United Nations News - Governments everywhere should adopt a much more focused approach to stopping coronavirus transmission if they want to avoid having to impose sweeping lockdowns once again. That’s the message on Monday from the World Health Organization, (WHO), whose head of emergencies, Dr Mike
I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Owen Arthur, my friend and former colleague prime minister in the Caribbean Community. Owen first came to the office of the prime minister as Barbados’ fifth prime minister two years following my own election to the
Jamaica has earned an estimated US$80 million from around 40,000 tourists who came to the island since the country re-opened its borders on 15 June. During the Rediscover Jamaica campaign launch last July 22, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett credited the earnings to the measures which
From 27 – 31 July 2020, CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) will host the first ever Virtual Security Conference in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), under the heading of ‘Securing Our Caribbean Community Within The Era Of Covid-19 and Beyond’. The crisis presented by
United Nations News - COVID-19 cases worldwide have surpassed 15 million, and nearly 620,000 deaths. On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged people everywhere to play a part in preventing further spread of the disease, warning that there will be no return to “the
Caribbean now on hurricane alert Moving across the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Gonzalo continues to make a fixed approach towards the Caribbean as stated in a report by the Associated Press. According to the National Hurricane Center’s recent update, Gonzalo was moving 14 mph (22 kph) with maximum
The most active part of the hurricane season is still weeks away, but experts' predictions for a busy season appear to be holding true as Tropical Depression Seven strengthened into Tropical Storm Gonzalo. TS Gonzalo is expected to become the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season east
Jamaica Information Service - Jamaican front-line workers are hailed for the critical role they play in the country’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at a thanksgiving service last Sunday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness expressed gratitude to members of the medical profession, police force and
The Dominican Republic has declared a state of emergency in the national territory for 45 days from today Monday, July 20, date of Executive order 265-20. President Danilo Medina made the announcement, citing that the lockdown is necessary due to the continuous increase of COVID-19 cases in
Less than three weeks after reopening to international visitors, the Bahamas is closing its borders to tourists from the United States, effective Wednesday. In a national address, Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Minnis announced that airports and seaports would close to all travellers except those coming from
