New Book Explores Constitutional Change, Belonging and Identity in the British Virgin Islands

Road Town, Tortola — A new civic education publication examining constitutional change and its impact on identity and belonging in the Virgin Islands has been released in digital format. Belonging

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COVID-19 infections decrease in the Dominican Republic

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC- The Ministry of Public Health reported 102 new cases of covid-19 and zero deaths in the last 24 hours. According to bulletin number 919, issued by the National

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U.S. drops COVID testing requirement for international travelers

WASHINGTON (AP News) — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending

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Jamaican-American former US Secretary of State Colin Powell died of COVID-19 complications

Colin Powell, former US secretary of state has died from complications from COVID-19 at the age of 84, it was announced on Monday. Announcing on social media, his family said

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Jamaica reports 31 fresh COVID-19 deaths, the highest single-day in the Caribbean on Saturday

Jamaica led the Caribbean region with the most single-day deaths reported in over 24 hours on Saturday. The government’s official dashboard showed 31 deaths and 246 new infections. The fatalities

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Zero Active COVID-19 Cases on Saba

Here are the latest COVID-19 statistics on the Caribbean region: Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Cases in the Caribbean (including CARICOM members) as of 12-October-2021, 9:00 P.M. (GMT-4) Affecting 34 Countries/Territories.Total

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Almost 25 thousand COVID-19 deaths reported in the Caribbean since start of pandemic

Here are the latest COVID-19 statistics for the Caribbean region: Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Cases in the Caribbean (including CARICOM members) as of 11-October-2021, 11:00 P.M. (GMT-4) Affecting 34 Countries/Territories.Total

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COVID-19: Jamaica’s Agriculture Minister resigned over leaked party video on no-movement day

Jamaica’s Agriculture Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, has resigned following a video in which he was among a maskless group of people at a hotel toasting to no-movement day. Green has

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Puerto Rico reports 14 new deaths with an average number of 10 deaths per day based on a seven-day period

Puerto Rico approaches 3,000 deaths from COVID-19 after the report of 14 new deaths from the coronavirus The Health Department detailed in its report on Friday that 11 of the

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Jamaica announced a 15% increase in bus and taxi fares amidst COVID-19

The Transport and Minining Ministry Authority in Jamaica has announced a 15 per cent fare increase in bus and taxi fares, effective Monday, August 16, 2021. However, there will be no

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