Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis (SKNIS)—Strides have been made to reduce complaints of violations of the rights of persons to move freely at immigration check points throughout CARICOM member countries.   Sylvonne Jack, Trade Officer in the Ministry of Trade, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Tr...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 19, 2015 (SKNIS): Honourable Lindsay Grant, Minister of International Trade, Industry and Commerce and Consumer Affairs underscored the importance of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) regional integration initiative, noting that it is v...

NASSAU, The Bahamas -- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Perry Christie declared that The Bahamas Government has made a commitment to reconstruct, to rebuild and to establish an organized process to do so, in the wake of the onslaught of Hurricane Joaquin. He made the statement on Octo...

A Relief Specialist from the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has complimented the people of Dominica for their accountability and efficient management of post-Erika relief supplies. CDEMA Relief Specialist, Captain Neville Wint Captain Neville Wint, a relief specialist fro...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – October 15, 2015 – The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank has approved the provision of a USD10 million loan to the Government of Grenada, to support reforms to stabilize the economy and pave the way for sustainable growth. This is the second of t...

(FAO, Rome, 16 October, 2015 ) – Leading figures in the global fight against hunger gathered at the Milan Expo to celebrate World Food Day, marking the 70th anniversary of the foundation of FAO with appeals to speed up efforts to eradicate hunger and improve the way food is produced and consum...

Despite its current economic challenges, Government remains committed to its obligations as a financial contributor to CARICOM institutions. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart gave this assurance last evening, while urging the institutions to be prudent in their spending. He was at the time delivering...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- An international workshop on satellite communications recently hosted by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) will strengthen the region’s ability to stay connected to the rest of the world after an extreme weather event or natural disaster.    ...

Caracas, October 15, 2015. - The city of Kingston, capital of Jamaica, will host today the "Seminar on Financing and Guarantees to support SMEs in the Caribbean", organized by the Permanent Secretariat of Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), which seeks to advance the establishm...

The Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) inaugurated its new headquarters in Barbados Wednesday with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman Freundel Stuart saying it underscored the importance of the regional integration movement to Caribbean development. Stuart, the Prime Mi...