After an extremely difficult year in which the economies of its 19 Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) contracted by 12.8% on average due to the onset of Covid-19, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting an average gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 3.8% in 2021. However, this projection, made in Part 1 of CDB’s Regional Report: 2020...

The Office of the Prime Minister announced on Friday, February 26th, 2021 that in accordance with the Emergency Powers (COVID 19 Pandemic) (Risk Management) (Amendment) (No. 6) Order, 2021, a new daily 8pm to 5am curfew would take effect for mainland Abaco, starting Sunday 28 February 2021. The 8pm to 5am curfew does not apply to the Abaco Cays. Also,...

BPL issued a public notice on Monday morning, March 1st to inform of its intention to cut the power supply in the Central Eleuthera area for scheduled works on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021.  See the full notice below: ...

Following the Thirty-Second Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which was held virtually on 24th-25th February 2021, the CARICOM Prime Ministers and Presidents issued the following statement on access to COVID-19 vaccines: “The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is dissatisfied and...