Omicron COVID variant underlines need for global ‘pandemic treaty’
(United Nations News) The emergence of the threatening new Omicron variant shows how important it is for the world…
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Barbados Becomes a Republic
(Barbados Today) After 396 years, the sun has finally set on the last vestiges of British colonialism as…
Barbados Becomes A Republic At Midnight
(Barbados Government Information Service Press Release) All systems are go for the grand cultural celebration and…
Survey shows COVID pandemic has severely affected Latin America, Caribbean
(Caribbean Media Corporation) – Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries have suffered significantly as a…
Coronavirus pandemic could cost global tourism $2T this year
The coronavirus pandemic will likely cost the global tourism sector $2 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN's…
Oil prices plunge by US$10, largest fall since April 2020 – CARICOM Business
Oil prices plunged $10 a barrel on Friday, their largest one-day drop since April 2020, as a new variant of the…
Still ‘not clear’ whether Omicron COVID variant is more transmissible or more…
(United Nations News) The World Health Organization published on Sunday an update on the science regarding the new…
Trinidad and Tobago imposes travel restrictions on eight countries over new…
(Caribbean Media Corporation) – The government of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has imposed travel…
Passengers from several African nations will not be allowed into Grenada because…
(Caribbean Media Corporation) – Grenada Friday become the first Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to announce…