Dominica's United Workers Party (UWP) elected its new political leader — Economist, Dr Thomson Fontaine Fontaine beat Clement Marcellin – the only other opponent in the political leadership race- 123 votes to 79 during the delegates' conference held at Goodwill Parish Hall on Sunday, December 27,
Prime Minister Andrew Holness asserts that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are essential to Jamaica's growth and development ambitions. “As a people, we can’t move forward unless we have a strong and innovative entrepreneurial private sector that will come and work with the Government to create the public
Release - While breathing a sigh of relief following the decision on financing for loss and damage coming out of the recent United Nations Climate Conference, Caribbean SIDS have reservations over the overall package of decisions from the international negotiations (COP27) that concluded in Egypt
UN News - Nearly 40 million children are at risk of getting measles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a joint report published. Pandemic-related disruptions caused 25 million
Over the past weeks, Grenada has welcomed new and resumed flights out of the United Kingdom, Canada, USA and within nearby nations in the region. Caribbean Airlines resume daily flights to Grenada Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) has increased its flight schedule to daily service between Maurice Bishop
Elon Musk wants Twitter video calls and encrypted chats, according to a recording of an internal meeting he participated in obtained by The Verge. Musk discussed his plans for "Twitter 2.0," specifically its messaging functions, during a meeting on November 22, according to the site. Musk
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) will be receiving the final shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from the United Kingdom today, Wednesday. According to Health Minister Marlon Penn, the vaccines were guaranteed under the provisions of a revised Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Health Security Agency and
Release - Health experts and partners from the Americas involved in meningitis prevention, control, and treatment gathered at a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) conference to develop a roadmap to defeat meningitis in the Region by 2030. Although bacterial meningitis is preventable with vaccination, the World
Canada reaffirms its alliance and commitment to strengthening its partnership with Barbados. This assurance was given by Canada’s High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean States, Lilian Chatterjee, during a courtesy meeting with the new Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, at
Novavax Inc. announced that it had sent a written notification to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, terminating with immediate effect an agreement for the sale of its COVID-19 vaccine to low- and middle-income nations. The business cited Gavi's failure to acquire the 350 million doses it had
