WASHINGTON, USA – The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved the Barbados Water Security and Sector Performance Program, a new project that will strengthen water security in Barbados, helping to reduce water losses, expand sanitation services and protect livelihoods which depend on
The opening ceremony attracted more than 610 officials from allied nations and executives of global medical associations, including Daniel Cummings and Bertrand Sinal, health ministers of St Vincent and the Grenadines and Haiti, respectively; World Heart Federation CEO Finn Jarle Rode; and World Med
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Concludes First Visit to HaitiUSA / HAITI – Under-Secretary-General Vanessa Frazier, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), has concluded a visit to Haiti, as the c
The United States to host G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta, GeorgiaBy Caribbean News Global USA / CUBA – The Trump administration continues to take decisive action to protect US national security and deprive Cuba’s communist regime and military of access to illicit assets, on May 18, “ furt
By CARICOM SecretariatGEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresses serious concern at the continued hostilities in the Middle East, marked by military action in the Strait of Hormuz. CARICOM is alarmed by the severe loss of life, threats to civil infrastructure, and the instabili
WASHINGTON, USA – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released the updated Master Question List (MQL) for Synthetic Opioids, a powerful tool to help federal agencies, emergency responders, and planners crack down on synthetic opioid threats. Backed by t
By The UWIKINGSTON, Jamaica – Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles described the 2024/2025 academic year as a turning point, marking a bold era of strategic consolidation and transformation that will propel The University of the West Indies (The UWI) into its next wave of growth.Presenting
By Vanessa JamesKINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, says the Ministry is taking a multifaceted approach to provide support to farmers amid rising fertiliser prices brought on by the conflict in the Middle East.Responding to questions at a Post Sectoral Eng
WASHINGTON, USA – The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday issued its Economic Well-Being of US Households in 2025 report, which examines the financial circumstances of US adults and their families. Overall, the report shows that financial well-being was consistent with recent years.Survey results ind
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean countries are now better equipped to access millions in climate grant financing to help strengthen national resilience and drive locally-led responses to economic and non-economic losses and damages from climate-induced extreme and slow-onset events. This follows a r
BRIDGETOWN, Bridgetown – The United Nations has launched its 2025 Annual Results Report for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, highlighting how coordinated UN action is delivering tangible results for people across the sub‑region delivering USD 73.7 million in support of governments’ development pr
IMF staff and the Barbadian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a 36-month precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The agreement—which is subject to approval by the IMF Executive Board—will enable Barbados to access SDR 189 million (about US$ 260 million). The IMF Executive Board i
By Garfield L. AngusKINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – The ministry of health and wellness is developing a national menopause and andropause policy to address the impacts of the age-related changes, which affect approximately 400,000 Jamaicans.Minister of health and wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, said tha
WASHINGTON, USA – The United States continues to seek meaningful reforms to Cuba’s communist system, which has only served to enrich the elites and condemn the Cuban people to poverty, says the US Department of State in a press release, May 13.As US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said, the Unite
