UN NEWS—More than two years since COVID-19 began disrupting office life around the world, crucial changes are needed to safeguard health while teleworking, two UN agencies said on Wednesday. In a new technical brief on healthy and safe teleworking launched on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) and
St. Vincent and the Grenadines to allow Carnival this year The biggest festival of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is officially happening this year. The announcement was made by Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, during a talk show on Sunday. Vincy Mas, which
If the United States wants to reduce the number of refugees from the Caribbean attempting to cross its borders, its government must pay more attention to the needs of the region, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda said. In a telephone interview with Reuters, Prime
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
Media Release - Recognising the need for “All Hands on Deck”, in light of the unprecedented increase in COVID-19 cases related to the arrival of the Omicron variant in the OECS, The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean Commission (OECS) convened an Extraordinary Virtual MultiSector Meeting on
Dominica revises COVID-19 isolation and quarantine protocols Last January 10, the government of Dominica has implemented a new set of protocols and procedures in handling COVID-19 cases. Dr. David Johnson, Chief Medical Officer of Dominica's Ministry of Health, made the announcement in a press briefing Wednesday. In the
In a bid to transform the Caribbean into a more self-sufficient region, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has taken the big leap and bared a seven-million-dollar project on renewable energy. The project called the Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Plant with Battery and Power Conditioning Systems was unveiled
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,
In a bid to make inbound travel to the Caribbean easier, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is urging governments in the region to reduce the isolation periods for tourists who tested positive for COVID-19. Travel Week reported that from the usual 14 days, the
