Mia Mottley named among TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people. Caribbean Today's top stories this week

Mia Mottley named among TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people. Caribbean Today's top stories this week

NYC Council Members Call for President Biden to Proclaim May as Haitian Heritage Month

New York City Council Member Farah N. Louis (via the NYC Council website)

NEW YORK, New York – A Haitian-American legislator here has spearheaded a letter written by more than a dozen of her New York City Council colleagues asking United States President Joe Biden to proclaim May as Haitian Heritage Month in the US.




Jamaica Experiencing Fifth Wave of COVID, Positivity Rate Approaches 18%

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, Wednesday urged Jamaicans to remain calm and protect themselves from the coronavirus as the island is now experiencing a fifth wave of COVID.



St. Lucia Carnival Open to Non-Vaccinated Revelers

(Photo via St. Lucia GIS)

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The St. Lucia government has approved several incentives for Carnival stakeholders, announcing also that while the festival will be open to both vaccinated and non-vaccinated revelers, “more precise guidelines will be provided on the procedures for participation” for the July event.




Barbados PM Mottley Listed by TIME Magazine as One of World’s Most Influential People

Prime Minister Mia Mottley (TIME Photo via Twitter @TIME )

NEW YORK, New York – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has been listed among the 100 most influential people in the 2022 TIME 100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.



Jamaica Government to Reintroduce Mask Mandate

Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness. (Photo credit: Okoye Henry)

The Government will be reintroducing mandatory mask wearing in public spaces as Jamaica experiences a fifth wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.