The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has announced that it will control re-entry for International Ferry Passengers through the Road Town Jetty Seaport as it re-opens on April 15. A press release from the BVIPA said there will be only ONE daily round trip ferry service during
Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with the faithful spaced apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings on a second Easter Sunday marked by pandemic precautions. From vast Roman Catholic cathedrals to Protestant churches, worshippers followed regulations on the coronavirus.
Press Release - Grenada Airports Authority (GAA) wishes to advise the general public, that kite flying within the vicinity of the airport is prohibited. Prohibited areas include but are not limited to Calliste, Frequente, Fort Jeudy, St Paul’s, Mt Parnassus and Mt Moritz and the vicinity
Belize and Trinidad & Tobago have respectively received 33,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility. PAHO’s Revolving Fund, which is responsible for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for the countries of the Americas under the COVAX Mechanism, sent the doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine,
In commemoration of the International Transgender Day of Visibility last March 31, the United Caribbean Trans Network (UCTRANS) released a new study about the plight of transgender and gender diverse communities in the Caribbean. Challenges such as the "inability to change their gender marker, employment discrimination
UN News - Climate change and loss of biodiversity are seen as the most pressing challenge over the decade, according to the World in 2030 Survey report published on Wednesday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). More than 15,000 people worldwide contributed to the survey, which
The new EC$5 polymer banknotes are now available in the Commonwealth of Dominica and Grenada. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has issued the new notes to all commercial banks in the Commonwealth of Dominica and the following banks in Grenada: CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (Barbados) LtdGrenada
UN News - Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastics pollution, and action is urgently needed to address the issue and restore access to human rights, health and well-being, according to a new UN report published. The report, entitled, Neglected: Environmental Justice Impacts
Press Release - In a handover ceremony, the European Union together with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) provided the Government of Trinidad and Tobago with personal protective equipment (PPE) comprising 7,500 N95 respirator masks and 13,000 surgical masks. The supplies were procured through the 11th
Despite a significant improvement in COVID-19 numbers, the Government of Barbados has announced five “partial lockdown” days to keep the cases on the decline in lieu of Easter celebration. Under the new emergency management directive announced on Saturday, Attorney General Dale Marshall stated that from today,
