LIAT WAIVER POLICY – COVID-19

LIAT WAIVER POLICY – COVID-19

With the rapidly evolving situation with COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus), LIAT has recognized that your travel plans may be affected. LIAT is therefore allowing passengers whose travel may be affected to make changes and cancellations. LIAT will waive the change and cancellation fees for passengers travelling between March 12th and June 30th, 2020. • The waiver […]

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 PAHO prepares Dominica for COVID-19 testing

PAHO prepares Dominica for COVID-19 testing

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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 CARICOM Heads, Ministers agree on COVID19 Protocol

CARICOM Heads, Ministers agree on COVID19 Protocol

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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 Barbados Police  is getting ready to enforce breathalyzer

Barbados Police is getting ready to enforce breathalyzer

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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 The Sixty-Eighth Meeting of the OECS Authority

The Sixty-Eighth Meeting of the OECS Authority

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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 New policy options for economic diversification in Trinidad and Tobago

New policy options for economic diversification in Trinidad and Tobago

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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