REGIONAL

(CMC) — The 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially began on Saturday with the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) urging the population in the region to be fully prepared...

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao - Last Wednesday, nine new coast guards received their coast guard certificate from the Deputy Director of Coast Guard, Eugene Middelhof. They received their certificate in the presence...

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Friday May 31, 2019 – New $50 Eastern Caribbean (EC) polymer bank notes have been launched, with more denominations expected to be rolled out over the next...

MARTINIQUE - 3 important points were adopted at the meeting of May 15th and 17th : -in terms of sargasses: joint mobilization, Martinique will communicate to the OECS countries the...

HOLLAND - Researchers at Amsterdam’s UMC have identified a rare gene that halves people’s chances of developing dementia in old age. People with the genetic variant, which occurs in around...

THE NETHERLANDS - It took a while (18 years), but Curacao, Sint Maarten and the Netherlands are going to work on the UNESCO Underwater Heritage Treaty. The Dutch Minister of...

GENEVA, Switzerland, Friday May 24, 2019 – Ministers of Health of the Pacific and the Caribbean met to discuss opportunities for cooperation and exchange regarding good practices in climate change...

ST. MAARTEN/SABA - Children are vulnerable and need protection, at home, school and outside. As a community, we have to offer this protection. What are the risks that children run?...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday May 16, 2019 – As LIAT shareholder governments struggle to come up with a viable solution to keep the island-hopping carrier in the skies, Prime Minister Mia...

ST. EUSTATIUS - Effective the start of the second week of April the Public Entity of St. Eustatius has started the clean-up of three illegal dumpsites on the island. The...