Dominica Confirms First COVID-19 Death; Lockdown Extended
Dominica Health Minister Dr Irving McIntyre confirmed the country’s first COVID-19 death –...
Haiti: Earthquake Leaves Mounting Death Toll, Injuries And Extensive D...
UN NEWS—Four days after a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit south-western Haiti, th...
Barbados Outlines Process Towards Republic Status
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley outlined the process to be followed over the coming months...
Dominica Tops The CBI Index For The Fifth Year
Press Release – The fifth edition of the CBI Index was published this week, and the Common...
Hypertension Now More Common In Low And Middle-Income Countries
UN News – The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, – a serio...
Jamaica in for much rainfall as TS Ida barrels through Cayman
The National Hurricane Centre has dispatched a hurricane hunter aircraft to investigate Tr...
Cuba To Accept Cryptocurrencies For Payments
Come September 15 2021, Cuba will recognize and regulate cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin...
St. Vincent Receives Shipment Of Protective Equipment To Fight COVID-1...
Press Release – The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has received a shipment o...
Gender-Based Violence In Haiti Feared To Increase
In a desperate measure to survive the aftermath of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit H...
COVID-19: New Mu Variant Could Be More Vaccine-Resistant
UN NEWS—A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific na...
UNHCR Warns Of Unprecedented Displacement In Central America And Mexic...
UN NEWS—Central America and Mexico are facing “unprecedented pressure” as the number of pe...
Barbados Established A Mental Health & Wellness Committee
Julie Carrington, GIS Barbados – Cognisant of the difficulties students faced over the pas...
UN: Climate Action Essential To Cool ‘Season Of Fire And Floods’ World...
UN News – With extreme weather events increasingly impacting countries across the world, t...
Saudi Aramco Unit Wins Guyana Oil Tender
Reuters – Guyana awarded a unit of Saudi Aramco, a tender to purchase a portion of the cou...
Fluid Balance In Body: Importance, Need, And Benefits
Maintaining the fluid balance in your body is essential to keep you healthy, hydrated and...
Dominica Three Years After Maria
Multi awarded photographer and videographer Derek Galon shares the recovery of Dominica th...
PAHO Selects Argentina And Brazil To Develop COVID-19 Vaccines
Release – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has announced the selection of two c...
Protesters Against COVID-19 Vaccine Arrested In Jamaica
Several members of the opposition party in Jamaica were arrested Wednesday after staging a...
Mottley: “I Am Not Supporting Mandatory Vaccines”
In a virtual press conference following the UNGA76, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has re...
UN Chief: ‘Time To Rethink, Transform, And Safely Restart Tourism’
UN News – Tourism “touches almost every part of our economies and societies”, enabling the...
Lava From La Palma Eruption Reaches The Atlantic
Daniel Roca and Joseph Wilson, AP News – A bright red river of lava from the volcano on Sp...
Pacquiao Officially Hangs Up His Gloves
The curtain has been drawn on one of boxing’s finest careers as boxing legend Manny “Pacma...
Food Waste: A Global Problem That Undermines Healthy Diets
UN News – A lack of food, hunger and malnutrition affect every country in the world, the U...
The People Of The Caribbean Have A Right To Know What Is In Their Food
Media Release – “The people of the Caribbean have a right to know for themselves and their...
Dominica Temporarily Lifts Ban On Hunting Of Wildlife
The Government of Dominica has approved the temporary lifting of the ban on hunting wildli...
Ship’s Anchor May Have Caused Massive California Oil Spill
Stefanie Dazo, Matthew Brown, and Brian Melley, AP News – A ship’s anchor may have hooked,...
Decade Of Climate Breakdown Saw 14 Per Cent Of Coral Reefs Vanish
UN News – Between 2009 and 2018, the continuous rise in sea temperature cost the world 14...
Haiti And Dominican Republic Remain In UK’s Red List
Two Caribbean nations are still in the United Kingdom’s (UK) Red List of countries to avoi...
WHO Endorses ‘Historic’ Malaria Vaccine For At-Risk Children
UN NEWS—The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the world’s...
Caribbean Finds Opportunities From Brown Seaweed ‘Sargassum’
Hauling tonnes and tonnes of brown seaweed known as sargassum has become an annual chore f...