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CARICOM at forefront of sustainable development issues
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and his delegation in the Plenary of the United Nations Summit for the adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, held at UN Headquarters, New
CARICOM Heads among world leaders addressing sustainable development
The Prime Ministers of St. Lucia Dr. Kenny Anthony (right) and Dr.
Antiguan Students to visit Barbados for CSME Exchange
Nineteen students from Antigua and Barbuda will be coming to Barbados for one week from September 27 to October 3, as part of a special exchange project under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy
CARICOM and UNDP exchange views on sustainable development goals
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque held discussions with Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ms. Helen Clarke in New York, Thursday.
St. Kitts-Nevis applauded for hefty donation to storm-hit Dominica
Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr.
Caribbean joins preparation for adoption of new Sustainable Development Goals
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will on Friday join world leaders and heads of global financial institutions for the launch of a landmark new framework for sustainable development.
Kickstarting the Caribbean ICT Space: Caribbean Telecommunications Union holds ICT Week in BVI
Caribbean citizens’ growing appetite for digital conveniences is driving the region’s governments to act decisively to move essential services to online platforms.
Urgent action needed to combat online violence against women & girls, says new UN report
Millions affected globally, but most countries still failing to effectively address growing problem
Latin America and Caribbean to adopt SDGs, but still lagging on some MDGs
In the last 15 years, Latin America and the Caribbean have met several key targets included in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), such as reducing extreme poverty, hunger and child mortality,
CARICOM Ministers discuss collective position on UN Climate Change Convention
CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for Environment and Climate Change, earlier this week, convened a high level meeting in St Lucia, where the Region’s position on climate change, which will be
CARDI, CDB host black Sigatoka disease training workshop in Guyana
The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) in collaboration with the
Montserrat Can Benefit from CARICOM Development Fund, Says Minister of Trade
CHRIST CHURCH, Barbados – Current chair of the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) and Honourable Ministry of Agriculture Claude Hogan, says Montserrat stands to benefit from
Tools for Improving Food Safety Focus of Upcoming CDB Workshop in Guyana
The third ServSafe Food Safety Training and Certification Workshop facilitated by the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Technical Cooperation Division, through its programme, the Caribbean Technol
SIDS need support of international community
Any decision on the creation of a new regional programmatic framework for sustainable development must have at its core the means of implementation.
St. Kitts and Nevis envoy to CARICOM accredited
His Excellency Lionel Sydney Osborne, Ambassador of St.
WICB-UWI to “Rally Round Dominica”
Rally Round Dominica – that is the name of the Celebrity T20 Cricket Match which will be jointly hosted by the West Indies Cricket Board and the University of the West Indies in
Regional Workshop on E-commerce legislation harmonization in the Caribbean being planned
Given the importance of the adoption of compatible cyberlaws across countries for the development of e-commerce, UNCTAD together with the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the
St. Kitts expects initial work on geothermal exploration to start early 2016
Following news on an MOU with Guadeloupe-based engineering group Teranov, we
Barbados to reduce extreme poverty and create jobs with $10 million loan
Barbados will strengthen its social safety net for its poorest citizens and improve labour market training opportunities with a US$10 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (I