GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Wednesday January 13, 2016 – Guyana is one of the 12 emerging destinations to visit this year, according to Business Insider UK. The South American country is the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nation featured. Broadcast journalist and photojournalist Anisha Shah expl...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Tuesday January 12, 2016 – Haiti is today marking the sixth anniversary of the deadly earthquake that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling on the international community not to stop helping the country as ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan. 11, CMC – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency (CDEMA) will conduct a three day training course in The Bahamas to strengthen the capacity of the National Coordination Systems. Twenty-eight technical personnel from the Bahamas National Disaster Management System will ben...

A representative of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and World Health Organisation (WHO) said there is no need for the country and other small island nations to consider having their own specialists to handle medical cases. Dr Godfrey Xuereb The Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean repr...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday January 11, 2016 – Health authorities in Barbados have reported eight suspected cases of the H1N1 and Zika viruses. Minister of Health John Boyce said samples have been sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency for confirmatory testing. And he has cautioned the ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Thursday January 7, 2016 – LIAT has entered into a bespoke charter agreement with the Antigua and Barbuda-based Caribbean Helicopters that will see the regional carrier launching new routes. Caribbean Helicopters will provide LIAT with charter flights into spec...

Many small businesses which suffered during Tropical Storm Erika have begun getting back on their feet thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Commerce Enterprise and Small Business Development. On Wednesday, January 6th GIS News caught up with Minister Roslyn Paul. Minister of Commerce Enterpri...

 The Monetary Council has appointed Mr Timothy Antoine as Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). Mr Antoine, a Grenadian national, succee ds Sir K Dwight Venner who retired on 30 November, 2015. He is the holder of a BSc degree in Economics with Management from the University of...

The Ministry of Health is continuing to monitor the Zika virus, which was reported in the Caribbean region for the first time in June 2015. Speaking earlier today at a press conference to address the H1N1 and Zika viruses, Minister of Health, John Boyce, reported that there are currently eight susp...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met on Thursday with Executive Director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Mr. Milton Haughton and his team of dedicated staff who continue to work with Member States to secure the Region’s invaluable fisheries resources. T...