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US Vice President Joe Biden to Host Caribbean Energy Security Summit
United States Vice President Joe Biden will be hosting the first-ever Caribbean Energy Security Summit later this month. The summit will be held in Washington, DC on Jan. 26.
Suriname Assumes Chair of the OAS Permanent Council
The Permanent Representative of Suriname to the Organization of American States (OAS), Niermala Badrising, today assumed the Chair of the Permanent Council of the hemispheric institution, a positio
Kittitian among 60 youths to receive leadership award from Queen Elizabeth
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JANUARY 13TH 2015 (CUOPM) – A St.
Gayle leads Windies to world record triumph
Johannesburg (AFP) - Chris Gayle blasted 90 off 41 balls as the West Indies achieved a world record run chase in the second Twenty20 international on Sunday to beat South Africa by four wickets.
Five years after quake, cholera epidemic haunts Haiti
Five years after an earthquake demolished its capital, Haiti's efforts to get back on its feet are still hampered by an epidemic blamed on the UN troops there to help.
The OAS Commemorates the Fifth Anniversary of the Devastating January 12 Earthquake in Haiti
On the occasion of January 12, 2015, which marks the fifth anniversary of the terrible earthquake that devastated Haiti, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Mig
Five years on – Remembering Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake
12 January 2015 - Marking the anniversary of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti five years ago today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute to the more than 200,000 victims, including 10
Significant benefits to flow from CELAC meeting in China – Minister Paulwell
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon.
Saint Lucia celebrates Sir Arthur Lewis centennial
In observance of the 100th anniversary of his birth, the CDB, the UWI Vice Chancellery, and the UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia will jointly host a conference focusing on the Nobel Laureate’s work.
CARICOM wants to use China’s US$3 billion for debt restructuring
BEIJING, China -- The 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) hopes to tap into US$3 billion being offered that China is offering the region to help restructure its debt because the classific
New focus on open-source software for SMEs
Free and open software services has the potential to radically alter the use of proprietary software such as Microsoft products into which regional governments are locked into partnership agreement
System to improve Customs operations will soon come on stream
Government is working towards a March deadline for the implementation of a system which will improve security, trade efficiency and “eliminate fraud” at the Customs & Excise Division.
First China-CELAC ministerial meeting concludes in Beijing
The first ministerial meeting of the Forum of China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) concluded in Beijing on Friday after passing three major documents: t
Trinidadians get assurance on State of Economy - PM Persad- Bissessar’s address on the state of the economy
January 9, 2015: The following is a statement made my Prime Minister, the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar on the evening of January 8, 2015 on matters of the state of the economy:
Family Farming Eases Food Shortages in Eastern Cuba
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Jan 7 2015 (IPS) - Meat and vegetables are never missing from the dinner table of Damaris González and Omar Navarro, since they get almost all of their food from their farm, La Re