Posts by CARICOM

COVID-19: CARICOM IMPACS and the British High Commission Extend Support to the Guyana Prison Service

Responding to the request from Guyana Prison Authorities to support national COVID-19 measures to minimize and control the risk of...

Generations of Progress for Women, Girls Could be Lost to COVID Pandemic – UN Chief

(United Nations News) Highlighting the disproportionate and devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls globally, The UN chief...

Antigua & Barbuda to introduce tracking bracelets for persons quarantining at home

Quarantine violation has become a major headache for the Antigua and Barbuda government, so much that they have decided to...

Elderly Voters Warned To Avoid Morning Rush – Some EOJ Workers Back Out Over COVID Fears

Story via Jamaica Gleaner Elderly voters have been urged to avoid the traditional morning crush of bodies at polling stations...

6pm-6am Curfew back in full effect in Guyana

As of September 1, 2020, the Government of Guyana will be reinstituting a nationwide 6pm-6am curfew, as part of measures...

Barbados Maritime Affairs Ministry to Co-Host Upcoming Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission Meeting

(Food and Agriculture Organisation Press Release) – The 4th upcoming Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) meeting will be held...

Bermuda Dives Deeper Into Crypto With Stimulus Coin Test Programme

(Bloomberg) Bermuda is taking another step toward embracing cryptocurrencies. The North Atlantic chain of islands is testing a digital stimulus...

Kickstarting Economies Without COVID-19 Plan, ‘a Recipe for Disaster’: Tedros

(United Nations News) Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, countries want to “get their economies going again”, the head of the World...

One More Death, 245 New Cases Recorded in Jamaica

It is with regret that we advise of the death of another COVID-19 patient. The deceased is a 28 year...

Belize to reopen borders for international travel on October 1

The Belize government says it will reopen its borders to international travel on October 1. Prime Minister Dean Barrow, speaking...