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01/16/2026
St Lucia’s Owen King EU hospital experiencing overcrowding
By Caribbean News Global CASTRIES, St Lucia – The Millennium Heights Medical Complex (MHMC) advises the public that the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at Owen King EU Hospital (OKEUH) has experienced a sustained increase in patients seeking care over recent weeks. “This has been exacerbate
01/16/2026
Category 5 hurricane shelter activated in The Bahamas with UNDP and India support
KINGSTON, Jamaica, (UNDP) – A climate resilient hurricane shelter, able to withstand category five-level disasters and flagged as a global best practice, is now open and activated on Abaco, the culmination of a tri-lateral partnership between the governments of The Bahamas and India and the United N

01/16/2026
OECS leaders show strong resolve amid regional developments, says premier Wheatley
TORTOLA, BVI – Premier and minister of finance of the Virgin Islands, Dr Natalio Wheatley, has described his participation in the recent political caucus of heads of government of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) as both necessary and encouraging, given the pace of current regiona

01/16/2026
OAS calls for the strengthening of Democratic Institutions in Guatemala
WASHINGTON, USA – The Special Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the Strengthening of Democratic Institutions in Guatemala takes note of the recent events related to the second-degree electoral processes, involving the composition of the Nominating Committees and the institutio

01/16/2026
Guyana’s Local Content Act: What’s Next in 2026
SURINAME / GUYANA – Guyana is entering a new stage of local content development as its oil and gas economy expands rapidly. In late 2025, the government of Guyana announced that, effective January 2026, companies seeking local content certification under the Local Content Act will benefit from faste
01/16/2026
OECS heads meeting in St Lucia on ‘urgent regional and geopolitical matters,’ non-substantive per readout
By Caribbean News Global CASTRIES, St Lucia – Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) meeting in Saint Lucia on 13 January 2026, was non-substantive to regional and geopolitical matters per the readout, that “The meeting addressed several critical regional and international issues, including

01/15/2026
TSA ConfirmID will be an option for travellers, $45 fee option begins February 1
Passengers without an acceptable ID at airport checkpoints can now access payment portal for TSA ConfirmID to pay in advanceWASHINGTON, USA – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will roll out the new modernised TSA ConfirmID starting February 1, 2026, giving travellers without a REAL ID

01/15/2026
US advancing America First Trade and Investment with Taiwan
WASHINTON / TAIWAN – The American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States signed a historic trade deal that will drive a massive reshoring of America’s semiconductor sector. This unprecedented commitment will strengthen US economic resilien
