Government stakeholders agree on further developing the value chains for sweet peppers in St. Kitts and lettuce in Nevis with the aim of replacing imports of these produce. As the region works to reduce food imports over the next three years and to invest more in producing locally grown food, the Federation of St […]
The new document will be released at a press conference by the United Nations organization’s Executive Secretary, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, on Thursday, July 6. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will present on Thursday, July 6 a new special report entitled Lithium extraction and industrialization: Opportunities and challenges for Latin America and […]
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) launched an “OECS in the Classroom School Tour” in schools across St Kitts and Nevis from June 13-16, 2023. The event formed part of the celebrations for the 42nd Anniversary of the OECS, being celebrated under the theme ‘Vision. Integration. Sustainability, Progress’. The objectives of the School Tour […]
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia – The Caribbean is uniquely placed to bridge solutions between international communities and chart a pathway forward in pioneering innovative finance approaches on climate change, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, (UNFCCC) Mr. Simon Stiell has said. Mr. Stiell was speaking as he delivered the 2023 William […]
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Canada’s Minister of International Development, the Honourable Harjit Sajjan is the new Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). Minister Sajjan, who succeeds Saint Lucian Prime Minister, the Honourable Phillip Pierre, accepted the mantel at the closing ceremony of the Bank’s 53rd Annual Meeting held today […]
Government stakeholders agree on advancing pork and ginger production and increasing access to these markets to reduce their imports. Bridgetown, Barbados – In a bid to build the resilience of the country’s agriculture sector and reduce its reliance on food imports, the Government of Saint Lucia, through its Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and […]
On Thursday June 8, 2023, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean (OECS) held a soft launch of their newest tourism project, Soulful Caribbean Escapes, at the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s Caribbean Week in New York City. Soulful Caribbean Escapes offers bespoke, authentic, immersive, unforgettable travel experiences on more than one Eastern Caribbean island. This umbrella brand contains three key […]
“Women are major actors in the global efforts to reduce and reverse land degradation. However, in the vast majority of countries, women have unequal and limited access to and control over land.” That’s according to Ibrahim Thiaw, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations (UN) Convention to Combat Desertification. The UN observes World Day to […]
Washington, D.C., June 15 – Caribbean and Central American senior health officials met in Washington D.C. for a regional knowledge exchange forum to discuss healthcare financing and explore ways to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage (UHC). A 3-day event, organized by the World Bank with the support of the Korea World Bank Partnership Facility, […]
