Bank will offer Realtor of the Year Awards in several territories. Bridgetown Barbados. Homeowners and those aspiring to homeownership around the region stand to benefit even more with the expansion of CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Realtors Hub. The online portal which was launched two years ago allows clients who have pre-qualified for a mortgage to log on […]
The First Latin American Conference on Women and Energy: Capacities for Change, Empowerment, Gender and Energy (CEGEN 2023) is being held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile. The energy transition being promoted in Latin America and the Caribbean is a unique opportunity to close gender gaps in access to energy and harness women’s capabilities, as […]
Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet in Jamaica from tomorrow to review regional foreign policy and community governance matters. The two-day Meeting will be chaired by Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith. This 26th Meeting of the CARICOM Council Foreign and Community Relations will tackle a packed […]
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will travel to Jamaica on Sunday 14 May and will meet with Prime Minister Andrew Holness the following day. They are expected to discuss a wide range of issues, including the impact of the climate crisis in the Caribbean and upcoming High-Level discussions on the mid-term review of the global framework […]
By Mario Lubetkin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean According to the latest Global Report on Food Crises, in 2022, almost 258 million people in 58 countries faced the highest levels of acute food insecurity, which includes the categories of “Crisis”, “Emergency”, and “Catastrophe”, meaning that it can range […]
GENEVA– UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday warned against a “never-ending cycle of violence” in Haiti as gangs continue to inflict extreme cruelty on people, and vigilantes take the law into their own hands. “Every report I get from Haiti underlines the scale of the suffering, and rams home the message that Haitians […]
WHEN: Thursday, May 11, 11:00 am ET (Washington, DC Time). SUBJECT: Hypertension is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading causes of death in the Americas, responsible for the loss of around 2 million lives each year. As we approach World Hypertension Day (17 May), PAHO experts will provide an update on hypertension in […]
Ministers map out sustainable solutions to challenges such as fisheries management, climate change, capacity building, imbalances in international trade, and Sargassum influxes Belize City, (CRFM)—The Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), comprised of Ministers responsible for fisheries from across the Caribbean Community, met on Thursday, 27 April 2023, to chart the way […]
Joint Media Release courtesy GGGI and OECS The Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative is proud to announce the first recipients of interest-free loans under its Accelerator Program. Two green entrepreneurs were selected from a competitive pool of applicants to receive funding and support to grow their businesses and continue to contribute to the region’s sustainable development. The two entrepreneurs awarded […]
