BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--December 4th 2020--PAHO/WHO Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Dr. Yitades Gebre, today revealed that “Barbados is one of the first countries...
December 5th,2020--(BBC)--One of the 13 prisoners deported from the UK to Jamaica on Wednesday has tested positive for Covid-19, the Jamaican government has told...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- To better manage the environment for future life and survival, the Department of Environment in St. Kitts and Nevis focuses...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- Thirty-three-year-old Lawton Forbes of Hamilton, Nevis was sentenced on November 30 to seven years imprisonment for the offence of Wounding...
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- Patrick Howell, Manager of the Research and Document Unit at the Nevis Cultural Development Foundation (NCDF) since 2015, is the new...
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- While partial reopening of Caribbean economies is showing some immediate signs of socio-economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, reduced...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- International partnerships are an essential diplomatic tool to St. Kitts and Nevis and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) when...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- Over 100 new students were inducted into the Department of Youth Empowerment’s Volunteer Corps Programme during a brief launching ceremony...
ROADTOWN, BVI--December 2nd, 2020--The British Virgin Islands is now on level 1, the lowest COVID-19 risk level on the United States Center for Disease...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana--December 3rd 2020--President Irfaan Ali this evening announced that the Government has initiated discussions for the development of a secondary city.
President Ali revealed...
KINGSTON, Jamaica--December 3rd, 2020--Jamaica's Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, has announced that specific measures as well as response teams will be instituted...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--December 3rd, 2020--The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a US $120 million loan to Barbados to help the country deal with the COVID-19...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, December 2, 2020 (PAHO) – International, regional, and government leaders announced the launch of a broad-based project to support actions to mitigate...
TRAVEL: by Eric Mackenzie Lamb
Sandwiched between Italy’s northern borders and the mountainous Swiss region of Graubunden, the Kanton (district) of Ticino is unlike any...
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), has asserted that the Caribbean region is...
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -– The newly constructed multimillion-dollar New Castle Police Station and Fire Unit was officially commissioned on December 3.
At a ceremony held...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- The Team Unity Cabinet of Ministers met on Monday, November 16, Monday, November 23, Friday, November 27, and Monday, November...
Hon. Eugene Hamilton, Minister of Social Development and Gender Affairs et al., recognises the November 3 International Day for Persons with Disabilities.
BASSETERRE, St....
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica -- CCRIF SPC (formerly The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) presented a cheque for US $250,000 to The University...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- Sand mining in St. Kitts is not sustainable and continues to be a significant challenge posing major environmental impacts because...
ROAD TOWN, BVI--December 2nd, 2020--With the Government of the Virgin Islands has officially reopening its borders to residents and visitors on December 1st, 2020...
KINGSTON, Jamaica--December 2nd, 2020--“Pay For It Or Lose It" that's the latest message from Jamaica's National Water Commission, which has launched a massive disconnection...
CASTRIES, St. Lucia--December 2nd, 2020--The Taiwan Technical Mission in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Co-operatives introduced its...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--December 2nd,2020--Students across Barbados will soon be invited to give their input on the type of educational system they want for their future.
Minister...
VIENNA--December 2nd, 2020--A United Nations commission has finally decided that medicinal cannabis is less dangerous than risky narcotics such as heroin. The long-delayed decision...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Cooperatives, Ms. Sharon Rattan, has stated that the Cabinet has supported the...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- The Embassy of the Republic of China (ROC) (Taiwan) held its annual Monetary Taiwanese Scholarship Ceremony on December 2, during...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- The 2021 Budget presentation will provide greater insight into the key functions and operations of the Ministry of Entertainment, Entrepreneurship...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- The Police are investigating an incident in which a female juvenile was sexually assaulted in the Basseterre area on November...
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- The Empire Sports Club has once again partnered with the Ministry of Social Development to treat seniors from the Hanley’s Road...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- The government continues to move forward with its plans to regularize and transition the Skills Training Empowerment Programme (STEP) Workers...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris has called for discipline on VAT Days and has urged shoppers and suppliers...
GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidance on the proper way to use facemasks based on present COVID-19 conditions.
Its update...
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis, expressed concern and admonished operators of Jet Skis and motorized vessels who breech the safety...
CASTRIES, St. Lucia -- The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission is calling outstanding, enthusiastic individuals and leaders from around the world to...
