region – Advancing Women’s Leadership
The Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL) Regional Secretariat celebrates and extends congratulations to Dr. Carla Barnett on her appointment as the 8th Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Dr. Barnett’s selection is…
Volcano damage could amount to 50% of GDP — Finance Minister
The loss and damage caused by last month’s explosive eruption of La Soufriere could amount to 50% of the gross domestic product, Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves has told Parliament.
Ex-LIAT workers to get one-off $2,000 payment and additional help from Barbados Government
LIAT’s Barbadian ex-workers on Wednesday described a one-off $2,000 relief payment from the Mia Mottley Administration as a lifeline, some 400 days after being sent home by the Antigua-based carrier without a cent in severance.
The dual assault of the pandemic and volcano eruption has sparked the need for deeper Caribbean…
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the vulnerabilities of the economies of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Saint Lucia, and other small, tourism-dependent Caribbean countries.
Rabbi Pinto meets with Haiti’s Prime Minister on an inspiring visit to Haiti
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, head of the Rabbinical Court of the Jewish community in Morocco, who is concluding a month-long inspirational trip to the United States, visited Haiti last week on a successful mission to promote interfaith dialogue…
St. Kitts & Nevis Ships Three More Containers of Relief Supplies to St. Vincent and the…
St. Kitts and Nevis has shipped three more containers of relief supplies to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, adding to two others that were previously shipped. St. Kitts & Nevis has proved itself to be a good Samaritan to its displaced…
Brother’s Keepers: Assistance Pours In For St Vincent & Grenadines After La Soufriere Volcano…
The Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) yesterday joined with the regional and international community in expressing its best wishes to the people and government of St Vincent and the Grenadines in the aftermath of eruptions of the…
SVG Evacuation Continues; Prime Minister Gonzalves Moved To Tears
As evacuation measures continue in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines due to the eruption of La Soufriere atfter 7am on Friday morning, and Vincentians are being welcomed to other caribbean islands, Prime Minister Ralph Gonzalves is moved to…
Evacuation efforts continue in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The evacuation of citizens and residents from the red zone of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines continue, with more cruise lines and neighbouring islands poised to assist.
British Airways Set To Roll Out Vaccine Passports And Free Snacks
British Airways (BA) will introduce digital global vaccine passports in time for the planned reopening of international travel from May 17.
19 Cubans Apprehended In Bahamian Waters; Five Still Missing
A search continues for five Cuban nationals after 19 were picked up on Friday, March 5, 2021, in the Southern Bahamas during a joint effort by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), Operation Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) and the…
OP-ED: Women In Leadership — Achieving An Equal Future In A COVID-19 World
Women’s NGOs (non-governmental organizations) raised the consciousness of women to challenge prevailing myths that spousal abuse, rape and sexual abuse were the fault of women. Feminist NGOs forced public political discourses and…