CARPHA Statement on Administration of Pfizer Vaccines to Children Aged Five to 11

CARPHA Statement on Administration of Pfizer Vaccines to Children Aged Five to 11

(Caribbean Public Health Agency Press Release) The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) urges Ministries of Health to continue the rollout...

A winter of more discontent: Should we be concerned about tensions between Russia and Ukraine?

A winter of more discontent: Should we be concerned about tensions between Russia and Ukraine?

By Elizabeth Morgan To answer my own question, yes, we should be concerned about the tensions in Europe involving the...

No better time to celebrate World Pulses Day

No better time to celebrate World Pulses Day

(Food and Agriculture Organisation Press Release) World Pulses Day will be celebrated around the globe on Thursday, February 10, with...

Advancing Caribbean Region Must Continue to Bond CDB Staff, Governing Body – TCI Premier

Advancing Caribbean Region Must Continue to Bond CDB Staff, Governing Body – TCI Premier

(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) A shared mission of advancing the Caribbean Region must continue to bond the staff of...

CDB Starts Process of Updating Energy Sector Policy and Strategy

CDB Starts Process of Updating Energy Sector Policy and Strategy

(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) The guidelines which direct the energy investments and approach of the Caribbean Development Bank are...

Teleworking during COVID: Risks, benefits and steps to a ‘new normal’

Teleworking during COVID: Risks, benefits and steps to a ‘new normal’

(United Nations News) More than two years since COVID-19 began disrupting office life around the world, crucial changes are needed...

Education: an essential tool for agriculture in the 21st century

Education: an essential tool for agriculture in the 21st century

By Manuel Otero, IICA Director General It is… a matter of priority to align actions with future demands and to...

Fast-spreading HIV variant doubles rate of immune system decline

Fast-spreading HIV variant doubles rate of immune system decline

(United Nations News) Newly published research from the Netherlands has revealed the existence of a more transmissible and damaging variant...

Bahamas: VAT collections jump by 100% in 6 months

Bahamas: VAT collections jump by 100% in 6 months

The Bahamas, for the first 6 months of the 2021/2022 fiscal year, collected $588 million in VAT revenue, accounting for...

CARICOM Congratulates Grenada on its 48th Independence Anniversary

CARICOM Congratulates Grenada on its 48th Independence Anniversary

The Caribbean Community has congratulated Grenada on its Forty-Eighth Anniversary of Independence, noting the country’s resolute movement along the path...