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LIAT to be liquidated and new airline formed – PM Gaston Browne
Bridgetown, Barbados, June 29, 2020 (Barbados TODAY): “From all indication, LIAT will be liquidated,” Prime Minister Gaston Browne has just announced. The Prime Minister said there will be a meeting of all shareholders shortly to discuss…
‘Taskforce’ Introduces Travel Protocols As Region Reopens
As some Caribbean destinations continue to slowly reopen their borders to visitors, a Caribbean Tourism COVID-19 Task Force has introduced a set of guidelines and training to help countries put protocols in place.
Bahamian Health Officials Urge Domestic Travel Compliance
Chief Deputy Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen has encouraged individuals to report incidents where they have not been required to fill out health forms when inter-island travelling.
UWI Looking To September Restart
Administrators at the University of the West Indies’ Cave Hill Campus are eyeing a return to physical classes instead of online learning at the start of the upcoming academic year, according to Public Relations Specialist Chelston Lovell.
Pandemic Opportunity For Govt. To Capture Private Home Rentals In Bahamas
The country’s “Clean and Pristine”certification program presents a perfect opportunity for the government to finally capture all of the private home rentals that have been operating for long time, according to an out island boutique resort…
NAP Managers And CSOS Urged To Use Covid-19 As An Opportunity To Advance The HIV Gains For The…
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, convened a virtual three-day meeting of National AIDS Programme…
Team with V.I. Players Selected For The Basketball Tournament
War Tampa, one of 24 teams from 120 applicants that was selected for The Basketball Tournament this summer, has plenty of Virgin Islands connections.
Negative Covid-19 Test Valid Up To 10 Days For Returning Residents
Quarantine will be required for those who cannot obtain a test
10 Facts about the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
In honour of the 39th Anniversary of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States and the 10th Anniversary of the Eastern Caribbean Economic Union, here are ten (10) facts about the Organisation:
Grenada Lifeguards Hires Its First Female Lifeguard
In early June, Mia Benjamin became the first female lifeguard to work for Grenada Lifeguards. With 15 male lifeguards on their lifeguard staff, they were pleased to announce this recent hire.
Championing Resilient Oceans For Prosperity : GEF-World Bank/OECS Caribbean Regional Oceanscape…
Monday, June 8, 2020 (OECS): The world’s ocean offers great potential for economic growth and development, improved livelihoods and jobs, and closing the gap on poverty and unemployment rates. Of note is the peculiar circumstance of small…
St. Kitts-Nevis Elections results reflect will of the people: CARICOM Observers
The CARICOM Election Observation Mission to the 5 June 2020 General Elections in St. Kitts and Nevis has concluded that the results of the elections reflect the will of the people.
Statement by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister…
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) congratulates the Honourable Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis and his Team Unity on the resounding victory in the general elections on 5 June 2020.
Pan-Africanists strike out in Martinique
On the afternoon of Friday, May 22, members of the Pan-Africanist group Ligue de Défense Noire Africaine (LDNA/Black African Defense League) tore down and destroyed two famous statues on the island of Martinique.
Saint Lucia considering phased reopening of Grade Six and Form Five classes
The Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations is considering the return of Grade Six and Form Five students during this academic year 2019/2020, based on the advice of the Ministry of Health.