The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has recorded its first COVID-19 death, after a dramatic spike in cases since late May. This was confirmed by their Minister of Health Akilah Byron-Nisbett during live press conference on Thursday June 17. She said the death was reported to her office around midday on Thursday and revealed … Continued
SKNIS His Excellency Sir S.W. Tapley Seaton, GCMG, CVO, QC, JP, LL.D, Governor-General of St. Kitts and Nevis, has issued a proclamation dated June 15, 2021, declaring a State of Emergency. The State of Emergency comes about in the wake of a new wave of rising COVID-19 infections brought about by community spread that has … Continued
Caribbean News Online President Irfaan Ali proclaimed that the floods across Guyana have reached the stage of a national disaster and crisis. In a gazetted proclamation of the floods as a national disaster, it was noted that 28,228 households have been affected by flooding in all ten administrative regions. Some of those households have seen … Continued
Jamaica Observer ST THOMAS, Jamaica — It was the 107th no that did it. When no one would hire him Dimmitri Munroe decided it was time to make his way back to his dream of running his own business. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in media and communications from International University of the Caribbean … Continued
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony says Government is still considering introducing a COVID-19 travel certificate, as the country continues to work towards curbing transmission of the deadly virus.During his COVID-19 update on Friday, Anthony said while countries around the world have implemented the system, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not taken a strong … Continued
Caribbean News Online Due to the continuous growth of new COVID-19 cases on the island, the government of St Kitts and Nevis has decided to place the country into a 14-day lockdown. Prime Minister Timothy Harris made the announcement in an address to the nation earlier. “After a thorough evaluation of the situation on the … Continued
The BVI government has been proactive in their measures to protect coral reef damage from both small and large vessels and are considering implementing no-anchoring-zones to further protect the endangered natural resource. This is according to the Minister for Natural Resources Vincent Wheatley who made the statement in an invited comment to 284 Media. The … Continued
Caribbean News Now Dominica’s international airport is now a done deal. On June 9th, the local government of Dominica signed an agreement with the UAE-based consultancy firm Montreal Management Consultants Est. (MMCE) to officially break ground on the highly-anticipated international airport. The Dominica International Airport project has been undertaken by several administrations in Dominica hoping … Continued
Persons traveling to and from the British Virgin Islands within the Caribbean airspace may soon be paying less for airline tickets if the Prime Minister (PM) of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne gets regional governments on board to reduce airline taxes. This is according to statements from Browne which was published in a recent article … Continued
Neighbouring territory the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) has announced plans to launch a vaccine lottery in July, where a total of $1 million is expected to be given away within a 10-week period. This is according to an article published by the VI Consortium on Monday June 7, which said the lottery is an … Continued
