COVID-19 pandemic

(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) Completing his decade-long tenure at the helm of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), President Dr. Wm Warren Smith said farewell to member countries and staff at a special Board of Directors…
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(ABSTV/Radio Press Release) A permanent solution to the looming debt crisis is compelling and necessary.  This requires action to design new and innovative financial instruments and to provide debt relief, including debt cancellation, debt…
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(United Nations News) The Earth’s temperature continues to rise unabated, with 2020 being one of the three warmest years on record, as extreme weather events combine with the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting millions.  According to the…
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(Caribbean Public Health Agency Press Release) The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is collaborating with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to build capacity to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. CARPHA, the sole public…
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(Delegation of the European Union to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean States, the OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM Press Release) The European Union (EU) has mobilised €740,000 (EC$2.4 million) in emergency humanitarian aid to support those…
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