Jeffrey Newton now has responsibility for Barbados and the OECS Bridgetown, Barbados, 16 February 2023. CIBC FirstCaribbean has announced the appointment of Mr. Jeffrey Newton as Director, Corporate Banking for Barbados and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). In making the announcement which took effect on February 13, 2023, Managing Director for Barbados and […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Friday, 17 February 2023): Diplomatic relations between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Canada were strengthened on Thursday, 16 February with an engagement between the Conference of Heads of Government and Canada’s Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, in The Bahamas. The two parties discussed the situation in Haiti, climate […]
Two of Antigua and Barbuda’s major source markets are driving a robust tourism recovery for the twin-island destination. Speaking on the sidelines of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s business meetings in Curaçao last week, Colin James, Chief Executive Officer of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority, reports that while the tourism sector recovered 88 percent of its 2019 business last […]
While treatment prognosis is high in children, survival rates vary between 20-80% in the region due to delays in diagnosis, lack of specialized care and limited access to cancer medicines. Washington, DC, 14 February 2023 (PAHO) – A new campaign launched by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Childhood Cancer International […]
First time that a Caribbean bank has been appointed to the board in its over four-decade history Bridgetown, Barbados, 14 February 2023. When the Financial and International Business Association held its annual meeting in December, CIBC FirstCaribbean was elected to serve as a member of its Board of Directors. This is the not just a first […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Tuesday, 14 February 2023): Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government are set to have talks with several bilateral and multilateral partners as the Community deepens relations regionally and within the global community. During the 44th Regular Summit of the Conference of Heads of Government scheduled for 15-17 February in Nassau, […]
FAO is working with partners and stakeholders to roll out a project aimed at rearing insects as a locally produced alternative feed source for animals in the Caribbean February 9, 2023, Port of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of […]
My father, Basil, often implores that the Caribbean must continually remind the world that the archipelago is a diverse multicultural, multiethnic, multireligious, multiculinary, multigenre (musical), multilingual and multitalented group of destinations. Nestled between North and South America, with Central America to the west and bordered by the mighty Atlantic Ocean to the east, it’s no […]
Port au Prince, 10 February 2023 Mesye dam bonjou (Good morning all). Thank you for coming and let me begin by thanking the Government of Haiti for its invitation to visit, and for the frank discussions we have had over the past two days. At a time when multiple crises around the world are competing for […]
