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‘They’re Fed Up’: Workers In Puerto Rico Take To The Streets
Many public employees work one or two additional jobs to try to make ends meet.
CARDI Announces Appointment Of New Executive Director
The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), the Honorable Crenston C. Buffonge, Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Housing and the Environment, Montserrat is pleased to…
St Lucia Records Its First Pediatric COVID-19 Death
Saint Lucia has recorded its first pediatric COVID-19 death – a three-year-old female from Babonneau.
CDB, EU Increase Trade Support To Belize With New Programme
“CDB, as the second-largest contributor to the Government of Belize’s current suite of development-related projects, has clearly signalled our intent to sustain and increasingly collaborate with the Government and development partners to…
CARPHA Warns Against Giving Adult Pfizer Vaccines To Children Aged 5 To 11
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is cautioning health authorities within its jurisdiction against the use of any adult formulation of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 years of age.…
Puerto Rico’s Public-Sector Workers Demand Higher Wages
Several thousand people – including teachers, firefighters and workers’ union members – marched to the governor’s mansion in the heart of the Old San Juan tourist district on Wednesday.
Haiti Faces More Instability As Moise’s Term Officially Ends
End of slain Haitian president’s term is marked by political deadlock and concerns over more potential violence.
From Havana With Love
Sixty years of US embargo on Cuba have not starved the island into ‘democratisation’, the way Washington hoped.
Jamaican Coffee Export To Get Boost
An initiative designed to help boost coffee export from Jamaica to the European Union (EU) has been launched.
2nd Cruise Ship Remains In Bahamas Over Lawsuit
A second cruise ship diverted to the Bahamas on Monday, avoiding a US judge's order to seize one of the company's vessels.
Celebrating a Transformational Caribbean Woman Leader
The Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL) congratulates Prime Minister, The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Q.C., M.P., on her recent national election win.
Venezuela To Present 3rd Human Rights Report To United Nations
The presentation of the periodic review will allow the Bolivarian nation to demonstrate the impact on the enjoyment of human rights caused by the U.S. illegal sanctions.
Denise Belfon Congratulates Shenseea On Hit Song
Following Friday's release of Lick, there was concern among Trinbagonians whether "The Wining Queen" had given Shenseea and Megan Thee Stallion permission for sampling her track "Work" produced back in 1998.
PM Mottley Wins Another Term In Office With Clean Sweep
Barbadian voters bought into the philosophy that they are “safer with Mia” wholesale and re-elected the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) into government with a consecutive clean sweep of the 30 seats in Parliament.
High Court Cannot Stop Elections! PM Mottley Responds To Injunction
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is showing no fear nor anxiety in the face of an injunction being filed in court against the country's new president and attorney general in a last-minute attempt to stall elections set for tomorrow, January…