Regional News
ECCB to host 51st Annual Monetary Studies Conference
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, in conjunction with the Caribbean Economic Research Team (CERT), will host the 51st Annual Monetary Studies Conference, under the...
Browne says new UWI campus ‘defining moment’ in Antigua and Barbuda’s history
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne has described the establishment of the fourth campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) on...
Five people are dead on Abaco Island as ‘extreme destruction’ continues
Residents of the northern Bahamas, some trapped on the roofs of homes, have sent out pleas for help after Hurricane Dorian stalled over the...
Vessel arrives to ease gas shortage in Haiti
A vessel carrying more than 250,000 barrels of oil arrived in Haiti yesterday easing the plight of Haitians who have been experiencing a shortage...
Boy drowns and 13,000 homes damaged in Bahamas
An eight-year-old boy has become the first victim of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, where winds of up to 200 miles per hour are...
Bahamas Government Signs $250 Million Agreement to Re-develop Nassau Cruise Port
Bahamian Prime Minister, Dr. Hubert Minnis said the government is embarking on a “quarter of a billion dollar major project to redevelop what will...
Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Juan Guaido names a shadow cabinet to oust Maduro
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido says he’s naming a shadow cabinet in a new phase of his campaign to force President Nicolas Maduro from...
Guyana introduces HIV transmission countermeasures
Guyana’s Ministry of Public Health is planning to introduce Pre-Exposed Prophylaxis (PrEP) as an HIV transmission countermeasure.
According to Caribbean News Service, this is a...
EU releases funds to Haiti in response to food crisis
The European Union has released €9 million in humanitarian aid in response to the deteriorating food and nutrition situation in Haiti. The humanitarian aid...
UWI appoints interim Pro Vice Chancellor to Five Islands Campus
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has appointed Professor Stafford A. Griffith as Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of its Five Islands...
