A recruitment executive is lauding the recent spate of minimum wage hikes trending throughout the Caribbean, noting that it’s a welcome change for residents but also a potential sign of economic turnaround after two gruelling years. “I’m sure the impacted residents all feel that this has been a long time coming,” says Joseph Boll, CEO […]
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, OCTOBER 17, 2022: CEMEX TCL Group’s Jamaican subsidiary, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) will spend USD$40million to increase its cement capacity by up to 30 per cent in the coming months. The announcement was made by CEMEX Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Fernando A. Gonzalez at a ceremony to break ground for the project […]
The Commission’s thirty-ninth session, which is its most important biennial gathering, will take place on October 24-26 in Buenos Aires. (October 17, 2022) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold on October 24-26 in Buenos Aires, Argentina its thirty-ninth session, the most important biennial gathering of this United Nations regional commission, where […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Wednesday, 12 October 2022) – Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) received a letter from the Prime Minister of Haiti, Dr. Ariel Henry, calling for solidarity and requesting assistance to alleviate the deepening humanitarian, security, political, and economic crises in Haiti. The actions of criminal gangs […]
Hundreds of delegates have converged on Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic this week for what is already being described as a successful 28th annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA)conference, which kicked off on Tuesday and continues through Friday. Senior cruise executives from FCCA Member Lines have been busy today meeting with tourism representatives from across the region’s public […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, October 11, 2022: The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has committed USD150,000 to assist with financing a feasibility study for the Government of Belize to assess the potential of generating electricity from biogas collected from sewage treatment facilities. Biogas is a form of renewable energy produced by breaking down organic matter such as agricultural waste, […]
Entries are now open for Macmillan Education Caribbean’s new competition, the Young Caribbean Environmental Scientist of the Year Competition 2022-2023. As Macmillan Education Caribbean drew their summer campaign, the ‘Summer of Science’ to a close and a new academic year begins, they plan to continue to promote the importance of science and the environment with […]
The Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)—comprised of Ministers responsible for Fisheries across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)—meeting at their 12th Special Meeting held on Friday, 7 October 2022, hereby declare that 2023 shall be observed and celebrated as the 20th Anniversary of the CRFM. The Fisheries Ministers note that 2023 will mark 20 […]
The Secretary-General remains gravely concerned about the situation in Haiti, which is facing an outbreak of cholera amid a dramatic deterioration in security that has paralyzed the country. The blockage of the Varreux fuel terminal has brought critical services required to prevent the rapid spread of the disease to a stand-still, including the distribution of […]
