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The Caribbean needs to embrace a transition to 100 per cent adoption of Renewable Energy as if its very life depends on it.

LONDON, England -- Hugh Walker (head of DFID Caribbean) has signed a joint letter of intent with St Vincent and the Grenadines on behalf of Desmond Swayne, Britain’s minister for international de

A few short weeks after he became a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat family, Dr.

Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Exports from the Dominican Republic and Jamaica to Europe are trending up, but the Caribbean as a whole has earned a less than stellar report card from the Caribbean Export

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, received last night the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Visionary Award, during a gala dinner held in

Herdon, Nov. 17, CMC - A report by Airbus has forecast that the Latin America and Caribbean regions will require around 2,300 new airliners by 2033.

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon.

KINGSTON, Jamaica November 14, 2014 – The Jamaican Government  has established an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) which will reduce the cost of  internet use to Jamaicans while having fas

TOKYO, Japan, Nov 15 – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers have hailed the one-day summit with their Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida as a success, and have welcomed Tokyo’s solida

In an effort to enhance knowledge about international laws on environmentally sensitive commodities in Grenada, the CARICOM Secretariat hosted a workshop for Customs Officers and Border Control O

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The government has used the observance of Caricom Energy week to announce plans to enact new renewable energy legislation, in a few weeks.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov 10 2014 (IPS) - As the clock counts down to the last major climate change meeting of the year, before countries must agree on a definitive new treaty in 2015, a senior Unit

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     CARICOM nationals in six Members States are to benefit from a greater flow of tailored information on the CARIC

WASHINGTON, DC, USA (CMC) — Director of the Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Marcos Espinal, says preventing local transmi

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday November 14, 2014, CMC - Head of the EU delegation to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Mikael Barfod, says the European Union remains committed to working with Car

Greetings and apologies from the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community – Ambassador Irwin LaRocque who is unable to attend but sends his best wishes for a successful forum.

The governments of St Kitts and Nevis and India have signed a tax information exchange agreement.

CARICOM nationals in six Members States are to benefit from a greater flow of tailored information on the CARICOM Single Market (CSM).

The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) has adopted two regional standards – both of which have been in development for a number of years.