PRNewswire -- On September 7th, Professional Wealth Management (PWM) magazine, a publication from the Financial Times, released the fourth edition of its annual report: 'A Guide to Global Citizenship: The 2020 CBI Index'. It evaluates all active citizenship by investment (CBI) programmes in the world and ranks
Following a reassessment of the COVID-19 situation in St. Lucia, the government announces several new and updated travel protocols that will be implemented beginning July 9th. Travelers will be required to obtain a negative PCR (Polymerized Chain Reaction) test within seven days of travel unless they
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) expressed its deep appreciation to the Republic of Cuba for the medical support provided to six (6) member countries of the Organisation to assist with efforts to combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the
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
Restarting the economy after flattening the curve June will usher in the reopening of two islands in the Caribbean—Antigua and Barbuda, and St. Lucia. This comes as the two countries appear to have the highly contagious coronavirus under control. Since March 13, Antigua and Barbuda has only
Here are the latest news from the Caribbean nations as they continue their battle against COVID-19. St Lucia mulls over school reopening With the coronavirus cases cleared in the entire island, St Lucia's Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations is considering the return of Grade Six
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
All 15 cases of the tiny Caribbean island have recovered St Lucia is the only country in the world to become free of COVID-19 without any recorded deaths. St Lucia's Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday, April 22, the recovery of all its 15 COVID-19 patients. Meanwhile,
