Month: November 2024

Worried about a growing state of anarchy in its most populous and needy member state, Caribbean leaders rushed to an emergency meeting in Jamaica in March with the aim of cobbling together an interim administration to stem the political and humanitarian bleeding in Haiti as heavily armed gangs had all but taken control of the capital and related areas. They had succeeded in setting up a nine-person transitional presidential council […]

Caribbean Community countries will have to fight to get the attention of a Trump presidency in trade, aid, and the world climate. However, governments do fear that his antagonistic approach to the need for climate change will present the most severe challenges to the region, a top regional official said this week. Sir Ronald Sanders, Antigua’s Ambassador to the U.S., has quickly penned what he thinks would be the region’s […]

(StatePoint) Each year, up to 160,000 older adults living in the United States are hospitalized and as many as 10,000 die due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV is a highly contagious virus that spreads through close contact with infected individuals, typically increasing during the fall and peaking in winter. While most people with RSV develop mild symptoms, like that of a common cold, RSV can cause severe illness in […]

After sustaining millions in damage from superstorm Beryl in July, authorities in Jamaica have once again begun assessments to determine how badly the island was hit by Tropical Storm Rafael as it made its way through the northern Caribbean at mid-week. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made a special appearance at Wednesday’s post cabinet briefing to indicate that damage could run into the millions as he announced an island-wide assessment of […]