Tag: Caribbean nations

• Wednesday, September 10th 2014 - 07:35 UTC

  Caribbean nations beaches disappearing because o rising sea level and recurring storms

  

  The World Bank says due to rising sea levels and recurring storms, the beaches in most Caribbean nations have started to disappear. In a new report, the Washington-based financial institution said, in some areas of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, for instance, an estimated 18-30 meters of beach have been lost over the last nine years.

• Wednesday, August 6th 2014 - 08:47 UTC

  Caribbean Chikungunya cases over half a million, says PA health organization

  

  The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says the number of new cases of the Chikungunya in the Caribbean increased by nearly 38,000 last week with the Dominican Republic having the most cases.

• Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 01:11 UTC

  Falklands’ lawmakers lobby Caribbean nations in support of self-determination

  

  Members of the Falklands Islands Legislative Assembly, Sharon Halford and Roger Edwards, have visited Grenada in the Caribbean to discuss the Falkland Islands right to self-determination with government ministers and senior officials.