Dominican Republic to kill thousands of pigs over swine fever outbreak

Dominican Republic to kill thousands of pigs over swine fever outbreak

SANTO DOMINGO, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic will slaughter tens of thousands of pigs after detecting outbreaks of...

Trinidad and Tobago gets US$175M loan to modernise transport- CARICOM Business

Trinidad and Tobago gets US$175M loan to modernise transport- CARICOM Business

CAF -Development Bank of Latin America- approved a US$175M loan in favour of Trinidad and Tobago, with the objective of...

‘We are a global superpower in athletics’ – PM Holness on historic 100m sweep by female Jamaican athletes

‘We are a global superpower in athletics’ – PM Holness on historic 100m sweep by female Jamaican athletes

“Our Jamaican athletes have once again shown the world that we are a global superpower in athletics,” Prime Minister of...

UWI congratulates new Prime Minister of Saint Lucia

UWI congratulates new Prime Minister of Saint Lucia

(The University of the West Indies Press Release) The University of the West Indies (The UWI) congratulates the Honourable Philip...

CAHFSA Advises Tightened Measures as African Swine Fever Detected in Region

CAHFSA Advises Tightened Measures as African Swine Fever Detected in Region

The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHSFA) is advising Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States to intensify protective measures...

Regional Census launch to be held 3 August

Regional Census launch to be held 3 August

A virtual event to signal the beginning of the 2020 Round of Population and Housing Census in the Caribbean Community...

Countries urged to develop pandemic preparedness and response treaty

Countries urged to develop pandemic preparedness and response treaty

(United Nations News) A senior official with the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the need for a global treaty...

CARICOM-Japan partnership supporting improvements to teaching profession

CARICOM-Japan partnership supporting improvements to teaching profession

Caribbean Community Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – The Government of Japan is supporting Member States of the Caribbean Community...

COVID-19 infections rise, Delta variant spreads to 132 countries

COVID-19 infections rise, Delta variant spreads to 132 countries

(United Nations News) COVID-19 infections rose eight per cent last week to more than 3.8 million, the UN health agency reported on Wednesday.   Latest...