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
A series of multiple tests will greet unvaccinated guests who plan on boarding Royal Caribbean ships for their much-awaited getaway post-pandemic. This is what the major cruise line came up with as part of their efforts to strictly comply with the U.S. Centers for Disease and
After being suspended last month for facing a series of serious complaints about polluted air and water supply in the nearby community, Limetree Bay refinery must now meet the requirement of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to install air monitors in the island. In a report
In a bid to push for successful vaccination campaigns in the Caribbean, the region's public health agency has began meeting this week for the 65th Health Research Conference to tweak its communication messages about the vaccines, "hoping to win over those who are reluctant to
As a trusted source of public health and COVID-19 information, CARPHA is responding to the needs of some of the most vulnerable in society, the deaf community. This, through the launch of a COVID-19 video series in American Sign Language. Executive Director, CARPHA, Dr Joy St.
President Irfaan Ali proclaimed that the floods across Guyana have reached the stage of a national disaster and crisis. In a gazetted proclamation of the floods as a national disaster, it was noted that 28,228 households have been affected by flooding in all ten administrative regions. Some
