(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Hon Gaston Browne has emphasised that financial reparations were the best way for colonisers to make amends for the wrongs they had committed. The Prime Minister was speaking at the opening of a symposium titled “Western Banking, Colonialism and Reparations” at the Jolly Beach Hotel in […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and India have reaffirmed decades-old ties with the accreditation of a new envoy to CARICOM, His Excellency Dr. K. J Srinivasa. In accepting his letters of credence on Thursday, last, CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque described India as “an important partner for the Caribbean Community.” He […]
Bridgetown, Toronto, September 9, 2019 – CIBC is donating US$150,000 to support humanitarian relief in areas impacted by Hurricane Dorian with a focus on the Northern Bahamas. The funds, which include a donation through CIBC FirstCaribbean’s ComTrust Foundation, will be distributed through the Red Cross. “We stand with all communities impacted by the devastating hurricane in […]
Nominations have opened for the 2020 Commonwealth Youth Awards which will see winners awarded a cash grant to scale-up development work benefiting their communities. The Commonwealth Youth Awards recognise the exemplary work undertaken by young people across the 53 member countries. Regional winners will be invited to an awards ceremony in London on Commonwealth Day 2020. The awards are being […]
Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaica Producers’ (JP) performance for the first six months of 2019 was strong. Year-to-date profits attributable to shareholders are up 52% relative to 2018. Shareholders’ equity increased by $1.4 billion or 11% since the start of the year. Both of JP’s business segments – Logistics & Infrastructure and Food & Drink divisions generated significantly […]
In an international context of reduced flows and strong competition, national policies must attract FDI that contributes to creating local capacities and fostering sustainable development, ECLAC says in its annual report. (August 14, 2019) In contrast to the global trend, flows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Latin America and the Caribbean increased by 13.2% in 2018 […]
Bay Gardens Resorts in St. Lucia has appointed popular St. Lucian-American travel professional Kelly Fontenelle-Clarke as its representative in the United States. The Atlanta-based Fontenelle-Clarke has more than two dozen years of marketing experience, including many years working for her homeland with the Saint Lucia Tourist Board and the newly formed Saint Lucia Tourism Authority. […]
Dallas-Fort Worth-based carrier increases Charlotte-St. Croix service over peak Christmas season MIAMI (July 31, 2019) – The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has announced the addition of a third American Airlines daily flight between Miami and St. Thomas in time for the winter season. Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte reported that effective December 18, 2019, […]
The Caribbean Democrat Union (CDU) held its second annual Policy Paper Competition which ran from 26th June to 18th July 2019. A total of twelve (12) policy papers were submitted from CDU sister party members from across the region. The topics for this year’s competition included: Gender Equality, a pre-requisite for the achievement of the […]
