Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have received proposals for dealing with the possibility of responding to a hurricane within the COVID-19 outbreak. [caption id="attachment_25760" align="aligncenter" width="640"] CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves chairing ...

A tribute to the late former Prime Minister of Barbados, Professor Owen Arthur is the front page article in the July-August 2020 edition of the CARICAD Newsletter. CARICAD, the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration, is the Region’s focal point for transforming and modernizing the publi...

Some 59% of Jamaican businesses have been considering temporary or permanent closure of business. That is one of the findings of a Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) Productive Sector COVID-19 Impact Survey conducted April 28 to May 22, 2020. The responses were garnered from t...

As the regional reference laboratory, the CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML) continues to conduct tests for suspected COVID-19 cases for 18 of its 26 Member States. Throughout the pandemic period CARPHA has been guiding laboratory action through science-based testing protocols based on th...

The funeral for former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur takes place today in his native Barbados. Mr Arthur who served as Prime Minister from 1994 to 2008 – the longest in the country’s history - died on 27 July 2020 at the age of 70. [caption id="attachment_25720" align="aligncenter" width=...

Jamaicans will go to the polls on Thursday 3 September 2020. [caption id="attachment_25709" align="alignleft" width="300"] Prime Minister and Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party Mr. Andrew Holness[/caption] Prime Minister Mr Andrew Holness announced the much anticipated election date during a speci...

DPI, Guyana - The governments of Guyana and Suriname are set to collaborate on protocols that could see the return of normalcy in business and trade, even as the countries continue the tackle the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.  President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, His Excellency, ...

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley led his People National Movement (PNM) to victory in Trinidad and Tobago’s general elections on Monday. Preliminary results show the PNM won with a reduced majority, capturing 22 seats, down from the 23 they got in the last elections in 2015. The victorious candidat...

All CARICOM Member States except Dominica have been accorded a Category 3 status by the USA, thereby warning its citizens, a major source of visitor arrivals to the Region, to avoid non-essential travel to the destinations, as the risk of COVID infection is high. For Dominica no health and travel gu...

The people of Trinidad and Tobago vote in General Elections today, after an elections campaign limited by protocols related to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The 2,200 polling stations were scheduled to open at 6:00 a.m. in 41 constituencies across the country. The Elections and Boundaries Comm...