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01/17/2026
CCJ president visits Barbados
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Justice Winston Anderson, president of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) and Gabrielle Figaro-Jones, registrar and chief Marshal, are visiting the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state of Barbados.During the visit (15-20 January 2026), president Anderson will delive
01/17/2026
United States – Mexico to review measles elimination status
WAHHINGTON, USA, (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Regional Monitoring and Re-Verification Commission for Measles, Rubella, and Congenital Rubella Syndrome (RVC) has invited the United States and Mexico to meet virtually on April 13, 2026, to review their measles elimination statu
01/17/2026
Jamaica launches first‑ever multidimensional poverty index with support from the Caribbean Development Bank
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB / the Bank) in collaboration with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), officially launched the country’s first ever Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) – a landmark tool that
01/17/2026
St Lucia police ‘Gun Amnesty’ reinvents ‘old tools fighting modern criminality’
Gun Amnesty January 19 to January 23, and January 26 to January 28, between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m,.Gun amnesty is not a “cash for gun” programme; surrender of firearms is public safety, not a financial incentive.Surrendered firearms are subject to forensic examination, and those firearms surrendered will

01/17/2026
S&P Global Ratings (S&P) affirmed BVI ‘BBB’ long-term and ‘A-2’
TORTOLA, BVI – The ministry of finance announced that S&P Global Ratings (S&P) has affirmed the British Virgin Islands’ ‘BBB’ long-term and ‘A-2’ short-term sovereign credit ratings.This affirmation, accompanied by a stable outlook, serves as a powerful endorsement of our territory’s resilient insti

01/17/2026
Jamaica’s economy grew 5.1 percent July – September 2025
By Chris PattersonKINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – The Jamaican economy grew by 5.1 percent from July – September of 2025, compared with the corresponding period in 2024.Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Leesha Delatie-Budair, said the overall performance in the third quarter la
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
