(CMC) – Commonwealth law ministers meeting here, including from the Caribbean, have unanimously resolved to remove barriers to access to justice in their respective countries, and to deliver Sustainable Development Goal 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions by 2030. The biennial Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting concluded Thursday with a set of proposed actions to […]
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CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and President of the Caribbean Development Bank Dr Warren Smith on Wednesday signed an MOU aimed at strengthening existing co-operation between the CARICOM Secretariat and the CDB. The CARICOM Secretariat is the principal administrative organ of the Caribbean Community and has its Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana, an Office in Barbados […]
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Statement by Mr. Neil Walters, Secretary-General (ag), Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) on the launch of Caribbean Tourism Month 2019 under the theme Building a Caribbean Tourism Legacy Through Festivals. Friday 1 November, 2019 – The Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) joins the region in celebrating Caribbean Tourism Month as we reaffirm the value of “One Sea, […]
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(Pan American Health Organisation Press Release) Two Laboratory Technologists from the Best-Dos Santos Public Health Laboratory in Barbados will travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to take part in an internship from November 4-29, at the Antimicrobial Service, INEI (Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas) ANLIS (Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud) Dr. Carlos G. […]
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The Region’s non-communicable disease (NCD) burden and the threats posed by excessive consumption of salts, sugars, trans fats and alcohols, will come under scrutiny 19 November, at a joint meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) and the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD). Stakeholders in trade, health, agriculture, foreign affairs, […]
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By Elizabeth Morgan The US request for the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) waiver for the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) was approved at the General Council Meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) held October 15-16. The CBI comprises the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) and the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBPTA). The waiver, […]
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CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated St. Vincent and the Grenadines on its 40th Anniversary of Independence which it celebrates on 27 October 2019, under the theme ‘With Strength, Honour and Dignity We Stand Resolute at Forty and Beyond’. In a congratulatory message to Vincentian Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, the Secretary-General said the […]
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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended its sympathy to the Government and People of Japan as they recover from the ravages of Typhoon Hagibis. The powerful typhoon hit Japan earlier this month leaving more than 80 deaths and causing widespread damage. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a message of condolence to the Prime Minister […]
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Moving the regional Human Resource Development 2030 Strategy from Vision to Action is the major focus of a meeting of Caribbean Community Ministers of Education and Education Officials which began in Guyana, Wednesday. The Strategy, endorsed by CARICOM Heads of Government in 2017, is expected to help craft a globally competitive system to deliver education […]
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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, with the support of the European Union (EU), is working assiduously to address negative manifestations of masculinity that are attributed to Gender-Based Violence in society. The EU’s support has allowed the CARICOM Secretariat to facilitate robust discussions which have interrogated gender stereotypes and inequalities in Jamaica, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago. The discussion has […]
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