Monday, May 2, 2022 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has noted with great concern the evolving situation in the British Virgin Islands involving the arrest of Premier Andrew Fahie on alleged drug conspiracy charges and the release of the UK Government report on the Commission of Inquiry (COI). Like all persons charged with […]
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2022 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved IDA financing of US$56 million for the Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) project, to support several Eastern Caribbean countries in catalyzing the sustainable economic potential of their living marine and coastal assets. Of that sum, $15 million will be provided to Grenada, […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Tuesday, 26 April 2022) – Ms. Sonia Gill, Secretary-General, Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Ms. Nazima Raghubir, President, Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) Mr. Titus Preville, Programme Manager CARICOM Single Market and Mr. Salas Hamilton our CSME Communications Lead, and colleagues from the CARICOM Secretariat. Participants of today’s session Good morning […]
PANAMÁ CITY, April, 25 2022 – In only five years, the complete vaccination schedule for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) in Latin America and the Caribbean has dropped from 90 percent in 2015 to 76 percent in 2020, according to data from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and UNICEF. This implies that one in […]
Twenty legislators from Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the United States gathered at the Hilton Barbados for a governance workshop hosted by the U.S. House Democracy Partnership on Saturday, April 23. They were joined by U.S. Ambassador Linda Taglialatela, Barbadian Ambassador Noel Lynch, and Antiguan Barbudan Ambassador Ronald Sanders. Representatives from the National Democratic Institute and International […]
April 13, 2022, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Approximately 15,000 educators from around the Caribbean are set to benefit from professional development training specially designed for them to assist students in overcoming the learning losses occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The training is part of the Learning Recovery and Enhancement Programme known as Let’s REAP, which was […]
Top 18 selected as the Class of ’24 Kingston, Jamaica – Monday 11th April 2022. With applications for the inaugural Digicel Graduate Programme closing on 31st January and an impressive 799 high calibre applicants applying, the successful 18 candidates who together make up the Class of ‘24 started their induction week in Jamaica on Monday. The Digicel Graduate […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Approximately 15,000 educators from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are set to benefit from professional development training specially designed for them to assist students in overcoming the learning losses occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The training is part of the Learning Recovery and Enhancement Programme known as Let’s REAP, which […]
April 8, 2022, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda availing themselves of Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) Certification through a new European Union (EU) financed project, will benefit from increased employment opportunities across CARICOM. According to Honourable E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade, Antigua and Barbuda the new project managed by the […]
