PAHO Encourages Caribbean Countries to Tax Tobacco, Alcohol and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
By PAHO/WHO Bridgetown (PAHO / WHO) – Taxes on tobacco, alcoholic and sweetened beverages can help reduce consumption of these products and generate income that can be used to improve the health of the Caribbean population. The Pan American Health…
Welcome to the Caribbean’s nature paradise
From Caribbean News Now With tropical rainforest covering two-thirds of the island, fascinating geothermal activity and some of the best diving sites in the world, it is unsurprising that Dominica has become known as the “nature island of the Caribbean”….
Dr. Carissa F. Etienne nominated for a second term to be Director of PAHO
PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.paho.org WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.who.int News and Public Information News Release Government of Dominica nominates Dr. Carissa F. Etienne for Director of PAHO PAHO Member States will elect the new Director during the 29th…
Too much unnecessary sick leave in Dominica PM Skerrit says
By Dominica News Online From St Lucia Online DOMINICA NEWS ONLINE – Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has expressed concern over the level of productivity in Dominica, saying there are too many unnecessary sick leave papers from doctors. He was speaking…
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CCJ denies corruption allegations
From Caribbean News Now ROSEAU, Dominica — The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has issued a media statement denying allegations of corruption made by Dominican lawyer and show promoter, Cabral Douglas. “Mr Douglas’ claim of a politically motivated decision appears…
Dominica: UWP leader defiant as police deny permission to stage march
ROSEAU, Dominica, Mar 28 2017 – The leader of the main opposition United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton, has said the police are in “combat mode” with the Dominican population after the party was denied permission to stage a march…
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Caribbean warned of possible return of El Niño
By CANA BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 22, CMC – Several Caribbean countries, particularly in the eastern Caribbean, experienced a drier than normal February, and in some cases both February and January were relatively dry, the Barbados-based Caribbean Drought & Precipitation Monitoring…
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Caribbean leaders want swifter action on climate funding
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean News Service ROSEAU, Dominica, Mar 02 2017 (IPS) – When Tropical Storm Erika hit the tiny Caribbean island of Dominica on Aug. 27, 2015, it killed more than two dozen people, left nearly 600 homeless…
Dominica seeking CARICOM’S assistance to investigate February 7 disturbances
From Caribbean News Service ROSEAU, Dominica, Feb 25 2017 – The Dominica Government Friday announced that four officials from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) had arrived here to conduct an investigation into the February 7…
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Caribbean warned to prepare for more severe storms
From Caribbean360 ROSEAU, Dominica, Friday February 24, 2017 – Organization of Eastern Caribbean (OECS) member states have been urged to prepare for more extreme weather conditions and natural disasters as a result of climate change. The warning came from Crispin d’Auvergne,…
