Working together to build resilience in the Caribbean, representatives from the United States, eighteen Caribbean countries, the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency, the eastern Caribbean’s Regional Security System, universities, and other non-governmental partners gathered for the first working group of the U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership on October 23-24 in Barbados. The Partnership employed a whole-of-society approach, involving […]

Best Hotel Architecture – Fort Young Hotel & Dive Resort (Redevelopment), Best Hotel Interior – Palisades Restaurant, Fort Young Hotel & Dive Resort, Best New Hotel Construction & Design – Fort Block, Fort Young Hotel & Dive Resort and Best Leisure Architecture – Zing Zing Restaurant and Gommier Spa, Secret Bay Secret Bay, Dominica’s award-winning, […]

Under U.S.-Caribbean 2020, the United States is committed to advancing security, diplomacy, prosperity, energy, education, and health in the Caribbean. As part of this ongoing effort the United States is providing $1.5 million to increase disaster preparedness and resilience under the U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership. This partnership aims to strengthen U.S.-Caribbean cooperation and advance greater resilience […]

Silently marching in the streets of Roseau, throngs of protesters clutched placards declaring their purpose and demanding justice with slogans such as “Leave di people pickney dem alone,” “Stop Violence against women,” “Silence equals support.” Their tactic was silence, but their message resounded: protection and rights of children, as well as violence against women. The […]

In 1975, before widespread immunization against polio, almost 6,000 children were paralyzed in the Americas due to the disease. In 1991, the last 6 cases of polio were reported, and in 1994, the Region was the first in the world to be certified polio-free. Washington, DC, 21 October 2019 (PAHO)– In August 1991, Luis Fermín Tenorio […]