WASHINGTON, DC (CMC) — The World Bank says it has committed US$10.2 billion this year to support efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean to boost economic growth and maintain historic social gai

Barbadians have been told to pay the Municipal Solid Waste Tax even though they have not yet received information from the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA).

The Ministry of Health has established a committee to monitor the threat of the Chikungunya virus to the island.

The National Water Commission (NWC) says it will be restoring underground wells in the Corporate Area as part of efforts to alleviate recurring water shortages.

A study done in four Caribbean countries has found that 30 per cent of children aged 11 to 13 were overweight or obese, a senior official of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has said.

FIFTEEN schools and three Government agencies should soon see considerable reductions in their energy bills as the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) will be installing Solar PV Systems at publ

RESIDENTS of Douglas Castle in McNie, St Ann, although far removed from many major towns, have joined several groups working to combat the effects of global warming as decreased rainfall in the far

Haiti has recorded nearly 40,000 cases of chikungunya, according to figures released here yesterday by the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP).

THE South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) last Friday identified eight communities in rural St Andrew where water provided by the National Water Commission (NWC) is not safe for drinking and

GRAND Palladium Resort and Spa in Hanover is set to save over $80 million (roughly US$730,000) in energy costs per year with the recent installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at the