Bridgetown, Barbados, 25 August 2021 – CIBC FirstCaribbean has officially extended its partnership with The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus with the signing of a memorandum of understanding for three years. The agreement, which was signed on Tuesday August 17, 2021, is for the period 2021/22 to 2023/24, and will cover four […]
High-level authorities from the region are participating in the Extraordinary Meeting of the Committee on South-South Cooperation of ECLAC, which was inaugurated today. (August 19, 2021) Latin America and the Caribbean needs a common position to face the COVID-19 crisis, which has deepened the region’s structural gaps, and to move towards renewed international cooperation that would […]
His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of Suriname has stated that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must do all it can to assist Haiti to overcome the challenges it is facing. Speaking during a courtesy call on the new CARICOM Secretary-General Her Excellency Carla Barnett at the CARICOM Secretariat’s Georgetown, Guyana Headquarters on Wednesday, the President emphasised […]
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 — Tourism stayover arrivals in Antigua and Barbuda for the month of July have surpassed pre-covid levels, as pent-up demand for travel, has tourists flocking to the twin-island paradise during the country’s traditional low season. The Ministry of Tourism has announced that stayover tourism arrivals for the month came in at a […]
Bridgetown, Barbados August 17, 2021 – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is preparing to deploy CARICOM Operational Support Team (COST) members into Haiti following an official request for coordination assistance from Haiti’s Department of Civil Protection through the CDEMA Regional Response Mechanism (RRM). In the first instance, Dr. Virginia Clerveaux, Director of the […]
August 17, 2021, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Last week, several regional and international development partners, together with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, launched a critical tool to do just that – the Community Profiles and Livelihood Baseline Assessments (LBAs), created for 11 communities around La Soufriere volcano. In the aftermath of disasters like […]
The United Nations stands in solidarity with the people of Haiti at this difficult time. The earthquake has destroyed or damaged thousands of homes, as well as hospitals and schools, churches, bridges and roads. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed expressed her support directly to Prime Minister Ariel Henry yesterday. The UN team on the ground is working with […]
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 — The Nevis Tourism Authority joins the wider Nevisian community in mourning the passing of the first Minister of Tourism in the Nevis Island Administration, the Hon. Arthur Evelyn, who has died at the age of 93. The Ministry of Tourism and the NTA offer our deepest condolences to his family, friends, […]
Sunday, August 15, 2021 — The Authority of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) stands in solidarity with the Government and people of Haiti following the devastating earthquake which has left hundreds dead, hundreds more injured and many buried under rubble. Awakening to news this morning of continued aftershocks overnight and into this morning, we are saddened by […]
