Currently, Emera has investments in northeastern North America and in four Caribbean countries.

The economies in most Caribbean countries have barely changed since they gained their Independence.

Show Hide While rarely enforced, laws against homosexuality still exist in some Caribbean countries.

But Caribbean countries are struggling to pay for such schemes.

According to a UN World Risk Report, the Caribbean countries differ starkly in their readiness.

With Caribbean countries saddled with high unemployment, many are eager for a re-energized U.S. partnership.

There are cost-effective interventions that Caribbean countries can implement to prevent and control mental illnesses.

For many Caribbean countries, over half the amount of fuel they import is used for transport.

Pacific and Caribbean countries have been unilaterally refusing permission for ships to berth for several weeks.

After Thursday's meeting, the ambassador said: I am the candidate of the Latin American and Caribbean countries.

But the IMF said on Thursday that some eight Caribbean countries had already applied for emergency aid.

Caribbean countries that depend on tourism will suffer because travelling will be diminished for years to come.

How do they get compensated? Caribbean countries are vulnerable because they depend on foreign trade to survive.

The visa exemption for agricultural workers from these specified Caribbean countries dated back more than 70 years.

Recovery for the worst-hit Caribbean countries, such as Dominica, could take years, the agency said in a statement.

The leaders will also have on their agenda the continued blacklisting of Caribbean countries by the European Union.