29 April 2020Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland is available to speak about how Covid-19 is affecting women, disrupting health services, hitting young people and impacting education. Discussion topics: Gender Crises, including pandemics, have a habit of feeding on gender inequalities and seeing women and men experiencing different exposure patterns and risks. […]
Caribbean News and Sports
West Indies Tour To England Postponed
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) on the advice and agreement with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), announces the postponement of the West Indies Men’s three (3) Test series against England in June, to a future date to be determined. The decision to postpone the tour […]
We must leverage the ‘Commonwealth Advantage’ to counter the economic fallout of COVID-19
By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General 23 April 2020 The world is bracing for a massive hit to the global economy in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Experts have warned of a US$1-2 trillion shortfall in global income this year, while world trade could contract by between 13 and […]
Commonwealth Secretary-General welcomes findings of Cameroon Joint Commission of Inquiry and calls for speedy implementation
23 April 2020: – The Commonwealth Secretary-General has welcomed the findings of a Joint Commission of Inquiry into incidents in north-west Cameroon earlier this year. An attack in Ngarbuh village on 13 and 14 February 2020 reportedly left 23 people dead, the majority of them children. His Excellency President Paul Biya conveyed […]
Dr. George Mitchell, National COVID-19 Response Coordinator Grenada confirms 15th case of COVID-19
Fellow Grenadians, Today, Wednesday, April, 22nd, I announce that the 15th laboratory case of COVID-19 on mainland Grenada has been confirmed. We therefore have 14 confirmed cases on Island, of which seven have been medically cleared, six are active, and of course, one is new. The individual is a 45 […]
Prime Minister Chairs Task Force As Gov’t Explores Reactivation of Economic Activity, Post COVID-19
April 22, 2020 – Prime Minister and Chairman of Cabinet, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, says he is extremely satisfied with the outcome of the first meeting of the task force mandated to examine ways to reactivate economic activity in Grenada, post COVID-19. Dr. Mitchell chaired the meeting on […]
Zoulks Retains Sammy as Captain for 2020
Daren Sammy will return as captain of the St. Lucia Zouks for the 2020 season. Sammy has just finished a coaching stint in Pakistan and he will be back in his playing shirt this season. He will be captaining his home franchise once again! He has been part of the […]
Chris Gayle Joins St. Lucia Zoulks
The St Lucia Zouks have signed Chris Gayle as their marquee player for the 2020 Hero Caribbean Premier League. Gayle has played for the Jamaica Tallawahs and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the past. He has won the CPL title twice with the Tallawahs and played in the final […]
The COVID-19 monster breeds more monsters!
By Dr. Neals J. Chitan There are several symbols which folks in the region are using when referring to this global Corona Virus pandemic which is running havoc across the world and holding countries at ransom. As a social skill professional who supports individuals and families through this crisis, I […]
Startling digital divides in distance learning emerge
Paris, 20 April—Half of the total number of learners – some 826 million students – kept out of the classroom by the COVID-19 pandemic, do not have access to a household computer and 43% (706 million) have no internet at home, at a time when digitally-based distance learning is used […]
Another suspected COVID-19 Case in Grenada
Minister of Health Nickolas Steele has announced that a Grenadian with no travel history or contact with any know COVID-19 Positive is exhibiting COVID-19 Symptoms and is been tested. The following is a statement by the Health Minister Nicholas Steele: Fellow Grenadians, good afternoon. Today, Monday, April 20th, I inform […]
Coronavirus and climate disasters – Small vulnerable countries face dual threats
By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General The widespread destruction wreaked by Tropical Cyclone Harold in several Pacific countries just days ago has been nothing short of heart-breaking. At least 32 people have died, while more than 45,000 men, women and children in Vanuatu’s hardest-hit province, Sanma, are now homeless. In Tonga, […]
Gender equality, critical to national development in a post-COVID Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – 16 April, 2020 (TTO): The Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL), wishes to congratulate the government of Trinidad and Tobago on their strategic response to the COVID-19 crisis. Women are largely at the forefront in the respond to COVID-19, as those caring for the […]
NDC Reaction to Tobias Clement appointment as opposition leader
The NDC has been getting some queries on how the appointment of Hon. Tobias Clement as Leader of the Opposition affects us. So we thought we’d clear it up. The office of Leader of the Opposition is very different from that of Leader of the Opposition Party. One is a […]
PM Keith Mitchell Seeking Parliament Approval COVID-19 Stimulus
My friends, tomorrow, I will be seeking parliamentary approval for Government’s COVID-19 Economic Stimulus Package during a special sitting of the House of Representatives. As you are aware, the stimulus package seeks to mitigate economic fallout from the global pandemic through 14 measures. My parliamentary colleagues will have an opportunity […]
