Regional News
Border Leak Leaving Trinidad Exposed
Trinidad’s maritime border with Venezuela continues to be breached with ease, with an unknown number of undocumented Venezuelans coming ashore and blending into the...
ECLAC chief warns region’s economies will suffer COVID-19 pandemic’s negative consequences via numerous channels
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, warned that the region’s economies will suffer the pandemic’s negative consequences via numerous channels.
The Executive Secretary of the Economic...
PAHO urges Caribbean countries to immediately reorganize health services
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa F Etienne, has called on all countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean,...
Bermuda records first murder in 3 years
Police arrested two men after a 28-year-old man died in a hail of bullets in Hamilton on Tuesday, while another man was injured in...
World Bank Group increases COVID-19 response to help sustain Caribbean economies, protect jobs
The World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors approved today an increased $14 billion package of fast-track financing to assist companies and countries in...
Venezuela requests financing from the IMF in fight against Covid-19
Under the supreme premise of strengthening the response capabilities of the Venezuelan health system in the containment of Covid-19, the President of the Bolivarian...
Barbados confirms first two cases of COVID-19
The two individuals both arrived on the Caribbean island from the US.
In a live address this afternoon, Barbados’ minister of health and wellness, Lt Col Jeffrey...
Jamaica declared a disaster area amid coronavirus outbreak
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared the island a disaster area because of the threat of coronavirus infection.
According to the Jamaica Observer, Holness made...
Cuba leads global efforts against COVID-19 in spite of blockade
A Cuban drug, known as the Interferon Alpha 2B, could save thousands of lives in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The drug was first developed in Cuba...
Jamaica’s Government and IDB Sign US$50 million agreement for MSME Project
The Government and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed an US$50 million loan agreement to implement the Boosting Innovation, Growth, and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE)...
