Two Caribbean nations received 10,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines from Taiwan last week. According to Taipei Times, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official statement was to help Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan's two Caribbean allies, combat the pandemic. Saint
Foreign investors and private entities are having second thoughts on whether or not they will put their money in the Caribbean to help the region in addressing climate change. For starters, there is trillions of dollars of private capital ready to finance the transition of countries to
UN NEWS—Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told an urgent debate on Thursday, leading calls for a ceasefire. Convened at the request of Ukraine, the Human Rights Council gathered in Geneva to consider
In a bid to reduce the number of migrants, drugs, weapons and contraband coming in Dominican Republic, its government has begun construction of a border wall with Haiti, causing controversy among neighboring nations in the Caribbean. The Guardian reported that the concrete barrier will span half
No more mask mandate, COVID-19 rules in Dominican Republic Caribbean nation Dominican Republic is yet to reach its 70 percent vaccination target for adults, but its government has already decided to lift its COVID-19 restrictions, including wearing masks and vaccine checks in public spaces. According to a
A group concerned about Haiti's future is calling for a provisional government in the Caribbean country to bolster its security and ensure free elections in two years. According to a Reuters report, the group, called Montana Accord, is proposing its 65-year-old leader and economist Fritz Jean
UN NEWS—At least 50 people, including women and children, were killed in an attack on Tuesday night at a site for internally displaced people in Savo, Ituri Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said on Wednesday. According to the UN Mission in the country (MONUSCO), the attack was carried out by members
Former Haitian senator John Joel Joseph, together with his wife and two children, is set to attend court proceedings next month after his and his family's arrest last weekend in Jamaica over allegations of being involved with the Haitian president's killing. The Kingston and St Andrew
The United States of America congratulated Barbados for holding its first general elections last January 19, 2022 since becoming a republic last year. In an official statement, the U.S. Embassy in Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the OECS recognized the people of Barbados for "upholding the democratic
Two Haitian journalists were the latest casualties of the increasing gang violence in the beleaguered Caribbean nation. In a report by The Guardian that cited Radio Ecoute FM as source, journalists John Wesley Amady and Wilguens Louissaint were slain by “armed bandits” on Thursday in Laboule,
