Virgin Islands

  • Sep 19, 2017
  • 2 min read

Hurricane damage to Dominica and other islands worsens

A second Category 5 hurricane has hit shortly after the passage of Hurricane Irma

Dominica
  • Sep 13, 2017
  • 7 min read

Hurricane Irma may bring long-term costs for Caribbean

Initial damage estimates for the Caribbean are likely to fall well short of the final economic costs

Caribbean
  • Mar 24, 2010
  • 6 min read

CARIBBEAN/US: Fiscal frailty fuels alcohol tax row

The virulence of the dispute reflects the gravity of the economic recession in the Caribbean...

Caribbean
  • May 14, 2003
  • 7 min read

CARIBBEAN: OECS sets deadline for economic union

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) set 2005 as a deadline for establishing the...

Caribbean
  • Oct 11, 2001
  • 6 min read

CARIBBEAN: Attacks hasten tourism decline

Tourism is a key source of income and employment for most Caribbean islands. The September 11...

Caribbean
  • Oct 11, 2001
  • 1 min read

CARIBBEAN: US terrorist attacks hasten tourism declin

The terrorist attacks in the United States have compounded the slowdown in tourism already...

Caribbean
  • Jul 31, 2001
  • 6 min read

CARIBBEAN: LDCs struggle to find economic niche

The few economic strengths possessed by this group, which makes up almost two-thirds of...

Caribbean