BRADES, Montserrat, Oct 7, CMC – Premier Donaldson Romeo has announced Monday, November 18 as the date for fresh general elections in Montserrat. Speaking on a radio programme here, Romeo said that he has met with the Acting Governor Mrs Lyndell Simpson, to inform her of his decision and to officially have parliament dissolved. Romeo […]

Former Jamaica Prime Minister P.J. Patterson on Monday presented an autographed copy of his new book “My Political Journey” to CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. The former Prime Minister met the Secretary-General at the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. “My Political Journey”, which was launched in Jamaica last year,  chronicles memoirs of… Read more

As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat continues to work with Member States, regional and international stakeholders on improving citizen security, it is moving apace with initiatives to address youth unemployment and recidivism. Two workshops with this purpose are being conducted in Kingston, Jamaica from 7-11 October 2019, at the Medallion Hall. Their implementation results from partnership among […]

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua –The representative of the Turks & Caicos Islands emerged the winner of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) Tourism Youth Congress held in the Antigua and Barbuda parliament building on Friday 4 October. Fifteen-year-old Helena Jones Robinson High student Danae Dennie was among 14 ‘junior ministers of tourism’ from CTO member countries who […]

Parallel with the 74th UN General Assembly meeting, HealthRight International, the Spouses of CARICOM Leaders Action Network (SCLAN), and New York University’s College of Global Public Health jointly hosted a side event entitled “No health without mental health: Time to act and invest in adolescents,” at New York University’s Kimmel Center. Speakers included the First Lady of […]

The first of a new phase of the CEBO entrepreneurial workshops for youth began in Belize on Tuesday. The seminar is being held at the Department of Youth Service and is being facilitated by Regional CEBO Consultant, Mr. Richard Berwick. The objective of the CEBO (Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO) project is to […]

Investment officials from CARICOM Member States are this week attending the CARICOM Forum on International Investment Agreements in Barbados. The 30 September to 2 October conference is examining reform of international investment agreements (IIAs) including investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). Recognising the importance the Caribbean Community attaches to foreign investment that promotes sustainable development, the Forum […]