Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, June 4, 2015:  Diseases do not recognise borders, and as such, communicable disease outbreaks and epidemics pose a major threat to health, tourism, social and economic development in every country in the Caribbean region.  In light of this, the Caribbea...

A problem that is of special concern to us is the continuing influx of guns, and the increase in gun-related criminality, not only in The Bahamas but throughout the region. I am convinced that there is a great deal more that we can and should be doing to fight this common menace. As a country that ...

I am happy to be a part of such a timely and dynamic youth-focused workshop and I am immensely grateful for the opportunity to be a presenter.” Those were words of CARICOM Youth Ambassador to Barbados and Vice Dean of Regional Initiatives, Ms. Sade Jemmot, regarding a&nbsp...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday June 4, 2015 —The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF) has concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consu...

Kitty Stapp UNITED NATIONS, Thursday June 4, 2015, IPS – After a difficult infancy, the Green Climate Fund is finally getting some legs. The big question now is what direction it will toddle off in. Local ownership, sustainability and a firm commitment to clean energy are a few of the non-ne...

(Bridgetown, 4 June 2015) - The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced the signing of a grant agreement between the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and the CDB. The grant is valued at EUR213,820, and was approved under the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM...

Bilateral trade relations between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and India have much room for growth with current figures in the region of $1 billion. This is the view expressed by India’s Vice Minister and Special Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, His Excellency Mr. ...

In what could be a major step for Bahamian tourism, the Bahamas and China have signed a memorandum of understanding for air service between the two countries. The move comes months after initial talks led by Prime Minister Perry Christie on the idea. The agreement was signed by Transport Minister ...

On May 26, the Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to identify areas where common legislative and regulatory principles having regional application are essential, and formulate in legisl...

NEW YORK, NY – USA . June 3, 2015 – The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority started Caribbean Tourism Week with a splash by hosting the must-attend event of the city, with over 180 attendees including influential, top-tier leading media, and travel trade and executives. The event was h...