The European Union has disbursed EC$17.55 million (€5.72M) to the Government of Montserrat (GoM) as the First Fixed tranche under the Multi Sector Sustainable Economic Development Budget Support Programme. The assistance is inclusive of an emergency top-up payment of EC$1 million (€320,000) as additional support to help with the economic recovery of Montserrat after Hurricane […]
Kingston, Jamaica– Starting this year, January 9 will be celebrated as Jamaica Blue Mountain (JBM) Coffee Day in Japan and Jamaica, as legislated by the Japanese government and declared by The Governor-General, respectively. In a press launch held on Friday (January 4, 2019) at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation Headquarters, the Hon. Daryl Vaz, Minister without […]
The European Union has signed a Financing Agreement of EC$18.35 million (€5.98M) with the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the Road Management and Rural Road Improvement Programme. This Programme will be implemented by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) under an agreement with the European Union. The overall objective of the intervention is […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Argentina is offering the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) a platform to engage the global community when it hosts the “Second United Nations High Level Conference on South-South Cooperation, PABA 40” in March next year. It has proposed, as a side-event, a conference with the invited countries and organisations, which are expected to […]
St. George’s, Grenada – December 6, 2018 – Windward Islands Lottery (WINLOTT Inc) will once again be joining forces with the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control (WICBC) and throwing their corporate support behind the WINLOTT Inc WICBC Under 15 Tournament to be hosted in St. Lucia, December 10-17, 2018. Winlott Inc which is owned […]
Nassau, Bahamas, December 4, 2018… Regional bank, CIBC First Caribbean has provided over USD$1.8 billion in funding for infrastructure projects over the past three years. Of that amount USD$500 million have gone to support energy utility companies in the Bahamas, Aruba, Curacao and Jamaica said the bank’s Chief Executive Officer Colette Delaney as she delivered […]
Landmark Dominican Case Delivered by the Caribbean Court of Justice- Statement by Attorneys-at-law Representing Mariette Warrington The Commonwealth of Dominica’s first case before the Caribbean Court of Justice, Warrington v Dominica Broadcasting Corporation, was decided in favour of the Appellant Mariette Warrington. Attorney-at-law Cara Shillingford, who was assisted by Attorney-at-law Jonathan Bhagan, represented Ms. Warrington […]
Nov. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/Tourism, food security, manufacturing, logistics, and renewable energy have been identified as high-potential areas where companies in the UAE and Caribbean region can expand economic cooperation, according to new analysis from Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The findings, released on sidelines of the first UAE-Caribbean Cooperation Forum in Dubai, […]
MIAMI (November 28, 2018) – Recognizing the environmental and economic value of healthy coral reefs, and the dangers posed by warmer oceans and more intense hurricanes, a group of tourism-focused organizations have joined forces to help protect and regenerate Caribbean reefs. The nonprofit Tourism Cares, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), and the Grupo […]
