The success of any intervention is only as strong as its evaluation. To that end, over twenty representatives from Antiguan civil society organisations have been trained to execute Monitoring and Evaluation exercises, and understand what donors are looking for to gauge a project’s achievements, after a National Capacity Building Workshop held from January 31 to […]

The Caribbean Region has lost a true stalwart and environmental sustainability champion, Yves Renard. Yves first came to public attention in the Eastern Caribbean in the early 1980s when he spearheaded the Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Management Programme (ECNAMP). Based in Saint Lucia, he worked with government agencies, community interests and resource users to promote […]

 A New Era of Island Leadership: The influential negotiating bloc of small island developing States is now helmed by a Pacific country, after official handover by Antigua and Barbuda. At a special Plenary meeting on Monday 30th January, 2023 featuring the official handover ceremony, the reigns of leadership of the Alliance of Small Island States […]

Under the theme ‘Enabling Sustainable Futures- Be The One To Make The Change”, Republic Bank on Wednesday January 25th unveiled its 2023 Power To Make A Difference (PMAD) partners within the East Caribbean Territories.  PMAD is Republic Bank’s overarching social investment programme built on the knowledge that the bank has the power to make a difference by empowering […]

The CEO of a regional recruitment service is lauding ongoing efforts to support women’s employability, skills development and empowerment as the Caribbean continues recovering from the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic around the world, and it’s hit hard in many Caribbean countries, where it’s not uncommon for […]

FAO Director-General points to priority areas for action to heads of state and government at regional CELAC forum  Latin America and the Caribbean “can and must step up” to address increasing hunger and inequality rates in the region, a role that would move them “to the forefront of global food and agriculture” – this was […]

Local Jamaican artist, Greg Bailey, unveiled his portrait of outgoing Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, today at a ceremony at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington D.C.  Bailey, an award-winning fine artist who specializes in depicting persons of colour in the context of postcolonialism, was selected by the PAHO Director […]