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- Hon. Mark Brantley, Premier of Nevis and Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA) is crediting strong leadership for...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- Several key government agencies that responded quickly to the recent incident at Fort Tyson Rise in Frigate Bay, St. Kitts,...
November 27, 2020, Port of Spain: The Ministry of Education continues to strengthen its efforts to promote and facilitate the teaching of Spanish as...
CASTRIES, St. Lucia--December 1st, 2020--Since 1988, the world has commemorated World AIDS Day on December 1st. The 2020 theme is “Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility.”
2020...
KINGSTON, Jamaica--December 1st, 2020--Prime Minister Andrew Holness is calling on countries which traditionally provide aid to other countries, especially Small Island Developing States, not...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--December 1st, 2020--Legitimizing vending and providing safe spaces for vendors on the highways of Barbados is very much still a focal point within...
LONDON -- The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and the Civil Service College are launching a new professional development programme aimed at new government ministers....
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- St. Kitts and Nevis will observe the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, on December 3, during an observance designed...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- Advocacy promotes equality, social justice, and inclusion, as well as human rights. As such, members of vulnerable groups in St....
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, will outline his Team Unity administration’s plans and programmes...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts =– Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, extended congratulations to the Prime Minister of Barbados,...
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- Ministers in the Nevis Island Administration extended congratulations to the eight young people from Nevis who received the 25 Most Remarkable...
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- The Nevis Electricity Company Limited (NEVLEC) is advising some of its customers on the Cotton Ground Feeder of a scheduled power...
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis -- The following is an address by Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, Junior Minister of Health in the Nevis Island Administration on the occasion...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana--November 30th, 2020--Guyana's Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, earlier today, met with His Excellency, Ambassador M. Mostapha Mouahhidi, from the Kingdom of...
KINGSTON, Jamaica--November 30th,2020--Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says that owners of disciplined, well-cared-for and trained...
ROAD TOWN, BVI--November 30th,2020--The Government of the Virgin Islands is reminding employers to submit detailed information on persons they employed under the 1000 Jobs...
MOSCOW, Russia--November 27th 2020--The Covid-19 pandemic has not stopped Saint Lucia from being named as the undefeated honeymoon capital of the world for the...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--November 29th, 2020--A striking eight-foot bronze statue of outstanding cricketer Sir Wesley Winfield Hall, in delivery stride, now adorns Kensington Oval.
And, during the...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- Minister of Social Development, the Honourable Eugene Hamilton, has shown solidarity with differently-abled persons in St. Kitts and Nevis as...
Victoria Knight--KHN News--With the holiday season now underway just as COVID-19 case rates in the US are increasing at a record-breaking pace, leading to...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana--November 29th 2020--The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday dispatched a letter to the Panamanian authorities urging them to honor their obligations to...
KINGSTON, Jamaica--November 29th,2020--HIV/AIDS Officer at the United Nations Population Fund Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, Dr. Denise Chevannes, is urging interested parties to focus...
FREEPORT, Bahamas--November 29th,2020--The Bahamas is fuming over a TV news report in Miami that suggested that the Bahamas was a Covid-19 hotspot, and recommended...
Washington D.C., (PAHO) – Measures to control COVID-19 can be made more effective by targeting, embracing, and engaging informal workers, migrants and other populations...
HONDURAS--November 28th,2020--Manuel Zelaya says he had been ‘unjustly’ detained at Toncontin International Airport and denies he owned the $18,000 in cash.
He remains active in...
KINGTON-Jamaica--November 27th,2020--The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that three traffic signals in Montego Bay, St. James are now malfunctioning and works to repair...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--November 27th,2020--Government is seeking to relocate some residents of King Street, St. Simons, St. Andrew, in an effort to protect them from land...
ROAD TOWN, BVI--November 27th, 2020 BVI Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie has raised concerns during the Overseas Territories Joint Minister Council (JMC)...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts –- Stories of the 25 Most Remarkable Teens were inspirational, impressive and heart-warming, according to Director of Youth Empowerment in St....
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- An autopsy was performed on the body of 32-year-old Rochelle Bennett alias “Boom Boom” of George Street, Newtown on November...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- Stories of young people overcoming health challenges, dominating in the calypso field, helping community residents, and achieving against difficult odds...
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts -- Twenty-five outstanding teens in the Federation were highly commended by His Excellency Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP,...
