CARICOM celebrates Jamaica’s 58th Independence Anniversary

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and People of Jamaica on the occasion of the country’s 58th Anniversary...

Financing for COVID-19 initiatives a top priority

Guyana will be moving to intensify the fight against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and, to this end, newly-elected President,...

UWI COVID-19 Task Force Create Ethics Handbook

(Barbados Government Information Service) The UWI COVID-19 TASK Force has published a handbook outlining ethical principles to guide the responses...

Caribbean Countries Call For Paradigm Shift in International Financing

SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug 5, CMC – Caribbean countries have renewed their call for a paradigm shift in international financing that...

COVID-19 Update: Jamaica records 15 New Cases

On Tuesday 15 new samples have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases for the...

CARICOM Sugar – a limping Industry

By Elizabeth Morgan Sugar is primarily the reason the Commonwealth Caribbean commemorated Emancipation Day over this weekend, August 1, 2020....

CARICOM Secretary-General congratulates Guyana’s new President

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated Dr Irfaan Ali on his assumption to office as Guyana’s ninth Executive President,...

The Bahamas under total lock-down as it records spike in COVID-19 cases

Prime Minister of The Bahamas Hon Hubert Minnis has announced a two-week lockdown of the entire chain of islands in...

Barbados – Bars & Party Buses Censored For Breaching COVID-19 Protocols

Officers of the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit closed four bars on the south coast and pulled two party buses off the...

Jamaica records increase in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

On Monday Jamaica saw a record increase in the number of positive COVID-19 hospitalizations. Total hospitalization, including confirmed and suspected...