UN NEWS—The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed development gains for millions in poor countries, creating an even more sharply unequal world, according to a new UN report released on Thursday. “The global economy has experienced “the worst recession in 90 years, with the most vulnerable segments of
St Vincent and the Grenadines’ National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) recently gave caution to communities near the La Soufriere volcano to raise their preparedness in the event that a short-notice evacuation becomes absolutely compulsory. NEMO’s warning came as a change in seismic activity with the volcano’s
A number of Caribbean island nations made a plea to the United States not to neglect its “third border” by sharing its mounting supply of COVID-19 vaccines with the region. According to them, the US should help the region as it has said it would with
Grenada Embassy Release - The Government of Grenada represented by the Ministry of Health and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, have announced a cooperation agreement designed to facilitate the registration and distribution of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Grenada and the
UN News - COVID-19 confirmed cases continued to rise around the world for a fourth consecutive week, with around 3.3 million new cases reported in the past seven-day period, the UN health agency said on Wednesday. The number of new deaths from the coronavirus levelled off after a six-week decrease,
A shooting at a crowded Colorado supermarket that killed 10 people, including the first police officer to arrive, sent terrorized shoppers and workers scrambling for safety and stunned a state and a nation that has grieved several mass killings. A lone suspect was in custody,
Press Release - The United States has further expanded opportunities to renew US visas without having to come to the US Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados for an in-person interview. These new “interview waiver” procedures will ease travel to the United States for many visitors who do not live
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank's (ECCB) digital currency, DCash, will commence on March 31 in Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, and St Lucia. ECCB Governor, Timothy N. J. Antoine, announced the public roll-out of DCash through various social media platforms. Antoine emphasises that DCash
Authorities investigate missing vaccines as the Government of Jamaica affirms its commitment to break the cycle of improper distribution of scarce public goods by exercising fairness and integrity in distributing the COVID-19 vaccines. In a virtual vaccine town hall meeting last Friday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness
OECS Release - The 6th Special meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority was convened virtually on Friday, March 19, 2021, under the Chairmanship of Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica. The meeting welcomed the Director General of the
