UN News - The World Health Organization (WHO) deployed experts to Equatorial Guinea this week following confirmation of the first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the country. The rare yet severe viral haemorrhagic fever is similar to Ebola and has a fatality rate of up to 88 per
Barbados signed an education memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Republic of Cuba. The MOU provides two scholarships per year for five years to Cuban nationals — providing training in English as a foreign language for Cuban experts. The signing of the MOU also provides Barbadians with
Release - The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME); food security; climate change and climate finance; health; and security will be among the major topics when Heads of Government of CARICOM Meet in The Bahamas, 15-17 February. The three-day Meeting will be held under the Chairmanship
UN News - Support “turbocharged” efforts to get back on track to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the UN chief told the General Assembly. “Today, we are here to start the job of moving the recommendations in Our Common Agenda from ideas to action – from abstract to concrete,” UN Secretary-General
InterCaribbean Airways have added two aircraft to its fleet and expanded its flight schedule to service 7 Caribbean Islands. The introduction of another Embraer ERJ-145 jet and an ATR42-500 series turboprop, with a seating capacity of 50 and 48 seats respectively, increases the carrier's fleet servicing
Caribbean leaders recently gathered in Barbados in a bid to support the initiative to invest in an effective early warning system. Known as the Early Warnings for All (EW4ALL), this initiative aims to call for "investment across disaster risk knowledge, observations and forecasting, preparedness and response,
Buckingham Palace unveiled the official emblem for King Charles III's coronation featuring a circular floral design created by the acclaimed British designer behind Apple iPhone designs. The emblem, designed by Sir Jony Ive, who was previously the Chief Design Officer at tech firm Apple and holds
The Barbados School Nutrition Policy, which was developed and approved by Cabinet in May 2022, will be implemented on February 15th. The launch and press conference will be held at the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology, The Pine, St. Michael, at 10 a.m., in collaboration
Dominica's first government-approved real estate project under its Citizenship by Investment Program (CBI), Cabrits Resort & Spa, is undergoing a massive change in its operations and management. Rangel Developments, an investment and hospitality company based that operates across the Eastern Caribbean, has assured that the Dominicans
Epidemiologists and academics briefing the UN General Assembly in the inaugural science session this week urged for pathogen surveillance and an open-source global early warning system that would include data from many sources. On Tuesday, a panel titled Challenges and Opportunities in Creating an Early Warning
