Dominica PM seeks visa settlement between Russia and the Caribbean
By Emmerson Anthony From wic news The Caribbean has a lot to share with Russia and Eurasia, the Prime Minister of Dominica has said on a visit to St Petersburg. Roosevelt Skerrit was speaking at International Economic Forum (SPIEF) to…
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The World Health Organization – why everyone should care
By Dr David Nabarro From Caribbean News Now Health is one of the most precious things to us all as individuals and families. It is something we very often take for granted, until we no longer have it. As the…
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Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers can share and connect on this Caribbean cruise
By Mary Forgione From Los Angeles Times Lori La Bey, founder of a Minnesota-based organization called Alzheimer’s Speaks, maintains an online community in which patients and their caregivers “meet” and discuss common challenges. Now she plans to bring them and…
Evidence mounts of flawed US State Department Caribbean report
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — There is a growing body of evidence that the 2017 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) published last month by the US State Department’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs contains…
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Caribbean Voices attest to the “Return of Confidence” in the region
EMILY BARTELS BLAND From The World Bank “While Caribbean countries are faced with a challenging environment, they also have opportunities that point towards a brighter future – particularly for the small states comprising Organization of Eastern and Caribbean States (OECS).”…
US State Department attack on Nevis ‘unfounded and misleading’
ding’From Caribbean News Now CHARLESTOWN, Nevis — In a press statement on Friday, Heidi-Lynn Sutton, the financial services regulator in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), refuted as “unfounded and misleading” claims made by the US State Department that “financial oversight…
Alternative facts: A tale of two countries – Antigua-Barbuda and Honduras
WASHINGTON, USA — As reported on Saturday, a report released last month by the US Department of State credits the Honduras government with battling crime and drug trafficking, while being sharply critical of Eastern Caribbean islands, Antigua and Barbuda in…
US brands Eastern Caribbean countries ‘a transit point for drug traffickers’
By LK Hewlett WINN From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — The US State Department has labeled the Eastern Caribbean as a “transit point for drug traffickers going to the United States and Europe”. According to the State…
EUR 24 M in support to the Caribbean’s private sector
From the European Union Bridgetown, BARBADOS, March 23rd, 2017. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) and the European Union (EU) have signed the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) agreement worth EUR 24 Million to support regional private sector development….
Eye on drought possibilities [‘particularly so over the Cayman Islands’]
From Barbados Today Many Caribbean countries experienced a relatively dry January this year and there’s a possibility there could be drought concerns in some places by the end of February, the Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN) has warned….
