Regional News
Jamaica Health Ministry urges vigilance as Zika virus confirmed in Caribbean
The Ministry of Health in Jamaica is urging people to be more vigilant and take their responsibility as citizens seriously by cleaning up their...
Inequities impeding health care delivery in the Americas, according to a new study by...
A new study by the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has found that persistent inequities across gender, race and socioeconomic groups in the Americas,...
Caribbean Public Health Agency confirms 5 cases of Zika virus in the Caricom region
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on Thursday confirmed the presence of five cases of the mosquito borne Zika virus in a CARICOM territory,...
St. Lucia’s political leaders outraged at rape of 97-year-old woman
St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony and opposition leader Gale Rigobert have expressed outrage over reports that a 97-year-old woman from the village...
OECS considering regional health insurance scheme
A regional insurance scheme to benefit nationals of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is under consideration.
The matter was at the top of...
ECTEL Member States moving closer to implementing number portability
Member States of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority-ECTEL will advance plans to move to number portability later this month.
Number Portability enables telephone users to...
Tropical Storm Kate becomes 4th hurricane for 2015 season as it moved north of...
Tropical Storm Kate became the fourth named hurricane for the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season as it moved north of the British Overseas Territory of...
Indian men arrested for allegedly engaging in the illegal practice of Obeah in Antigua...
Police have arrested and charged two Indian men who were reportedly engaged in the illegal practice of Obeah in Antigua and Barbuda.
According to the...
US Embassy issues travel alert to citizens on crime in Barbados
Barbados is the latest Caribbean country to be hit with a travel advisory because of crime.
In a security message for American citizens, the Embassy...
Dominica targets 30 million EC dollars in 2015 from citizenship programme
Dominica is aiming to raise some EC$30 Million for 2015 in the Citizenship By Investment programme, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said.
The Prime Minister...
