Multi awarded photographer and videographer Derek Galon shares the recovery of Dominica three years after being badly beaten by Hurricane Maria. Galon shared in his Youtube channel his memoirs of the terrible devastation caused by Maria to Dominica on 18 September 2017. “Lots of this footage is
OECS Media Release - The Government of New Zealand and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission recently strengthened their collaboration on environmental sustainability to include the area of geothermal energy development. New Zealand and the OECS Commission will partner to deliver a study
India becomes the latest epicenter of coronavirus pandemic With the pandemic showing no signs of slowing down, global coronavirus cases have exceeded 30 million, according to a Reuters tally. The numbers of global new daily cases reached record levels in the past week with deaths nearing 1
Small-ship line leads the pack In seven weeks, the Caribbean's pristine beaches and seas will be visited by cruise lines and yachts again. This is according to a report by The Points Guy. In a Zoom call hosted for the travel media, travel agents and top SeaDream
UN Chief emphasises the need for COVID-19 vaccine to be affordable and available to all to curb the current global pandemic. UN News - “The outbreak remains out of control”, Secretary-General António Guterres declared in his press conference ahead of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) High-level Week, noting that soon one million lives will be “lost to the virus”. Recognising that
A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) travel bubble will be launched on Friday, 18 September, to resuscitate the regional travel and tourism sectors challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic since March. CARICOM Heads took this decision following a Special Emergency Session. The leaders were guided by a report from
Hurricane Paulette battered Bermuda last Monday with strong damaging winds and torrential rains knocking down utility poles and leaving some roads unpassable. Even if the island was battered by Paullete, the Bermudian spirit remains unshaken. “After a day and night of high winds, driving rain and
Barbados will become a republic by the island’s 55th anniversary of independence in November 2021 removing Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as head of state. Reading the speech written byPrime Minister Mia Mottley, Governor-General Dame Sandra Mason made the announcement at the opening of a new parliamentary session. "The time
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended a world embroiled in chaos, unleashing catastrophic health, social and economic consequences along with irreparable harm to humanity, according to UN-backed report published on Monday. UN News - A World in Disorder, issued by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), an
JetBlue announced the addition of more than half a dozen new routes across the Caribbean region beginning November 2020. The expansion includes new flights from Newark International Airport to six Caribbean countries namely Aruba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Sint Maarten, The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos as
