Effective August 19, consumers in Barbados will be paying less for gasoline and diesel as Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that the price of fuel at the pump will be capped for the next five months. Gasoline will cost BDS$4.48 (US$2.24) per liter, while diesel will be BDS$4.03 (US$2.01) until January 31, 2023. Mottley also […]
The World Bank approved a $ 51 million credit to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to modernize hospital services and build a more resilient and sustainable health infrastructure and system, including the construction of a new acute care hospital and health sector reform. The project will benefit over 110,900 residents and about 350,000 tourists that […]
By CARICOM Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago: The Honourable Doctor Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Barbados: The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana: His Excellency Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Secretary General of the CARICOM Secretariat: Doctor Carla Barnett, Other Dignitaries, Members of the press, Ladies and Gentleman, Good day to […]
Republic Bank (EC) Limited on Wednesday 3rd August formally introduced its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility Program, “The Power To Make A Difference” (PMAD) to the region. To an online audience of hundreds of viewers and at the in person gathering at the Harbor Club, Saint Lucia, comprised of regional business leaders, civil society, NGO heads, […]
By Jamaica Gleaner Near-record amounts of seaweed are smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados, killing fish and other wildlife, choking tourism and releasing stinky, noxious gases. More than 24 million tons of sargassum blanketed the Atlantic in June, shattering the all-time record, set in 2018, by 20 per cent, according to the University […]
Recovery in youth employment is still lagging, according to a new report by the International Labor Organization (ILO), which confirms that the COVID-19 pandemic has hurt young people more than any other age group. The Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022: Investing in transforming futures for young people report finds that the pandemic has exacerbated […]
By PAHO During a regional workshop in Argentina, the Director of PAHO called for countries to increase investment in epidemic and pandemic preparedness, because the question is not “if there will be a new pandemic, but when”. Buenos Aires, August 17, 2022 (PAHO)- With the aim of supporting countries in Latin America and the Caribbean […]
The OECS Commission has drafted an Incentive Framework aimed at encouraging private sector involvement and investments in efforts to reduce marine litter in the region. This was done through ReMLit – the Reduction in Marine Litter Project. A recent study found OECS Coastal waters contain four times the global average of marine litter. This worrying […]
New elected Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Dr Terrance Drew has announced plans to end several policies put in place by the Timothy Harris administration. One of the items topping the agenda he said, is to compensate those individuals who were fired from their jobs for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine. “I […]
Facilitating Access to Adequate, Affordable Financing for its Borrowing Member Countries will be central to the agenda of the next Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB) scheduled for June 2023 in Saint Lucia. Sustainable financial solutions for regional development, greater inclusion of private sector partners, and broader exposure […]