ECLAC sees increased prices in goods exported by Caribbean

October 31, 2017 in Regional

[caption id="attachment_15471" align="alignleft" width="300"] ECLAC's Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena[/caption] A new study released by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is predicting that the region will in 2017 leave behind half a decade of declines in the prices of their export basket...

Diphtheria concerns in Haiti

October 25, 2017 in Regional

At least three people have died as the health authorities here worry about the return of diphtheria to Haiti due to lack of vaccination of children. During the first seven months of this year, 72 probable cases of diphtheria were reported, with 74 per cent of...

Asot stripped but released

October 24, 2017 in Regional

Yesterday, Member of Parliament Asot Michael was stripped of all of his portfolios on the order of Prime Minister Gaston Browne who confirmed that the MP had been detained in the U.K. by a law enforcement agency. The Prime Minister said he made the decision after...