Media Release - The Government of Barbados and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have announced the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2022), scheduled to take place in Bridgetown, Barbados, from August 31 to September 3, 2022. ACTIF2022 will be held under the theme “One People, One Destiny: Uniting and
Jamaica strengthens its response and prevention of Monkeypox as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global outbreak of the virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). On July 6, 2022, a man from the United Kingdom was the first person on the island
Media Release - “We need to guard against having emerging communicable diseases, like monkeypox established in the Caribbean. Monkeypox is not a disease like COVID-19. It is not airborne and demands close prolonged contact with an infected person. The way this particular monkeypox outbreak presents
A total of 57 families received the keys to their climate-resilient houses in Dominica, and they come just in time to provide safer shelter for a possibly "above-average" hurricane activity this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a 65 percent chance of
Samuel Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of the Dominica International Airport Development Company, recently updated the construction of Dominica's first International Airport in Wesley. According to Johnson, some homes have been harmed by the runway's alignment. He explains that to transfer over the site to the contractor,
Dominica is confident that it will be able to meet all of its sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030. This is according to Vince Henderson, Dominica's Minister for Planning, Economic Development, Climate Resilience, Sustainable Development, and Renewable Energy. Henderson said that while Hurricane Maria placed Dominica "under
Grenada Health Minister Jonathan LaCrette has confirmed that there is a third suspected monkeypox case on the island. Health officials are currently monitoring the individual who has not been medically isolated. “At this particular pointing time the individual is being monitored but the individual is not
Release - The Government of Montserrat has declared Wednesday, July 20, 2022, a public holiday throughout Monserrat to commemorate the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving. To celebrate this day, a service under the theme, ‘Give God His Due’ will be held at the Montserrat Cultural Centre on
Release - The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) stated on Monday that Member States should continue to remain on high alert for the importation of viral or other infections and monitor in-country syndromic surveillance systems for increases in fever and rash illnesses. “At CARPHA we coordinate public health
DeNovo Energy Limited (DeNovo), part of the Proman family of companies, announced the delivery of the first gas from its Zandolie field. The unmanned minimum facility is DeNovo’s second offshore field development to be completed in Block 1 (a) on the west coast of Trinidad. “DeNovo has
