UN News - The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, – a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases – live in low and middle-income countries, a World Health Organization (WHO) report released
Press Release - The fifth edition of the CBI Index was published this week, and the Commonwealth of Dominica has come out on top once again in the ranking for best citizenship by investment (CBI) programme for the year 2021. Published by the Financial Times’ Professional Wealth Management magazine, the CBI Index
Lauran Neergaard and Matthew Perrone, AP News - The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots as the nation battles the most contagious coronavirus mutant yet. The vaccine made by Pfizer and its partner
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley outlined the process to be followed over the coming months as Barbados moves to a republic status, during an address to the nation. “There is no change to the flag. no change to the name of Independence Day; there is no
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced that Bahamians will go to the polls on September 16, eight months before a general election is constitutionally due. Minnis’ announcement came after Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle, in his capacity as Provost Marshall, read a proclamation from Sir Cornelius
The International Police (INTERPOL) has issued a global alert to all 194 member countries, including those in the Caribbean region, to be vigilant as fraudsters target governments with COVID-19 vaccine scams. In the alert issued, INTERPOL said that at least 60 cases in 40 countries around
A number of hotels in the Caribbean have included complete vaccination against COVID-19 as a mandatory requirement to guests before entering the premises. A recent article by Forbes revealed that Elite Island Resorts, a major hotel group that boasts an all-inclusive nine hotels in the Caribbean and Central
Category 1 Hurricane Grace has moved inland over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula after sweeping through Haiti and other Caribbean islands this week as a tropical storm. On Thursday, the hurricane made landfall near Tulum, to the south of Cancun, around 4:45 a.m. and was moving west across the peninsula
UN News - Climate-related and geophysical events resulted in the loss of 312,000 lives and directly affected more than 277 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean, a new report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) revealed. Extreme weather and climate change are threatening the entire
On Monday, August 16, Caribbean Airlines resumed commercial operations to Saint Lucia with a non-stop service from Piarco International Airport (POS), Trinidad. The arrival of BW432 at George F.L. Charles Airport (SLU), marked the airline’s first voyage to the destination since its closure in 2020 amid
