NASSAU, Bahamas – The President of the Bahamas Hotel & Tourism Association (BHTA), Robert ‘Sandy’ Sands, has welcomed plans by the Royal Caribbean to homeport in Nassau this summer, saying it will boost airlift, help fill hotel rooms, and provide opportunities for professional services, jobs, vendors as well as an uptick to a comeback economy.

KINGSTON, Jamaica– The Government of Japan is slated to give Jamaica a grant of US$1.22 million to support the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program that is now underway.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,– Prime Minister Andrew Holness has called on developed countries to establish an accessible and equitable climate finance mechanism to help developing countries attain greenhouse gas emission goals.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has appointed Mary Ida Townson as the US Trustee for Florida, Georgia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands (Region 21).  

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Wednesday adopted a resolution in “solidarity with and support for the Government and people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as well as neighboring countries affected by the impact of the eruptions of the La Soufriere volcano”

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent,– The United Nations, on Tuesday, launched a US$29.2 million global funding appeal, aimed at raising funds needed to help St. Vincent and the Grenadines meet its immediate needs after the April 9 eruption of La Soufriere volcano.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves Wednesday said Cabinet is to decide soon whether it will accept a recommendation from scientists to lower the alert level for some parts of the island as the seismic activity at the La Soufriere volcano remained low for yet another day.

ROSEAU, Dominica – The Dominica parliament Monday night approved a resolution condemning the continued trade and economic embargo against Cuba by the United States.

BRUSSELS,– The European Union (EU) Thursday signed a new partnership agreement with the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) marking the formal conclusion of the negotiations of the post Cotonou Agreement, setting the political, economic and sectorial cooperation framework for the next 20 years.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis has exposed the vulnerabilities of the economies of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, St. Lucia and other small, tourism-dependent Caribbean countries.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica is moving to remove the discretion of judges to place children in penal institutions through the correctional order without charge.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders Thursday pledged their ongoing commitment to help St. Vincent and the Grenadines deal with the impact an erupting La Soufriere volcano that has so far resulted in the evacuation of thousands of residents on the Caribbean island.