Haiti's health system is now "on the verge of collapse," UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Haiti Bruno Maes warned, citing an alarming decline in the number of hospitals still operational in the violence-stricken Caribbean country. As gang-led anarchy persists in the capital, Port-au-Prince, only six
Every year, different travel and marketing firms issue a list of the most amazing and safest destinations to visit. I recently discovered Off Path’s travel list, which featured some of the safest Caribbean destinations to visit: Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Saint
OECS - The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), through the European Union (EU), funded the BioSPACE project and donated a new fibreglass boat to the Woodford Hill Bay sea moss farmers in the Commonwealth of Dominica. The boat, valued at $72,000 EC Dollars and
With almost 38% of the votes counted, figures from the Dominican Republic's central electoral board show that Luis Abinader is in the lead with 59.24%, followed by three-time former President Leonel Fernandez with 26.97%. Luis Abinader, the very popular incumbent and anti-corruption campaigner of the Dominican
According to a recently released forecast, the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is anticipated to be one of the most active on record. Colorado State University's (CSU) tropical meteorology project team has projected 23 storms, with 11 expected to intensify into hurricanes and five potentially reaching
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, along with the country's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and several other individuals were discovered dead on Monday morning, several hours after their chopper crashed in thick fog in a hilly area of the country's northwest. The disaster occurs during a highly
Sunrise Airways announced the most significant expansion of its route network to date: new intra-regional flights connecting four destinations within the Eastern Caribbean: Antigua, Dominica, St. Kitts, and St. Lucia. The carrier will operate the new service beginning May 25, 2024, utilizing Embraer 120 (EMB-120)
In a historic show of unity, 19 African Heads of State assembled at a major summit committed to focusing development aspirations across the continent. This ambitious agenda, aiming to improve lives and create new opportunities dramatically, positions the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) as
Declaring with pride the opening of its Embassy in France, Antigua and Barbuda has made a significant step toward enhancing bilateral ties and developing strategic partnerships. The historic choice, made under the direction of Foreign Affairs Minister E.P. Chet Greene and Prime Minister Gaston Browne,
The judges have announced the 2024 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction shortlist, which is now under the new management of The Abbotsford Trust. The six books vying for the £25,000 award are: THE NEW LIFE by Tom Crewe (Chatto & Windus) HUNGRY GHOSTS by Kevin Jared
