As part of a regional effort to improve energy efficiency in CARICOM member states, the Ministry of Energy, Science & Technology and Public Utilities (MESTPU) of Belize has partnered with the OAS Department of Sustainable Development, and in cooperation with the OAS Belize Office, launched the &...

The United Nations (UN) is upbeat about advancing the process to reshape policies governing access to international public finance. Developing countries have been lobbying for a revision of current development financing policies to encompass a multi-dimensional approach as distinct from the current...

CONAKRY, Guinea, Friday August 7, 2015 – A newly developed vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus is proving to be “highly effective”, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The positive results were obtained during a trial of the VSV-EBOV vaccine in...

(BRIDGETOWN, Barbados)– The head of one of the world’s most acclaimed airlines will keynote the region’s most valued tourism gathering. The president and chief executive officer of JetBlue Airways, Robin Hayes, will address the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)’s State of ...

Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Freundel Stuart, met today with His Excellency Jorge Arreaza, Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The Vice President was in Barbados as part of a regional tour to discuss Venezuela’s territorial and maritime claims in the region. During...

Trinidad and Tobago has become the first Caribbean nation to outline its contribution to a UN climate deal, proposing limited greenhouse gas cuts across three main sectors by 2030. The government says it will target 15% carbon reductions in power generation, heavy industry and transport over the ne...

Antigua and Barbuda no longer has to go through a middle man to access financing from the Adaptation Fund of the Climate Change Convention. Over the weekend, the country received word that it has been accredited as a National Implementation Entity. “This facility within the climate change co...

Students across law schools in the Caribbean joined hands to participate in a global online campaign to raise awareness on World Day Against Trafficking In Persons. They spoke out about the crime in their countries and showed solidarity with its victims in their societies. Guyanese student, Stefan ...

A draft National Youth Policy 2015 has been completed and a copy of it will soon be in the hands of President David Granger and Minister of Education Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, according to Presidential Advisor on Youth Empowerment Aubrey Norton. Norton told the Government Information Agency (GINA) th...

The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) of the University of the West Indies, is partnering with the Caribbean Regional Youth Council (CRYC) to convene the first SALISES Caribbean Youth Development Conference from September 30–October 2,...