The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the requests from 3 Caribbean nations for a COVID-19 emergency financial assistance. IMF’s Executive Board approved a total of SDR 48 million (US$65.6 million) disbursements to Dominica, Grenada, and St. Lucia following requests under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) mechanism. The
Grenada authorities have ordered the shut down of Caribbean Agro Industries Ltd., the country's lone flour mill, due to COVID-19. The Government has ordered the closure of the US-owned firm after health authorities have confirmed that four (4) out of the eight (8) active COVID-19 cases
Countries in the Caribbean region are bracing for a possible two-tier crisis - a deadly hurricane amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Weather and science experts are anticipating an “above-average” probability for category 3 and above hurricanes for this season which begins on 1 June 2020. Scientists added
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Investment said that Barbados is not losing sight of its long-term transformation goals amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic During an online panel discussion, Marsha Caddle, Minister of Economic Affairs and Investment noted the COVID-19 crisis highlighted that global economic structures
Guyana National Coronavirus Task Force (NCTF) Chairman and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo said that Guyana can help sustain food security in the Caribbean. At the Ninth Special Emergency Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM last April 15, food security was one of
Haitians coming home will undergo 2-week quarantine PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Deportees from the US arrived in Haiti via plane despite concerns that this could add pressure to the country’s existing resources as it combats the novel coronavirus. As reported by the Associated Press, the group of 129
All 15 cases of the tiny Caribbean island have recovered St Lucia is the only country in the world to become free of COVID-19 without any recorded deaths. St Lucia's Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday, April 22, the recovery of all its 15 COVID-19 patients. Meanwhile,
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has donated 11,000 COVID-19 test kits and over 780 personal protective equipment (PPE) to Barbados. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, accepted the donation from Dr Yitades Gebre, PAHO/WHO Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, in
The Caribbean region has not been spared from the continuous onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, about 95% of the countries in the region had reported positive cases of COVID-19 amidst strict lock down measurements being imposed by each government. Meanwhile, globally, there have been 2,402,250 confirmed cases of
The worldwide death toll linked to the COVID-19 pandemic surpasses the 150,000-mark. With more than 36,000 people that have died, the US accounts for almost a quarter of the recorded global fatalities. Eighty-three (83) days after the first recorded death in Wuhan on January 9, death toll
