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With the Americas facing COVID-19 and monkeypox,…
Washington D.C., 7 September 2022 (PAHO) – With the Americas now accounting for the highest numbers of monkeypox cases in the world, and COVID-19 remaining a “significant threat” to the region,…
Earthquake rattles parts of country
PORT-AU-PRINCE (CMC): An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale rattled Thiotte in the South-East Department of Haiti on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or loss…
CARICOM countries urged to review double taxation…
Article by Marlon Madden Source: Barbados Today Barbados and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states are being warned of the need to adapt new corporation tax rules in order to protect their…
Advocates propose CXC changes
Article by Emmanuel Joseph Source: Barbados Today Two advocacy groups that campaign for student justice are suggesting that efforts to reform education must include a change in the governance of the…
St. Lucia’s Sustainable Development Minister, the…
Bridgetown, Barbados, – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has a new Chairman. He is St. Lucia’s Minister of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology…
Heavy rains for Leeward Islands as Tropical Storm…
SOURCE: CMC: Tropical Storm Earl, which is set to become a hurricane later this week, is expected Monday to dump up to eight inches of rain across the Leeward Islands, the United States and the…
COP-27 – Failing Before It Begins
By Sir Ronald Sanders The most ominous sign of what the forthcoming COP-27 meeting on climate change portends for small states is that officials from a Group of 20 (G20) major economies, who met on…
Tropical Storm Earl Forms East of the Leeward…
Tropical Storm Earl was expected to bring two to four inches of rain over the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico through the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center. The…
Gill resigns as CARICOM ambassador
ST GEORGE’S (CMC): Grenada’s ambassador to CARICOM, Arley Gill, has confirmed his resignation. Gill also said he had submitted his resignation as chairman of the Spicemas Corporation effective…
Tropical Storm Danielle forms in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Danielle formed Thursday in the Atlantic and is expected to become the first hurricane of an unusually quiet storm season. But the storm is not currently a threat to any…
Trinbago Knight Riders Close Out Thrilling Win
The Trinbago Knight Riders Women edged to victory by the barest of margins beating the Barbados Royals Women by one run in a nail-biting first game of the inaugural Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier…
King Powers Tallawahs to a Winning Start
A new look Jamaica Tallawahs got their 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign off to a winning start with a 47-run victory over the defending champions, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots. The…
LIAT set for liquidation, assets to be moved to…
The governments of Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines - the four major shareholders of LIAT (Antigua and Barbuda) (LI, Antigua) - have resolved to…
Leewards Under 19’s Are the Regional Champions
An intense battle between Barbados and the Leeward Islands signaled the closing phase of the exciting 2022 under-19 regional cricket championship. Barbados batted first and scored an impressive 279…
Barbados Win Decider to Take Rising Stars U15…
Barbados were crowned winners of the West Indies Rising Stars Championship when they defeated the Leeward Islands in the final round of matches at the Grenada National Stadium on Friday. The Bajans…