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Interim Haitian Prime Minister Claude Joseph To Step Down
Joseph will cede power to Ariel Henry, who the international community recognised as ‘designated prime minister’.
Cuba Protests: The Economic Woes Driving Discontent
Soaring global food prices and the island’s devalued currency — coupled with longtime shortages of basic goods — helped spark the recent demonstrations.
Emergency Grant Aid In Response To The Eruption Of La Soufriere Volcano In Saint Vincent And The…
On July 13th, 2021, the Government of Japan decided to extend Emergency Grant Aid of 1.58 million US dollars (approx. 170 million Japanese Yen) to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to support the populations affected by the eruption of La…
Haiti Searches For More Suspects In Moise Assassination Probe
President’s killing a week ago has plunged Haiti into deeper political uncertainty as many questions remain unanswered.
CMO And PS Of Health Thank General Public For Anguilla’s Relatively COVID-Free Status
Government’s press conference on Monday, June 28th, got underway with the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Aisha Andrewin, and the Permanent Secretary of Health, Mr. Foster Rogers, addressing the conference after they had spent some time on…
Haiti Arrests Suspected Mastermind In President Moise’s Killing
Authorities said they detained a Haitian man, living in the US state of Florida, on Sunday.
We Are Not At The Revolutionary Point Yet: Jomo Thomas
Just eight months after general elections were held in St Vincent and the Grenadines, the main opposition party headed by Dr Godwin Friday is calling for fresh elections.
St. Vincent’s PM Says He Will Not Be Intimidated By Anyone
Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves, speaking in parliament last week, said, he would not be intimidated by anyone.
Demonstrators in Havana protest shortages, rising prices
Thousands of Cubans marched on Havana’s Malecon promenade and elsewhere on the island Sunday to protest food shortages and high prices amid the coronavirus crisis, in one of biggest anti-government demonstrations in memory.
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…