The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has infected more than 121,000 people around the world and is present in more than 100 countries has become a pandemic. Until now, the W.H.O. had avoided using the term to describe the epidemic leapfrogging across the world, for fear of giving […]
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The training which took place 12-14 February 2020, was attended by four laboratory technologists from the Main New China Friendship Hospital in Roseau, Dominica. The three-day training was facilitated by Virologist, Dr Lionel Gresh. The main objectives of the training were to: • Implement the molecular diagnosis of the COVID-19 and train laboratory staff • […]
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A regional protocol establishing minimum standards for dealing with the COVID19 virus was agreed to by CARICOM Heads of Government and Ministers of Health at the 8th Special Emergency Meeting in Barbados on Sunday. The protocol is critical to avoid an outbreak of panic and fear in the Region. The meeting was attended by the Pan […]
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Article by OECS Sports Contributor Terry Finisterre The Commonwealth of Dominica has hopped, stepped, and jumped out to the forefront of the push for participation in the 2020 edition of the Olympic Games, with the republic’s top female triple jumper making the minimum standards for this year’s showcase. Turning 26 in April, Thea LaFond reset […]
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With Government moving full steam ahead with plans to make breathalyzer testing part of the law enforcement apparatus, the Royal Barbados Police Force is reporting readiness to implement the measure. This revelation was made by acting Commissioner of Police Erwin Boyce who told reporters that his officers were now brought up to speed with regards […]
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Community governance, a fixed single CARICOM roaming rate and a unified regional approach were among the key highlights of Chair of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, when she addressed the opening of the Thirty-First Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference in Barbados, earlier on 18 February […]
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Four French citizens, including a 16-year-old, have been reported missing after a small plane crashed into the sea near the island of Dominica on Sunday. The plane crashed in the sea around 7 pm CET, “shortly after taking off at the Charles Douglas airport in Dominica”, the prefecture for Guadeloupe, to which the four were […]
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The Sixty-Eighth Meeting of the OECS Authority was held at the Headquarters of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis on February 14th 2020, under the Chairmanship of the Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. Heads of Governments and Representatives of Governments in attendance included: Honourable Gaston Browne, […]
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The rise of exports in the agro-processing sector unlocks exciting opportunities for economic diversification in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). This, according to the latest policy brief published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), entitled `Policy actions to facilitate upgrading of the agricultural sector in Trinidad and Tobago’. According to the […]
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Castle Bruce Primary in the Commonwealth of Dominica received grant funding from the OECS/USAID Early Learners Programme (ELP) to implement an innovative and interactive programme for both students and parents that has delivered positive reading results. As part of the OECS/USAID ELP within the Education Development Management Unit (EDMU) of the OECS Commission, small grants […]
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