Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has today Friday 9th February recognised Kemar Saffrey of Barbados as the 7th Commonwealth Point of Light, in honour of his exceptional voluntary service tackling homelessness in Barbados. In the lead-up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London on 19-20 April, Her Majesty The Queen – as Head […]
International football star Fernando Hierro has been named Ambassador for Responsible Tourism in a meeting held today at the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), with its Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili. “As tourists, each of us can change the world if we act responsibly with regard to the places, the people and the cultures we visit. I feel […]
P.O.S. Trinidad – In a bold move to keep up with the global technological evolution, Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) under the guidance and leadership of CEO Dr. Ronald Walcott recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with iGOVTT to market and implement E-Tender as a service to ministries, divisions and agencies, thus taking […]
The 2017 version presents updated information for a select set of sociodemographic, economic and environmental indicators from Latin American and Caribbean countries. (February 5, 2018) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) released today its Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2017, available online, in which it presents a statistical […]
Belize City- February 5, 2018- The Canadian Government funded Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Project, is sponsoring a 3 day Training of Trainers workshop to certify 6 persons as Restorative Practices trainers. The workshop is being held at the Best Western Plus Belize Hotel, Belize City, Belize from February 5th to […]
POS, Trinidad (Sonique Solutions) – February 4th 2018 will see the inaugural edition of the annual ‘Pan Inclusive’. This ultra-premium pan lime will combine all the best elements of a true Trinbagonian all-inclusive fete experience while placing emphasis on the islands’ one of a kind cultural facets namely Steelpan, Soca and supreme cuisine. The Government […]
Partnership of regional networks, government representatives, civil society leaders and advocates mobilize for increased domestic investment and increased resource allocation to HIV and AIDS budgets in the Caribbean Tuesday, January 30 2018 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat):, The Developing Country NGO Delegation to the Global Fund Board (DCNGO), Global Fund Advocates Network (GFAN) and the […]
GENEVA (16 January 2018) – Barbados’ human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Friday, 19 January 2018 in a meeting that will be webcast live. Barbados is one of the 14 States to be reviewed by the UPR Working […]
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. January 15th, 2018: The absence of radio personality and entertainer, Devon Matthews from the Carnival scene in Trinidad and Tobago this year, has not gone unnoticed. His sudden death last year continues to tug on the heartstrings of many, among them, his close friend and fellow radio personality, Ancil ‘Blaze’ Isaac II. […]
