Joint Press Statement - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname, His Excellency Albert Ramdin, paid a working visit to Guyana and met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, The Honourable Hugh Todd, on 15th, October 2020. The
Press Release - Last Saturday, Caribbean American voters and community leaders came together on Zoom for a nonpartisan event aimed at increasing overall participation of Caribbean American voters in the 2020 Presidential Election. The event featured a number of Caribbean American political leaders who provided
Residents of the Grenadines in need of urgent medical care and other emergencies will be able to reach mainland St Vincent faster through SVG 05 Balliceaux. SVG 05 Balliceaux, a medical evacuation vessel, is the newest addition to the St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Coast Guard fleet acquired
Many are fearing an environmental disaster as photos showing the potential collapse of FSO Nabarima in the Gulf of Paria are going viral online. FSO Nabarima is holding some 1.3 million barrels of crude oil. Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) has published the
Media Release - The Caribbean Public health Agency (CARPHA), with funding from the European Union (EU), has entered into an agreement with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to support Member States’ participation in the COVAX Facility, through assistance with the required down payment to Gavi,
Media Release - More than a hundred primary school-aged children and community members will now benefit from the newly restored Salisbury Educational Facility in the village of Salisbury. Under the leadership of the Government of Dominica, with financial support from the India-UN Partnership Fund and
Press Release - Peru, Bahamas and Puerto Rico are the latest destinations to use the world’s first-ever global safety and hygiene stamp, launched earlier this year by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, recently announced that
Associated Press - A large study led by the World Health Organization suggests that the antiviral drug remdesivir did not help hospitalized COVID-19 patients, in contrast to an earlier study that made the medicine a standard of care in the United States and many other
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Caribbean as of October 16, 2020. Access the latest WHO data here. COUNTRYTOTAL CASESDEATHSRECOVERIESDominican Republic120,0662,18996,152Puerto Rico55,516758- French Guiana10,233699,894Haiti8,9252317,182Jamaica8,0671603,481Guadeloupe6,908962,199Cuba6,1181245,702Bahamas5,3851123,178Trinidad and Tobago5,194933,502Suriname5, 0941094,907Aruba4,285323,910Guyana3,6201072,522Belize2,682411,612Martinique2,2572498US Virgin Islands1,329211,294Sint Maarten73722657Turks and Caicos6966673Curacao6731371Saint Martin5018380Cayman Islands2251212Barbados2187195Bermuda1859172Bonaire1313116Antigua and Barbuda1123100British Virgin Islands71170Saint Barthelemy67055St Vincent and the Grenadines65064Dominica32024Saint Lucia31027Grenada25024Saint Kitts and Nevis19019Sint Eustatius14011Montserrat13112Saba505Anguilla303
Reopening refineries is a challenge St. Croix’s Limetree Bay refinery may lose its main supplier of crude, the British multinational oil and gas company BP, if it will not be able to continue operations by December, according to two Reuters sources. In the news wire's exclusive report,
