Caribbean News RoundUp

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•World Health Organization Urges Cancellation Of Some Holiday Events Over Omicron Fears
•The Antigua Government bans all fetes during the Christmas season
•Miss World 2021 finals moved to 2022, but will stay in Puerto Rico
•Union slams Antigua-Barbuda Gov’t for ‘political game of chess’ over $2M for ex-LIAT staff
•Suriname accepts insurance for oil spills only from parent companies
•Chick-fil-A scouts for owner/operators of Puerto Rico restaurants
•Trinidad and Tobago bobsled team hope to inspire others

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Wednesday, December 22, 2021.

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•Antigua and Barbuda Lifts State of Emergency and Curfew 
•Antigua and Barbuda make payment to former LIAT workers
•Omicron detected on French Saint Martin 
•Regional Tourism Stakeholders Alerted to The Hazards Of Marine Pollution
•Caribbean Development Bank supports efforts to alleviate youth unemployment in Haiti 
•CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live” With Anderson Cooper And Andy Cohen Adds Puerto Rico To Its Broadcast

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Tuesday, December 21, 2021.

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•Corona Outbreak on Symphony of the Seas After Caribbean Cruise
•Jamaican Firm with Petrochemical Experience Wins St. Croix Limetree Bay Auction
•Barbados Prime Minister Mottley signs new United Nations framework
•US$47 million for Development Projects under Tenth Cycle of Caribbean Development Bank’s Basic Needs Trust Fund
•Puerto Rico plans to combat corruption with blockchain
•Justin Sun nominated as World Trade Organization Ambassador for Grenada
•USEPA begins rolling out billions to clean up Superfund sites to include Puerto Rico

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Monday, December 20, 2021.

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•Haiti: Gang Frees Remaining US, Canadian Missionaries
•Miss World 2021 postponed hours before finale amid Covid-19 outbreak
•St Vincent and the Grenadines Government fires unvaccinated teachers
•Bermuda Reports Significant Increase in Omicron Cases
•Late Haitian President had list of corruption ring
•Puerto Rican Music Producer, 8 Others Killed in Dominican Plane Crash
•St. Kitts’ Lindsay F.P. Grant Named Caribbean Tourism Minister of the Year

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Friday, December 17, 2021.

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•Trinidad and Tobago’s energy future in offshore blocks
•52 buildings in Antigua and Barbuda to benefit from US $42.1 million project for climate-proof buildings
•51 organizations call on US House panel to move on Puerto Rico statehood
•A new app to enhance COVID-19 management in St Kitts and Nevis
•17 people at Miss World 2021 pageant test positive for Covid-19 in Puerto Rico

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Thursday, December 16, 2021.

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 •Haiti Gas Truck Explosion Kills 62, Injures Dozens
•Barbados Government to negotiate with striking nurses
•St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Harris Announces Double Salary For Civil Servants
•Dominica’s Tourism Minister encourages vaccination among taxi drivers in order to increase income
•Trinidad and Tobago Government introduces legislation to outlaw Ponzi and other pyramid schemes

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Wednesday, December 15, 2021.

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•Trinidad & Tobago Confirms First Omicron Case
•Union leaders repeat calls for “meaningful dialogue” on the issue of severance for former LIAT workers
•Antigua considering amnesty for illegal migrants
•Bahamas National Trust report: High concentrations of oil still in areas impacted by Equinor oil spill
•A Puerto Rican girl’s Christmas is focus of new PBS show

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Tuesday, December 14, 2021.

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•US Jury finds Antigua citizen Dr. Craig Wright sole creator of Bitcoin
•Antigua to get a grant of hundreds of thousands of dollars under debt for climate swap
•IMF projects a 5% growth for Dominica from 2022 to 2026
•Bahamas reverses policy regarding African countries over omicron variant
•Billionaire John Paulson Looks to Sell Two Puerto Rico Hotels

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Monday, December 13, 2021.

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•Nicaragua snaps ties with Taiwan, establishes diplomatic relations with China
•Minimum wage and social benefits in the Caribbean Netherlands increase as of 1 January 2022
•The digital version of the EC dollars – DCash – officially launched in Dominica
•Barbados Govt plans universal income for all
•MOU Signed For Market Study Of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee
•Bahamas No Holiday Carnival

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Friday, December 10, 2021.

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•Barbados Prime Minister Mottley repeats call for end to US embargo on Cuba
•Puerto Rico gets $5.1M federal allocation for pandemic recovery
•Jamaica House Approves Regulations to Improve Corporate Governance of Public Bodies
•Grenada Co-op Bank profits EC$9.9 million for its 2020/2021 year
•New legislation expected to enhance fiscal responsibility in Dominica’s public finances
•COVAX tells St Vincent to pay for vaccines it donated to Trinidad

These and other stories on today’s Pulse of the Caribbean -Caribbean News Round Up for Thursday, December 9, 2021.