Caribbean Countries Call For Paradigm Shift in International Financing

SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug 5, CMC – Caribbean countries have renewed their call for a paradigm shift in international financing that...

COVID-19 Update: Jamaica records 15 New Cases

On Tuesday 15 new samples have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases for the...

CARICOM Sugar – a limping Industry

By Elizabeth Morgan Sugar is primarily the reason the Commonwealth Caribbean commemorated Emancipation Day over this weekend, August 1, 2020....

CARICOM Secretary-General congratulates Guyana’s new President

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated Dr Irfaan Ali on his assumption to office as Guyana’s ninth Executive President,...

The Bahamas under total lock-down as it records spike in COVID-19 cases

Prime Minister of The Bahamas Hon Hubert Minnis has announced a two-week lockdown of the entire chain of islands in...

Barbados – Bars & Party Buses Censored For Breaching COVID-19 Protocols

Officers of the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit closed four bars on the south coast and pulled two party buses off the...

Jamaica records increase in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

On Monday Jamaica saw a record increase in the number of positive COVID-19 hospitalizations. Total hospitalization, including confirmed and suspected...

PM announces ‘total lockdown’ of Bahamas after COVID spike

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis Monday night announced a “complete national lockdown” of every island in The Bahamas for at...

No End in Sight to COVID Crisis; Impact Will Last for ‘Decades to Come’

(United Nations News) There is “no silver bullet” to combat COVID-19, the head of the UN health agency told journalists...