Rum and Sargassum Inc., a local deep-tech start-up, and The University of the West Indies Cave Hill campus have launched the first vehicle powered by bio-compressed natural gas (CNG). The bio-CNG uses rum distillery wastewater and a sargassum-based biomethane, an innovative fuel source derived from the invasive seaweed which is plaguing the region’s coasts. The […]
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FAO remains committed to delivering urgent agricultural support for the upcoming planting seasons. This week, Rein Paulsen, Director of FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience, along with Adoniram Sanches, FAO’s Subregional Coordinator for Mesoamerica, visited Haiti to support the incoming FAO Representative, Pierre Vauthier in bolstering international cooperation and rising awareness on the dire humanitarian […]
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The 5th Artificial Intelligence for Information Accessibility (AI4IA) Conference, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Information for All Programme (IFAP) Working Group on Information Accessibility (WGIA), is set to return on September 28 for the annual celebration of International Day for Universal Access to Information. The conference will convene global […]
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The Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) activated its Disaster Assistance Programme (CDAP), during the months of July and August 2024, to support regional utilities that suffered significant damage to their Transmission and Distribution (T&D) infrastructure due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl which impacted the Caribbean from July 1-4, 2024. The CARILEC Secretariat, in […]
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Mr. Verne Garde has been appointed by the Acting Governor General, on the advice of the Public Service Commission as the Acting Police Commissioner of the Royal Police Force effective 2nd September 2024. He succeeds Mrs. Crusita Descartes-Pelius. Mr. Garde was previously the Director of the Bordelaise Correctional Facility from October 2022, a position he has […]
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“Sonny contributed much to the development of Caribbean civilization and institutions. I am sorry for his passing, but I am proud of his contributions. In every sense he was one of our greatest leaders and impactful citizens.” Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles responded to news of Sir Shridath […]
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Thanks to Antigua and Barbuda, and St. Kitts and Nevis, the Region of the Americas is the only World Health Organization (WHO) region to have exceeded in 2023 the vaccination coverages reported in 2019, prior to the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic. In recognition of this achievement, PAHO Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa sent letters of […]
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) is pleased to announce the West Indies Men’s squad selected for the upcoming T20 International (T20I) series against South Africa, scheduled to take place from 23 – 27 August 2024 in Trinidad. The selected squad for the T20I series is as follows: Miles Bascombe, Director of Cricket stated “Andre Russell, requested a period […]
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) will hold elections for the office of the Vice President on September 20, 2024. On Thursday, August 8, 2024, at a Board of Directors meeting, in consideration of the recent judicial pronouncement from the High Court of Guyana concerning the challenge to the Vice President’s election initiated by the Guyana Cricket Board, […]
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Congratulations to the 20 trade union officials from around the Caribbean who are ready to take their participation in international labour standards (ILS) processes to the next level following a 3-week ILO training! They now have a better understanding of their role in the ILS system, functioning of supervisory mechanisms and submission of reports to […]
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