The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), the National Congress of Chile, and the Government of Chile, with support from the European Commission, the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) and the Parliamentary Front against Hunger of Latin America and the […]

 This week, six more Caribbean professionals graduated from the year-long University of the West Indies (UWI) Climate Change and Health Leaders Fellowship Training Program.  They are Dr Ayanna Alexander and Jenise Tyson from Trinidad and Tobago, Linnees Green-Baker and Dr Nicole Dawkins-Wright of Jamaica, Lucy Cumberbatch from Guyana, and Najay Parke of Grenada. Their graduation took […]

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has commenced the recruitment process for a new Director of Cricket, as the role will become vacant at the end of June when Jimmy Adams contract expires.  Adams, who played 54 Tests and 127 One-Day Internationals for the West Indies, has been in the role since January 2017. Johnny Grave, CWI […]

 On Thursday May 18, 2023, Republic Bank (EC) Limited, officially launched the 3rd ‘Five for Fun’ Youth Cricket initiative at Republic Bank’s Castries Branch.   The initiative, which was successfully piloted in Saint Lucia in 2021, is an Under 12 short-format cricket competition, designed for both boys’ and girls’ participation at the primary school level. It […]

On Friday May 26, Caribbean Airlines Limited, the leading airline serving the Caribbean region, launched its highly anticipated Welcome Home campaign in Barbados. This exciting initiative aims to strengthen connections, enhance customer experiences, and foster cultural ties within the Caribbean community. The Barbados event took place at Copacabana, Bay Street, Bridgetown and was attended by hundreds including […]

Sagicor is once again sponsoring the Caribbean Broadcasting Union’s (CBU), Caribbean Media Awards (CMA). This is the third consecutive year that the regional financial services entity will be recognising work in the categories of financial literacy journalism and health education journalism. The health education journalism awards recognise journalistic work in current affairs content that focuses […]

On Saturday May 6th, nominated team members from across the Sagicor Group of companies descended onto the Hilton Barbados ballroom to be recognised for their tremendous, and in some cases ‘game-changing’ contributions to the company during 2022. Under the theme “Star Power”, the company hosted its 2022 Group Awards showcase, bringing together a cross section […]

CARIBPR Wire, The Valley, Anguilla, Tues. May 23, 2023: Dr. Lowell Hughes, an Anguillan plastic surgeon has co-invented a method for unassisted robotic surgery at the quantum scale. Far from being a play on words, the invention aims to eliminate human error from one of medicine’s most ambitious and intricate skills – surgery. The surgical innovation represents […]

Mario Lubetkin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, visited Belgium and Spain to strengthen the organization’s work with parliaments. He also met with European Union representatives to follow the EU-CELAC summit’s advances. A call to redouble efforts to improve food and nutrition security was made this week by the […]