Guyana is bucking the trend of the rest of the world’s economy in that it is increasing with a forecast growth of 53 percent this year.
Jamaica is training inmates in correctional facilities as Covid-19 medical orderlies, a direct response from the Ministry of National Security to prevent the spread of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus to that population.
St Lucian cricketer Daren Sammy has donated thousands of dollars’ worth of essential supplies to 23 medical workers from the Saint Jude Hospital in Vieux Fort.
Jamaica’s Ministry of National Security has put in place measures for the safe return and to accommodate the 62 Jamaican deportees who are set to arrive in the island from the United States on Tuesday.
A St Lucian hotel is giving away honeymoon packages for couples who are marrying during these virus hit times.
Grenada has a leader of the opposition for the first time in seven years.
A world in which Rihanna is able to dance wildly through the streets of Bridgetown feels a long way away at the moment, but there’s some comfort in the fact that, in the not too distant future, the self-styled ‘Bad Gal’ will be back in Barbados in full Crop Over regalia at the end of July.
Tobago aims to raise its profile in the UK by reaching potential travellers before the lockdown is lifted.
Jamaican doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic will receive millions of dollars towards medical resources thanks to an online telethon by some of the region’s biggest celebrities.
Dominica, the country considered the best in the world for Citizenship By Investment (CBI), is now accepting CBI applications submitted online.