Release - The University of the West Indies (UWI) Executive Management Team embarks on a planning retreat on Wednesday, July 14 in order to roll out a new operational plan to deal with the financial challenges facing the institution as a result of shortfalls in
The assassination of Haiti president Jovenel Moïse on July 7 in his residence at Port-au-Prince poses risk of destabilising an already ailing nation, which has been marred with high violence mostly triggered by local gangs and Moïse’s alleged undemocratic behavior. Analysts interviewed by Americas Daily
EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO, ASSOCIATED PRESS—An already struggling and chaotic Haiti stumbled into an uncertain future Thursday after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, followed by a gunfight in which authorities said police killed seven suspects, detained six others and freed three officers being
Evens Sanon and Danica Coto, AP News - Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, according to a statement from the country’s interim prime minister, who called the killing a “hateful, inhumane and barbaric act.” First Lady Martine
OECS Release - Since February 2020, the Caribbean Philanthropic Alliance (CariPhilAlliance) and its network of partners have mobilized youth, community-based and non-governmental organizations across 22 Caribbean countries and territories to plant more than 1.4 million trees, through the Caribbean Tree Planting Project (CTPP). The upsurge in enthusiasm and
Cathy Lashley Barbados GIS - CARICOM’s role in shaping and sustaining the region has been lauded with the unveiling of six wax figures of eminent Caribbean people yesterday, during a special ceremony to mark CARICOM Day, at the Caribbean Wax Museum in Norman Centre, Bridgetown. The
More than 30,000 residents of St. Lucia have received their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the government of St. Lucia announced. As of June 29, Tuesday, 30,815 received their first shot, and most of them are individuals above 50 years of age, followed by
DÁNICA COTO, ASSOCIATED PRESS—The elementary school student stood up, pulled down her face mask and leaned into the microphone. She swallowed hard before trying to spell the word “discover” in French Creole. “D-E-K-O-V-I” she tried as she clasped her hands behind her back while standing in
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued warnings to a number of Caribbean islands as a new storm approaches the region. In a tweet, the weather agency has announced that tropical storm warnings are now in effect for Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and
Thousands of Haitians living in the country's capital are fleeing their homes as criminal activity and violence caused by several armed gangs have become more rampant. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that civilians have been "threatened, injured, sexually assaulted or
