Statement by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley,Prime Minister of Barbadoson the Withdrawal of CARICOM High Level Team The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) deeply regrets that it has been forced to withdraw the independent High Level Team it fielded on Saturday, 14 March 2020, to supervise the re-counting of the ballots in Region […]
A CARICOM High Level Team is now in Guyana to supervise the re-counting of ballots from the country’s 2 March 2020 Elections. CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, on Saturday announced that Guyana’s President Mr David Granger made a request for the Caribbean Community to field an Independent High-Level Team to supervise the […]
The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will once again work with Cricket West Indies (CWI) to ensure that the best young players from across the region will be in CPL squads during the tournament, as well as ensuring that these talented youngsters will be given game time. The list of 20 players has been provided […]
A regional protocol establishing minimum standards for dealing with the COVID-19 virus was agreed to by CARICOM Heads of Government and Ministers of Health at the 8th Special Emergency Meeting in Barbados on Sunday. The protocol is critical to avoid an outbreak of panic and fear in the Region. The meeting was attended by the Pan […]
Cricket legends will play a ‘Peace at the Crease’ charity cricket match in Barbados on 17 October. Proceeds will support activities to promote peace and tolerance in disadvantaged communities across the Commonwealth. Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, and Barbados Cricket Association president, Conde Riley, announced the event on Saturday. The match coincides with the 15th United Nations […]
Wednesday 26 February 2020 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) welcomes the appointment of Dr Rosmond Adams as the new Director effective 2 March 2020. A Vincentian by birth, Dr Adams is a Medical Doctor by training and holds Master of Science degrees in both Public Health and Bioethics. He […]
Antigua and Barbuda, Friday, February 14th, 2020: The Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB) Inc. concluded a two-day training workshop on human resource development this week in Antigua and Barbuda. A collaboration with the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS), the workshop – Talent Management for Competitive Advantage – was delivered at the Trade Winds Hotel […]
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (February 13, 2020) – Plans for Carnival Virgin Islands in St. Thomas in April and May are now well advanced. The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism’s Division of Festivals reports that the 68th anniversary of the St. Thomas spectacular, whose slogan is ‘All Eyes on We for 2020’, will be a […]
The rise of exports in the agro-processing sector unlocks exciting opportunities for economic diversification in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). This, according to the latest policy brief published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), entitled `Policy actions to facilitate upgrading of the agricultural sector in Trinidad and Tobago’. According to the […]
