THE finance and banking sector is no longer standing on a shaky foundation due to the careful and prudent management of the economy, coupled with strategic planning being undertaken by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government, according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali. During the official opening...
The US Virgin Islands is moving towards closer collaboration with its Caribbean neighbours after having made strides to initiate a functional cooperation agreement with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This initiative comes on the heels of the Territory’s recent return to the 25-member Caribbean Tourism Organization. According to...
Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least five people were dead Sunday. The jailbreak marked a new low in Haiti's downward spiral of violence and came...
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Monday said that Haiti’s interim leader, Dr Ariel Henry, needs to “step aside” and allow for efforts to continue unimpeded in finding a solution to the socio-economic and political situation in Haiti. Browne is among Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders...
The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF), is forecasting a waning El Niño event in the Pacific and near-record warm Tropical North Atlantic temperatures for the three month period March to May this year. El Niño is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of...