~Luxury Included® Resort Undergoes Renovations and Re-Launches as Sandals South Coast ~ MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, – December 12, 2016 – Sandals Resorts announces the re-launch of its award-winning resort in Jamaica, Sandals South Coast. Formerly known as Sandals Whitehouse European Village & Spa, the totally reimagined Luxury Included® resort unveils recent renovations that embrace and […]
Over 40 lawyers from 13 Caribbean countries have answered a call to provide Pro Bono legal services to inadequately served populations which are especially vulnerable to human rights abuses and are most vulnerable to HIV. The lawyers participated in a workshop in Trinidad from December 1-2, hosted by the Faculty of Law, The UWI, Rights […]
Barbados, December 07, 2016 – In a true demonstration of regional partnership, two CARICOM institutions have taken an important step to formalize their relationship towards enhancing sustainable development across the region. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to demonstrate their […]
– The former Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Jeremy M. Collymore was recently honoured by the Barbados Government for his outstanding contribution and leadership in Disaster Management at the national, regional and global levels. Collymore was honoured with the Barbados Service Star at the Awards of National Honours, on the […]
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, December 6, 2016. The West India Biscuit Company Limited (WIBISCO), widely known for their baked goods such as biscuits and cookies, copped the Caribbean Exporter of the Year Award last night at the 2nd Caribbean Exporter of the Year Awards. The Awards event held this year at the Hilton, Barbados Resort on the […]
The Queen’s Young Leaders Programme is today delighted to reveal that 60 young people from across the Commonwealth, have been selected to receive a prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award. The Queen’s Young Leaders Awards recognise and celebrate exceptional young people aged 18 to 29 in the Commonwealth who are driving change within their communities and […]
During a keynote speech given at ECLAC’s headquarters, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski urged countries in the region to defend multilateralism. (November 30, 2016) Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski called on Latin American countries to build more egalitarian societies that will allow them to face the challenges of globalization, during a speech today at the headquarters of […]
World AIDS Day 2016 comes a year after the community of nations committed to ending AIDS by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals and six months following a landmark Political Declaration to end AIDS. HIV prevention is central to achieving this goal. At this exciting moment in history we have at our disposal […]
By Indi Mclymont-Lafayette, Journalist THE PRIME Ministers of Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, and Dominica were present to highlight the impacts of climate change on their islands and lobby for international action to curb climate change during the final week of the 22nd UN Climate Talks in Marrakech, […]
