Caribbean News Headlines
- Limetree Bay refinery’s toxic fumes force schools to close again May 7, 2021
Three St. Croix schools in the U.S. Virgin Islands sent their students home on Thursday following a “noxious” odor from the island’s major oil refinery that was affecting the air quality on the campuses. This was the second time in a month that the schools […] The post Limetree Bay refinery’s toxic fumes force schools […]
- Pressure rises for India lockdown; surge breaks record again May 7, 2021
ASSOCIATED PRESS — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the economic pain it will exact, as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummeled the country’s health system shows no signs of abating. Many […] The post Pressure rises for India lockdown; surge breaks […]
- Early-warning ‘pandemic hub’ plan unveiled by WHO’s Tedros and Germany’s Merkel May 6, 2021
UN NEWS—An international hub for pandemic control, dubbed the “pandemic hub,” is to open in Berlin to ensure better preparedness and transparency in the fight against likely future global health threats, the UN health agency announced on Wednesday. Supported by the German Government, the centre […] The post Early-warning ‘pandemic hub’ plan unveiled by WHO’s […]
- Dominica to build a US$50m battery storage system for renewable energy May 6, 2021
A 5-megawatt/2.5 megawatt-hours battery energy storage system is slated to provide the Commonwealth of Dominica the necessary reserve power from existing sources of renewable energy in the island in times of calamities and emergencies. This battery storage system will be connected to Dominica’s national grid, and […] The post Dominica to build a US$50m battery storage […]
- 12th Ebola outbreak in DR Congo declared over May 4, 2021
UN News – The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was declared officially over on Monday, just three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu, but it marks the end of the country’s fourth outbreak of the deadly disease […] The post 12th Ebola outbreak in DR Congo declared […]
- Tokyo Olympics need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere May 3, 2021
Yuri Kageyama and Stephen Wade, AP News – Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out with the games. They say they’re already near the breaking point dealing with the coronavirus […] The post Tokyo Olympics need 500 nurses; nurses say […]
- Caribbean Airlines resumes flights to Barbados May 2, 2021
Media Release – Caribbean Airlines advises that its commercial flights destined to and out of Barbados will resume from Tuesday, 04 May 2021. Following is the initial schedule of operations: Flight Route Frequency Departure Time ArrivalTime BW 225 Ogle, Guyana to Barbados Tuesday, Friday 2:35 PM […] The post Caribbean Airlines resumes flights to Barbados appeared […]
- Is it time for a Rastafarian PM for Jamaica or the Caribbean? May 1, 2021
“First, they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win,” Mahatma Gandhi. Monday, April 5, 2021, the Jamaica Observer noted that “Minister of Security Dr. Horace Chang claims if more individuals replicate the respect that “true” Rastafarian men show […] The post Is it time for a Rastafarian PM […]