Natural disasters

(United Nations News) To confront the unprecedented worldwide challenge posed by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, top UN officials on Wednesday, launched a massive humanitarian appeal to mitigate its impact, particularly on fragile…

Please see the latest edition of the CARICOM Business newsletter which comprises information culled from news entities in the Caribbean and beyond and includes a Foreign Exchange Summary, a Stock Exchange Summary and International Oil…

On the heels of COP25, OECS partners with HCC to launch 2019 report (OECS Press Room) — The Caribbean has been selected as one of the priority regions of the Lancet Countdown over the period 2019-2023 based on the region’s extreme…

"The issue of loss and damage is a focus at COP 25; and in light of recent catastrophic damage caused by Category 5 Hurricanes, Irma and Maria in 2017, and Dorian in 2019, the Region needs to have a strong presence," said Cheryl Dixon,…

(Department of Public Information) The impact of climate change across the Caribbean is bearing heavily on regional economies and countries are being urged to be aware of the debilitating effects. They were also warned to keep an eye on…