SANTIAGO, Chile — The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, held a virtual extraordinary meeting with ambassadors and representatives from the permanent missions of…
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18,000 Coronavirus Cases In Just 5 Caribbean Countries
SANTO DOMINGO — Five Caribbean countries continued to show an uptick in coronavirus cases Sunday to reach 17,906, according to a News Americas analysis. But there is good news as well as…
The Last Places On Earth Without The Coronavirus
DUSHANBE — Despite infecting more than three million people around the world, there are still 33 countries and territories that have yet to report a single case of the novel coronavirus. These…
Caribbean And Latin America Records 500,000th COVID-19 Case This Weekend
BUENOS AIRES — Latin America and the Caribbean has now recorded more than half a million coronavirus infections, according to an Agence France-Press tally based on official reports. Almost half have been…
Caribbean Tourism Has Been Decimated By COVID-19, But The Private Sector Can Cushion The Blow
NASSAU — We are all in the same COVID-19 storm, but not all countries are in the same boat. Here in the Bahamas, 70 percent of our GDP is generated from tourism….
Indonesian Housekeeper’s Family Sues Royal Caribbean Over COVID-19 Death
MIAMI — The family of a cruise crew member who died after testing positive for COVID-19 filed a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean Cruises on Tuesday saying the company failed to protect its…
Trump Taps Military Reserves For Anti-Narcotics Effort In Caribbean
SAN JUAN -— President Donald Trump said he’s activated units and individual members of the U.S. Armed Forces reserves for an ongoing counter-narcotics effort in the Caribbean. In an executive order Thursday, Trump authorized Defense…
IMF Sees Caribbean Economy Shrinking 6.2% In 2020 Due To Pandemic
WASHINGTON — A sudden stop in tourism caused by border closures and lockdowns aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic will cause a 6.2% contraction of the Caribbean economy in 2020, the deepest…
Coronavirus Could Push Caribbean Into Deepest Recession Since 1930s
MIAMI — Even before the coronavirus swept through Latin America and the Caribbean, the region was ailing. With sluggish commodity prices and massive debt, economic growth was anemic — averaging just 0.7…
ECLAC Seeks To Help Disabled, Elderly, Poor, During Time of COVID-19
BRIDGETOWN — Social protection systems are coming under considerable pressure with the implementation of mitigation strategies to control the spread of COVID-19 in the Caribbean. Efforts to mitigate the negative effect of…