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CDB supports data revolution for Caribbean development
April 25, 2016, KINGSTON, Jamaica – National population and housing censuses provide data that could help countries in the Caribbean Region improve decision-making, accountability, and address deve
CARICOM Member States to be among signatories to Paris Climate Change Agreement
Several CARICOM Member States will join more than 150 countries across the world which will begin to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at a special Ceremony at the United Nations Headquart
CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General wants more sensitisation of border officials
More sensitisation needed to be done among Regional border officials on the rules and procedures for the treatment of nationals as they travelled throughout the Community, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-
CARPHA to host Health Research Conference on Family Health in Turks and Caicos in June
Child health, Zika, healthy ageing and HIV AIDS are among the family health issues that will be addressed at the Caribbean Public Health Agen
Caribbean Tech Community Gathers in Montego Bay
MONTEGO BAY—Anyone interested in the development of the Internet in Caribbean may have already heard of CaribNOG, the Caribbean Network Operators Group.
CEP says it will not create new crisis in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) says it will not create “a new crisis” in Haiti by rushing ahead to stage the third round of the presidential electi
Cave Hill students examine local implementation of CSME
Nineteen students from the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Cave Hill campus in Barbados have concluded a week-long study tour in Jamaica, where
West Indies Legends call for dissolution of ‘obsolete’ WICB
A host of West Indies legends including Garry Sobers,
CARICOM Reparations Relay Launched in Barbados – Reparations Baton and Torch Will Travel Throughout the Region in 2016
The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) has launched an International Reparations Relay & Rally Initiative in Barbados that in coming months will take a ‘reparations baton’ and ‘reparations to
CCJ marks 11th anniversary
Port-of-Spain, CCJ – April 16, 2016, marked the eleventh year since the Caribbean Court of Justice
Zika Virus confirmed as cause of rare microcephaly birth defect – CDC
The Zika virus has been confirmed to cause a rare birth defect called microcephaly and other severe problems of the brain, according to a new report from the U.S.
Caribbean Leaders to support bold recommendations to end AIDS epidemic at UN High Level meeting
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The new Governments in Jamaica and Haiti which together account for approximately 71 percent of People living with HIV/
Stakeholders set path for establishment of Regional creative industries body
Kingston, JAMAICA, April 13, 2016, – The Caribbean is renowned worldwide for its creative culture, including music, folklore, crafts, festivals and carnivals.
CDB provides funds for major education project in Suriname
Suriname, Apr 13, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank is providing (US$21.9 million to Suriname to support the Dutch-speaking
CXC moving to Electronic Testing
Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) electronic testing is coming soon! Electronic testing will allow learners to take their CXC examinations on a computer or electronic device.
CSME exchange students meet Barbados’ Prime Minister
A group of university students from Barbados is now in Jamaica gaining first hand experience on the practical operations of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).