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As Members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are coping with setbacks in the agriculture sector after unforeseen challenges, the OECS Commission proactively convened a high-level meeting to prepare and strengthen Member…

On May 21st, H.E. Lilian Chatterjee presented her letter of introduction to H.E. Dr. Didacus Jules, Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), formally assuming her position as Canada’s representative to the…

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.

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…

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.

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…

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.

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 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 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 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…

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…

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…

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 (BA) will introduce digital global vaccine passports in time for the planned reopening of international travel from May 17.