Regional News
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...
Haitian gang blamed for abducting missionaries
A notorious gang is behind the kidnapping of a group of North American missionaries near Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, officials say.
The five men, seven women...
Thousands of children need assistance three months after Caribbean hurricanes, says UN agency
Three months after two category-5 hurricanes tore through the Caribbean, thousands of children across the region still need support, the United Nations Children’s Fund...
PAHO makes fervent appeal to the Caribbean to prepare to respond to coronavirus
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has made a fervent appeal to the Americas, including the Caribbean, to prepare to respond to imported cases,...
Tourism growth in Jamaica stimulates investments
Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, says the dynamic growth in tourism is stimulating investment activity across Jamaica, where jobs and opportunities are being created...
Virgin Atlantic launches COVID-19 testing trial on Caribbean flights
Virgin Atlantic has announced plans for a pre-departure Covid-19 testing trial on selected services from Heathrow to Barbados, Antigua and Grenada.
For six weeks from...
Jamaica to implement Second phase of new National Standards Curriculum next month
The Ministry of Education in Jamaica will commence the second phase of the pilot of the new National Standards Curriculum in 49 schools in...
Tropical storm Henri forms in Atlantic east of Bermuda
Tropical Storm Henri, the eighth named storm of the 2015 Atlantic season, is no longer a threat to Bermuda, according to the Bermuda Weather...
Barbados sees 21 new covid-19 cases in the month leading up to Christmas
According to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, there were no deaths recorded from the 21 new COVID-19 cases that were reported in the...
Jamaica’s Education minister reiterates commitment to take schools off shift system
Jamaica’s Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, has reiterated that urgent steps are being taken by the Government to get schools...
