BELMOPAN, Belize — Eleven hospitals and health centers and a laboratory in Belize will be retrofitted to make them safer, “green” and able to continue operating during emergencies and disasters as part of the Smart Health Facilities Project, a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) initiative, financed by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (UKaid) […]

BASSETERRE, St Kitts — Heads of government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are committed to deliver a competitive transportation industry, and are looking for the right model that would be fiscally appropriate for the provision of air transportation services in the region. CARICOM leaders had extensive discussions on regional transportation during their two-day intersessional meeting […]

Dwyer Astaphan By Caribbean News Now contributor BASSETERRE, St Kitts — Former minister Dwyer Astaphan has called on the St Kitts and Nevis government to investigate the employment of illegal Chinese workers by Caribbean Galaxy Real Estate, developer of the St Kitts Ramada by Wyndham resort. Speaking on local radio this week, Astaphan said he […]

Screengrab of footage of the February 2019 Haiti protests, taken from a YouTube video posted by PBS NewsHour PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The streets of Port-au-Prince and other major Haitian cities have, for more than a week now, been filled with people protesting violently against the current government and asking for President Jovenel Moise to resign. […]

HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — At seven o’clock on Sunday morning, thousands of voting precincts opened their doors for Cubans to countersign the new constitution after an extensive process of collective consultation that began almost a year ago. After singing the National Anthem and showing those present that the ballot boxes were empty, citizens flocked to […]

Venezuelan refugees and migrants cross the Simon Bolivar Bridge into Colombia, one of seven legal entry points on the Colombia-Venezuelaborder. Photo: UNHCR/Siegfried Modola NEW YORK, USA — As the number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela continues to rise – hitting the 3.4 million mark this month – United Nations agencies sounded the alarm on […]

Russia’s geopolitical interests in having Venezuela as an ally in the Americas are pretty clear. Yuri Kadobnov/AP Photo By Youri Kemp Caribbean News Now associate editor [email protected] NEW YORK, USA — The Trump administration, Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro’s main detractor, last week presented a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) calling for […]

Vice-President (Operations) of the Caribbean Development Bank, Monica La Bennett (center) and Philippe La Cognata, Atlantic Regional Director, Agence Française De Développement (right) sign the finance agreement. At left, Ambassador Daniela Tramacere, Head of the European Union Delegation to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM and CDB Senior Legal Counsel Dave Waithe (second from […]

LONDON, England — The UK is providing an emergency aid package to treat malnourished children, and provide vaccinations and clean water to the most vulnerable communities affected by the Venezuela crisis, International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt announced last week. Hyperinflation in Venezuela is now at an all-time high, exceeding one million percent at the end […]