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Hon Delmaude Ryan
Montserrat signs two Agreements at CARICOM Inter-Sessional Meeting
Montserrat’s Minister of Education, Health and Youth Hon Delmaude Ryan, who is heading the island’s delegation to the 29th Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Haiti, signed tw
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CARICOM Business News
Please see the latest edition of the CARICOM Business newsletter which comprises information culled from news entities in the Caribbean a
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Building standards at forefront of UNDP Carnival Band
Roseau, Dominica, 15 February, 2018— In keeping with its mandate to support the government’s effort to build back better, following the devastating effects of category 5 Hurricane
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Members of the survey team. Credit: Dr. Richard Teeuw
Dominica hurricane damage survey likely to help reduce disaster risk worldwide
The biggest natural disaster to ever hit the Caribbean island of Dominica is now likely to provide guidelines for reducing the risk globally of disaster from hurricanes.
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Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Patricia Scotland
Commonwealth SG welcomes UN decision on Guyana-Venezuela border controversy
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, welcomes the decision of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Gutteres, to refer the long-standing border contr
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Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves speaking in Parliament on Monday, during the delivery of the 2018 budget address
Government Says No To Recreational Marijuana Use
Even though the Unity Labour Party (ULP) administration is exploring its options in the production of marijuana for medicinal purposes, it is not currently prepared to legalize ‘weed’ for recreatio
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[Antigua] Lower House passes “ganja bill”
A bill to decriminalise up to 15 grammes of cannabis for personal use was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
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CARPHA launches regional system for Member States to report sub-standard falsified medicines
The health of the Caribbean people can be at risk if medicines are not safe, effective and of good quality.
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Former US President William “Bill” Clinton arrives in Dominica
Former United States President, Bill Clinton, is in Dominica to 
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Chairperson of the Reparations Task Force, Professor Emeritus, Pedro Welch presents Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Stephen Lashley, with a copy of the report on reparations. (W.Alleyne Associates/BGIS)
Culture Minister Receives Reparations Report
Barbados has made another step towards the goal of obtaining regional reparations.
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Guyana Standards Bureau working with CROSQ on Energy Efficiency Standard
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is working collaboratively with the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) and other CARICOM countries to develop a standard
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