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Athletics : Kyron Mcmaster Wins BVI’s First…
Source: Loop Caribbean Kyron McMaster has won a silver medal for the British Virgin Islands at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. McMaster clocked a time of 47.34 seconds to…
Science and innovation are crucial to the future…
Agrifood systems of Latin America and the Caribbean must undergo a transformation to overcome challenges related to food security, productivity and climate change, state experts in a new episode of…
Tropical Storm Franklin Nears the Dominican…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic shut schools and government offices Tuesday as Tropical Storm Franklin took aim at the island of Hispaniola that it shares with Haiti…
Region Urged to Prevent Trans-Border Spread of…
(CMC) – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says regional countries need to take adequate steps to prevent the transboundary spread of infectious diseases, describing it as a…
Dengue On the Rise in Guyana
Source: NationNews Georgetown – Guyana has activated a technical working group (TWG) as the country so far this year has recorded a total of 2 169 confirmed dengue cases with 11 deaths. The Ministry…
Court Orders Pilots Back to Work
Source: Trinidad Daily Express Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has obtained an injunction from the Court instructing pilots to immediately return to work and refrain from calling in sick. Attorneys…
PAHO Broadens Surveillance for Mosquito-Borne…
In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, laboratory specialists convened to deliberate on amplifying the deployment of tools for detecting and tracking mosquito-borne illnesses in the Americas. This…
BVI Could Use Land in Guyana for Agriculture
Source : Loop Caribbean The government of the British Virgin Islands is contemplating an offer from Guyana to use lands in that country for agricultural produce. This is according to Junior Minister…
EU Looks to Boost Investments and Trade in…
Bridgetown, Barbados. Building a modern, sustainable, and climate-resilient agri-food sector that contributes to economic growth is paramount for the Caribbean region and in that context, the…
OECS Global Startup Hub Launched in Partnership…
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, in partnership with Draper University and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), is launching a startup accelerator program targeting up…
Countries In the Americas Make Headway with The…
The two-and-a-half-day event, held at IICA Headquarters in San José, Costa Rica, was attended by 43 participants, including national representatives, speakers, and organizers. Its objective was…
CDEMA Continues to Monitor the Ongoing Hurricane…
Bridgetown, Barbados – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), says it remains in a state of operational readiness, following a recent updated prediction for an “above normal”…
CARICOM Retreat in Dominica to Be Rescheduled…
Roseau, Dominica: Prime Minister Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit confirmed that the retreat of CARICOM leaders scheduled for Dominica for August 18 to 19 had been called off. The new date will be rescheduled at…
Opening Remarks by Titus Preville Director –…
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Tuesday, 15 August 2023): Salutations Mr. Brendan Tarnay, Programme Support Officer for the Caribbean under the Western Hemisphere…
Gang Leader Vows to Fight Foreign Armed Force If…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader warned Wednesday that he would fight any international armed force deployed to the Caribbean…