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UK’s May apologises to Caribbean countries over treatment of post-war migrants
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May apologised to representatives from 12 Caribbean countries on Tuesday over recent harsh treatment by immigration bureaucrats of peo
CARIFORUM Customs officials begin three-day workshop in Georgetown
A Regional Workshop aimed at building capacity in the Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM), began this morning at the
Name change on the horizon for ACP Grouping
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Georgetown Agreement, which was signed in the capital of Guyana in 1975, bringing into being the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group, is undergoing a wide-rang
Health is a critical resource for living – World Health Day Message from Dr. C. James Hospedales,…
“Health is a human right and a critical resource for living. There is general recognition that health and access to health services are essential to individual, community and national development.
HIV Sustainability and Domestic Financing
Thursday 5 April 2018, Georgetown Guyana: Sustainability of the Region’s HIV response continues to be a priority of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PAN
Barbados Minister suggests bigger private sector role in regional standards
Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development, Donville Inniss, has called on regional standards bodies to make greater use of the skills offered by the priv
National Drug Observatories critical to the fight against drugs in CARICOM
The critical importance of Drug Observatories (DOs) was underscored at the Opening of the Regional Seminar for Drug Observatories in the Caribbean on 4 April 2018, in Georgetown, Guyana.
Evidence-based, data-driven policies to address drug situation, other crimes – Khemraj Ramjattan
The importance of drug observatories in the fight against the illegal drug situation was reiterated throughout the Opening Ceremony of the Regional Seminar for National Drug Observatories in the Ca
Caribbean must strengthen its Internet infrastructure
Saturday, March 31, 2018 — Internet expert calls for greater regional network resilience and security. ST VINCENT: The Caribbean will have to strengthen its critical Internet infrastru
Standards, trade, health on agenda of CROSQ Council of Directors
International and regional organisations are scheduled to be in Barbados from April 4-6, 2018, for the 32nd meeting of the Council of Directors of the
Successor Cotonou Agreement must take into account Region’s vulnerabilities – CARIFORUM Council of…
The successor to Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States and the European Union must take into account the inherent and exogenous vulnerabilities of the
CXC to conduct region-wide training for teachers for CAPE’s Green Engineering Subject
Kingston, JAMAICA – In efforts to build the Caribbean’s capacity in the delivery of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)’s Green Engineering Syllabus,
Slovenia, CARICOM forging closer relations
The Republic of Slovenia and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are moving to further deepen relations.
CDB announces programme to support increased trade among CARICOM states
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved USD750,000 in funding for a programme that will assist the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with strengthening intra-r
PM Gaston Browne and Cabinet sworn in
The Hon. Gaston Browne was on Thursday sworn in as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda for the second time, following his landslide victory in general election held on Wednesday, 21 March, 2018.
CARICOM, World Customs Organisation, sign MOU for capacity-building support to Region’s Customs…
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and the Secretary-General of the 
First female President of Trinidad and Tobago sworn in
Her Excellency Paula-Mae Weekes was sworn in today at the Queen’s Park Savannah as the sixth President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.