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Incoming chair of the Caribbean Development Bank, Jamaica’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Peter Phillips. (IWN photo)

Caribbean economies facing ‘formidable challenges’

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — The incoming chair of the Caribbean Development Bank’s Board of Governors says that the Caribbean faces “formidable challenges”, including climate change, fiscal pressures, high debt ratios,…

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There is an outbreak of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Officials say mosquito-borne Zika virus could reach St. Vincent

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday said it was advising Vincentians to take the necessary precautions in the light of the mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreak in Brazil. Neeka Anderson-Isaacs, communications…

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