Grenada GIS - Despite the global slowdown in various sectors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Agricultural Division in the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs & Local Government is boasting increased crop production at the government-operated farms and Carriacou on a whole, for
UN News - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be leading procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccines to ensure that all countries have safe, fast and equitable access to initial doses when they are available. The vaccine procurement and distribution effort, involving over 170 economies, has the
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won by a landslide victory over the People’s National Party (PNP) led by Peter Phillips in the recently concluded 18th parliamentary elections. JLP won 49 of 63 seats, an addition of 16 seats, according to an early count released about 9pm local
Barbados GIS - Several European countries have now been deemed high risk by health authorities for travel into Barbados. And a number of Caribbean countries have also been shifted from the low and medium risk categories to high risk. When the updated COVID-19 protocols for travel into Barbados
UWI Press Release - The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus recently launched its inaugural Student Entrepreneurial Competition on Climate Change. The competition was launched at a joint Webinar between ACCA and The UWI Open Campus entitled Investing in the future: business
Press Release - The European Commission has confirmed its interest to participate in the COVAX Facility for equitable access to affordable COVID-19 vaccines everywhere, for everyone who needs them. As part of a Team Europe effort, the Commission is today also announcing a contribution of
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has unveiled a calendar of upcoming "Inside-Out" marketing promotions to help stimulate local spending while engaging visitors and encouraging more travellers to the island. During a press briefing, the BTA and stakeholder partners highlighted a series of events and marketing promotions planned
Tokyo, Japan - Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister in history, announces his resignation, citing worsening health condition. "Even though there is one year to go in my tenure and there are challenges to be met, I have decided to stand down as prime minister." The announcement
120 million direct jobs in tourism at risk worldwide Travel and tourism industry is the lifeblood of the Caribbean region. In fact, this part ofthe Americas has already been described as the most "tourism-dependent region" in the world. But because of the restrictions of the COVID-19
UN News - There is likely only a slim possibility of people being reinfected with COVID-19, said WHO, following reports in Hong Kong that a man had contracted new coronavirus for a second time after an interval of more than four months. Speaking to journalists in
