ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, 4th NOVEMBER, 2016 –GIS: Cognizant of the damage brought on by the trough weather system in some areas of the country last Tuesday night, (November 1st), Prime Minister Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell has instructed the Ministry of Agriculture to work with Parliamentarians in the affected areas to immediately assess and […]
“Raúl Benítez” (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) by FAOALC 3 November 2016, Grand Cayman. Regional Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Raul Benitez says his organization is working towards eradicating hunger in 11 Caribbean islands by 2020. “I would like to propose 2020 as a deadline to remove the eleven countries of the […]
Tuesday, 1st November 2016 – On 7 November, four schools will face each other in the semi-final round of the Grenlec Debates. The quarter-final round, which was held on 24 October, featured four matches with eight schools vying to earn a spot in the semi-finals. Bishop’s College; Hillsborough Secondary School; St. Andrew’s Anglican Secondary School […]
Standards Builds Trust. This was the theme of this year’s World’s Standards Day celebration held on October 14, 2016 and hosted by the Grenada Bureau of Standards (GDBS). Each year on 14 October, the members of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) celebrate […]
The Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development, a subsidiary body of ECLAC, held its first meeting on November 1 in Santo Domingo. (November 1, 2016) Social development ministers and senior officials from Latin America and the Caribbean met today in the Dominican Republic to acknowledge the importance of safeguarding social investment and […]
The recommendation was made by the Director General of IICA at the official opening ceremony of the 14th Caribbean Week of Agriculture. Cayman Islands, October 28, 2016 (IICA). Innovative farmers, scientists, youth and women entrepreneurs are bursting with good ideas to improve agricultural development in the Caribbean, but investor confidence and financing is fundamental […]
27 October 2016, Grand Cayman – At least three Caribbean countries – Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago – are selling sliced bread made partly from cassava flour instead of only the regular wheat flour and another five have had training in a bid to have the region use more cassava and its products, this […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, OCTOBER 27, 2015: – The Ministry of Health is investigating spontaneous outbreaks of (rash and blistering lesions mainly on the hands, feet and mouth) accompanied by mild fever and sore throat. Officials conclude that the likely diagnosis is that of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). The Ministry notes that during the same […]
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, October 27th, 2016 – The Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) is currently coordinating a team of thirty-five (35) linemen from seven (7) of its Full Member utilities to help rebuild the electrical power network of the Bahamas Power and Light Company (BPL) in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, following damages inflicted […]
The Director General of IICA spoke during the opening session of an Agribusiness Workshop held within the framework of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2016. Cayman Islands, October 26, 2016 (IICA). “The Caribbean region possesses one of the largest tourism sectors -40 million visitors per year- giving rise to a captive export market; this […]
