UN DAILY WRAP - In Latin America, where much of the region has dealt with years of sluggish growth, the economic crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing millions more into poverty, says Alicia Bárcena, the head of the UN regional body for
Barbados GIS - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has collaborated with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, and local business Adams Aquafarms, on a project to train persons in aquaponics. Aquaponics is a sustainable way of integrating land-based fish farming
The Bahamas will observe new lockdown schedule for the next two weekends due to the significant increase of COVID-19 cases on the island. Sixty-five additional COVI-19 cases were confirmed in The Bahamas yesterday, bringing to 447 the total number of confirmed cases. “These measures are being implemented
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine will likely strengthen into Tropical Storm Isaias, pronounced “ees-ah-EE-ahs,” according to the National Hurricane Center There is a 90 per cent chance that it will grow into a tropical storm in the next 48 hours, in NHC's 11 pm Tuesday advisory. In the
Political and civil group leaders pay tribute for Owen Arthur, Barbados' longest-serving prime minister, who died earlier on Monday from heart-related complications. Babardos' current Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, who struggled for word in her tribute, hailed Arthur as "the man for the times". Mottley believes the
Jamaica has earned an estimated US$80 million from around 40,000 tourists who came to the island since the country re-opened its borders on 15 June. During the Rediscover Jamaica campaign launch last July 22, Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett credited the earnings to the measures which
From 27 – 31 July 2020, CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) will host the first ever Virtual Security Conference in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), under the heading of ‘Securing Our Caribbean Community Within The Era Of Covid-19 and Beyond’. The crisis presented by
Caribbean now on hurricane alert Moving across the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Gonzalo continues to make a fixed approach towards the Caribbean as stated in a report by the Associated Press. According to the National Hurricane Center’s recent update, Gonzalo was moving 14 mph (22 kph) with maximum
The most active part of the hurricane season is still weeks away, but experts' predictions for a busy season appear to be holding true as Tropical Depression Seven strengthened into Tropical Storm Gonzalo. TS Gonzalo is expected to become the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season east
Jamaica Information Service - Jamaican front-line workers are hailed for the critical role they play in the country’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Speaking at a thanksgiving service last Sunday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness expressed gratitude to members of the medical profession, police force and
