The 16th CARICOM Road Races concluded yesterday, Sunday, 2 July, in Trinidad and Tobago, with Guyana and the host country taking top honours in a 10K event.
Guyanese Attoya Harvey claimed first prize in the Overall Female category and the CARICOM Secretary-General’s Trophy, while Samantha Shikla of Trinidad and Tobago)and Laura Lynn Limery of Saint Lucia won second and third prizes, respectively.
Out of a rendezvous in the tourist atmosphere of Paradise Beach, Bar-bados, eight years ago this month. was spawned an idea that culminates in the launching on August 1 next of a Caribbean Community with a Common Market
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extends its sympathies to the Government and people of St Kitts and Nevis on the death of the country’s former Governor-General, Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton.
Sir Samuel demitted office in January 2023 after having served as Governor General since 2015.
– Dr. Carla N. Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General
(Barbados Today) Embrace and explore your Caribbean neighbourhood and take full advantage of the opportunities available within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
This was the message delivered to students at the Bay Primary School on Friday, as the school as well as the National Library Service were presented with copies of a newly-published children’s book, I Am CARICOM: Kofi’s Journey.
The UN’s 193 Member States adopted a landmark legally binding marine biodiversity agreement on Monday following nearly two decades of fierce negotiations over forging a common wave of conservation and sustainability in the high seas beyond national boundaries – covering two thirds of the planet’s oceans. Here are five key points on why it is important for the world.
(St Kitts and Nevis Information Service Press Release): The Ministry of Environment and Climate Action continues to increase public knowledge and shape community perceptions on the dangers of plastic pollution through its ongoing education campaign drive to ban single-use plastics.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with its common vision of economic integration and cooperation, is committed to protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development, especially in the face of climate change and its impacts on the ocean.
Today, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), The Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG), and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat have gathered 14 countries in the Caribbean to showcase the impressive efforts in phasing out mercury-added products in some of the countries in the region.
This story was first published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and features highlights from three Caribbean countries.
From the remote Galápagos Islands to the humid depths of the Amazon, governments are cutting back on plastic, citizens are cleaning beaches, and innovators are seeking alternative products as part of a region-wide movement to turn the tide on plastic pollution.