Regional News
Barbados to seek relief from IMF in wake of COVID-19
Barbados is seeking to negotiate some form of relief with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it hinted at the possibility of not meeting...
Hurricane Lee unleashes heavy swells on northern Caribbean
Hurricane Lee has unleashed heavy swells on the northern Caribbean, as it barreled through open waters on Sunday.
The Category 2 storm is not forecast...
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank issues warning to OECS nationals
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is warning customers in the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to be cautious against using non-traditional...
Jamaicans urged to reduce consumption of ultra-processed foods
Concern is being raised by Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, about the rise in the consumption of ultra-processed foods by...
$1.1B worth of drugs taken off Guyana’s streets last year
The government of Guyana has been investing millions of dollars in the security sector to provide a safe and secure environment for Guyanese.
According to...
St. Lucia’s PM urges citizens not to let their guard down during Christmas season
St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has urged the people of Saint Lucia not to let their guard down this festive season.
The encouragement came...
Grenada PM presents EC$1.1 billion budget to Parliament
The Grenada government yesterday presented a EC$1.1 billion dollar budget to parliament with Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell - indicating that most of the...
Vaccine mandates for nurses in Barbados taken off the table
It appears for now that not even the Barbados’ public health nurses will be pressed into taking COVID-19 vaccines following meetings with the country’s...
A third of Secondary School Children in Eastern Caribbean at risk of dropping out...
A ground-breaking study has found that up to 33 per cent of the children in secondary schools across the Eastern Caribbean are at risk...
Grenada’s Prime Minister calls for UK apology
Prime Minister of Grenada Dickon Mitchell renewed calls for the United Kingdom to apologise for slavery in the Caribbean and its other former colonies,...
