Guyana has received an additional US$350, 000 under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), to support its law enforcement and narcotics control interventions.  Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, and United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, today in the Main Confer...

CARICOM Youth Ambassadors in the Federation have weighed in on their role in society, as well as youth issues in St. Kitts and Nevis in celebration of Youth Month 2015 which is observed in November under the theme “Give Youth a Voice and Inspire Greatness.” Kerissa Roberts, Youth Ambass...

Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis (SKNIS): Nineteen tertiary students from the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis departed the island on Sunday, November 1, for Trinidad and Tobago to gain first-hand experience and identify opportunities within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Econom...

The Worldwatch Institute has released the first ever sustainable energy roadmap for the Caribbean to achieve 48% renewable energy generation by 2027. The Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap and Strategy (C-SERMS) Baseline Report and Assessment, published this week, also suggests a 33% reducti...

(caribnewsdesk) Work on providing Caribbean peoples and businesses more nutritious foods and linking agriculture with tourism was Friday taken a step further with the inking of an agreement between the Technical Centre for Agricultural Cooperation and Rural Development (CTA) and the Inter-American I...

The Independent Review Panel of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Sub-Committee on Cricket Governance has recommended that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) be disbanded and an interim committee installed to run the affairs of cricket in the region, the Jamaica Observer can report. The review pa...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean countries have been warned that if left unchecked, climate-related natural disasters, especially hurricane and drought, could result in losses estimated at US$22 billion annually by 2050. “This means basically that the Caribbean region can be taken ...

Youth Month 2015 is celebrated during November under the theme “Give Youth a Voice and Inspire Greatness.”   Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, the Honourable Shawn K. Richards, on Sunday, November 1, declared open the month of activities in c...

Conformity Assessment Bodies across CARIFORUM States were encouraged on Monday to work together to build a stronger network to improve the quality and ease of regional and international trade. The advice came from CEO of the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), Mr. Deryc...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will be providing support to Caribbean countries to enable them to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs, consist of 17 goals that are focussed on ending poverty and hunger, improving h...