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Caribbean Energy Efficiency Lighting Project takes their Knowledge Road Show to Dominica and Saint Lucia
Against the background of the Caribbean being home to some of the highest per capita energy costs in the world, the Caribbean Energy Efficiency Lighting Project (CEELP) team recently engaged
Making the Case for Caribbean Fishers at Paris Climate Conference
PARIS, Dec 6 2015 (IPS) - Horace Walters has made the 6,903km journey from his native St. Lucia to Paris to deliver a simple, yet urgent message to the international community.
Dominica to establish an IT Academy
An Information Technology academy to facilitate ongoing capacity building on a range of ICT tools is to be established here.
Pushing the Caribbean agenda in Paris
St Kitts-Nevis PM makes impassioned plea at climate change conference
Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Urges UN Conference to Support CARICOM Position on Climate Change
PARIS, France, Dec 02 2015 – The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is calling on the global community to support CARICOM’s posit
Special circumstances of Small Island Developing States must be reflected in final COP21 Agreement – CARICOM SG in Paris
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque says recent severe weather events have signaled that the Caribbean region is already being impacted by climate change and the Region is taking th
Nagoya Protocol capacity-building workshop underway in Suriname
A workshop to build CARICOM Member States’ capacity to implement the
Region in efforts to prevent bird flu from wiping out poultry industry
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday December 2, 2015 – Agricultural officials are pushing for heightened biosecurity on poultry farms across the region in a bid to prevent avian influenza – better
Region’s Climate Change concerns captured in song
The Climate Conference COP21 opened in Paris yesterday and, to accompany and support the efforts of Caribbean delegates in the difficult negotiations of the next two weeks, Caribbean artists have r
Caribbean countries report end to mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis
- 17 countries in Americas may have eliminated mother-to-child HIV transmission - U.N.
Commonwealth to develop sustainable plan for Iwokrama
— Hub to help small states access millions for climate change By Neil Marks in Malta
COP21 Opens – CARICOM and World Leaders told Paris must mark Decisive Turning Point
Negotiators from the 15-member
Commonwealth Leaders issue statement on Climate Action
In the current global effort to address climate change under the Convention, Commonwealth member states have submitted, as of 28 November 2015, 50 Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC
CARICOM will advocate strongly for special consideration for SIDS – CARICOM Chairman
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Barbados, the Rt.
PANCAP concludes successful Justice for All Mission in Haiti
The PANCAP Coordinating Unit, in collaboration with UNAIDS and the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV in the Caribbean, coordinated a three-day mission in Haiti on November 22-25, 2015.
High Internet And Mobile Data Charges Hampering Business Development - Professor
Professor of Communications Policy and Digital Media at the University of the West Indies, Dr Hopeton Dunn has raised concerns that the high cost of Internet access and mobile data charges may be h
Hurricane Joaquin’s impact shows ‘climate change is real’ – PM Christie tells Commonwealth Business Forum
The Hon. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, said Wednesday that the damage his country suffered during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin showed that climate change was real.
Caribbean open to business – CARICOM Chair tells Commonwealth Business Council
he Caribbean is open to business! That was Prime Minister Freundel Stuart’s clear message today in Malta, as he addressed a Commonwealth Business Forum which focused on investment in the Carib