Regional News
Officials meeting in Bermuda to discuss unlocking n-tech’s benefits
Central bank officials will meet in Bermuda this week to agree on a framework that can help build robust fin-tech ecosystems in their countries....
Haiti reaches one-year free of Cholera
The cholera outbreak in Haiti that began in October 2010, affecting more than 820,000 people and killing 9,792, has been stopped in its tracks,...
Hurricane-Battered Bahamas Records Historic Tourist Arrivals In 2019
The Bahamas has recorded its highest recorded number of stopover visitors ever from the United States, and a whopping 7.2 million in total arrivals.
According...
Pompeo urges Caribbean to be wary of Chinese investments as Washington seeks closer relations
The United States on Wednesday urged Caribbean countries to be wary of accepting “easy money from countries like China” as Washington sought to improve...
Venezuela has ‘world’s highest murder rate’
Venezuela’s opposition leader said Wednesday that he wants the European Union to broaden sanctions against members of the Venezuelan government as a way to...
US denies plans to “divide CARICOM”
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is denying any attempt to divide CARICOM.
This, as Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness also advised his regional colleagues...
Caribbean urged to strengthen surveillance activities as more deaths recorded from new virus
The Pan American Health Organization, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, is urging Caribbean Countries, to strengthen its surveillance activities, for the Novel...
Venezuela’s Guaido defies travel ban, heads to Colombia
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has defied a travel ban to head to Colombia, where he is expected to meet US Secretary of State Mike...
Arthur prescribes medicine for LIAT’s revival
Owen Arthur has warned his former counterparts in the Caribbean that the beleaguered regional carrier LIAT won’t survive their imposition of hefty airport taxes.
The...
CARICOM launches energy innovation challenge
Caribbean students are being asked to design novel concepts for use and management of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) as part of...
