The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a series of Caribbean Regional Air Transport Connectivity Projects in four countries for a total of US$159 million, to enhance regional connectivity by improving the safety of air transport and the resilience of the airport infrastructure to natural disasters. These
Press Release, Office of the Prime Minister - Prime Minister, Dr the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, has promised quick action to resolve troubling issues at the TA Marryshow Community College (TAMCC). Dr Mitchell held a meeting Tuesday with representatives from the college and its council, the
(PAHO)—The United Kingdom has agreed to contribute 3 million Pounds (USD $3.8 m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – contain the
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the requests from 3 Caribbean nations for a COVID-19 emergency financial assistance. IMF’s Executive Board approved a total of SDR 48 million (US$65.6 million) disbursements to Dominica, Grenada, and St. Lucia following requests under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) mechanism. The
Grenada authorities have ordered the shut down of Caribbean Agro Industries Ltd., the country's lone flour mill, due to COVID-19. The Government has ordered the closure of the US-owned firm after health authorities have confirmed that four (4) out of the eight (8) active COVID-19 cases
Belize, Dominica, and Grenada confirmed their first cases of the novel coronavirus.
