Regional News

Former Guyana Government Minister dies

  (CMC) – The former Minister of Amerindian Affairs Francis Vibert DeSouza died at this home...

Cabinet approves full roll-out of Tablets in Schools Programme

Source: Jamaica Observer   Jamaica’s CABINET has approved the full roll-out of the Tablets in...

Barbados recalls hypertensive drugs

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) —Health authorities in Barbados have announced the withdrawal of the Citron branded...

FAO Addresses Gender Inequalities In Caribbean Farming

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean appears to fare well in global gender statistics, with a high...

ILO Says Unemployment In The Caribbean Dipped Slightly In 2018

LIMA,  CMC – The United Nations’ International Labor Organization (ILO) says unemployment in Latin America...

Improving Air Travel In The Eastern Caribbean

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and the International Air Transport Association (IATA)...

Caribbean Countries To Improve Insurance Coverage Against Earthquakes, Climate Risks

KATOWICE, Poland–German government-owned development bank KfW has made the single largest donation to the Central...

Grenada Among Four Countries To Benefit From Regional Rainwater Harvesting Project

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, and St Lucia have been earmarked for the...

St Vincent Becomes First OECS Island To Decriminalise Marijuana

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has made history as the first OECS Member State...