A Harmonized Risk Management System for the OECS Customs Union Project Launched

A Harmonized Risk Management System for the OECS Customs Union Project Launched

On Tuesday, October 11, 2022, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission officially launched a project that will contribute to bringing to full operation an OECS Customs Union with a regime for the free circulation of goods. This Project is titled: â€śBuilding the Institutional and Regulatory Capacity for a Regional Risk Management System for the […]

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 Communiqué of the 72nd Meeting of the OECS Authority

Communiqué of the 72nd Meeting of the OECS Authority

The Seventy-Second (72nd) Meeting of the OECS Authority was held in Montserrat from Wednesday October 19-20 2022, under the Chairmanship of The Honourable Joseph Easton Taylor-Farrell, Premier of Montserrat. The meeting was preceded by an Opening Ceremony at the Montserrat Cultural Center, where Prime Minister of Grenada,  Hon. Dickon Mitchell; Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and […]

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 Circulation of “Public Warning Alert” on COVID-19 vaccines fraudulently using PAHO’s name and logo 

Circulation of “Public Warning Alert” on COVID-19 vaccines fraudulently using PAHO’s name and logo 

PAHO would like to inform the public that the message does not reflect the position of the Organization, and that it contains false and defamatory information regarding PAHO’s activities, projects, and funding.    Furthermore, the misinformation contained in the video that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous to children, cause infections and can lead them to become sterile […]

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 Towards Transformation of the Development Model in Latin America and the Caribbean

Towards Transformation of the Development Model in Latin America and the Caribbean

In 2022, Latin American and Caribbean countries are facing the effects of a series of shocks that have deteriorated their investment and production conditions, including the global financial crisis, economic tensions between major poles of the global economy, the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the resurgence of inflation, in a context in which […]

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 Training of Barbadian Farmers in Renewable Energy

Training of Barbadian Farmers in Renewable Energy

Mexico-FAO-CARICOM Resilient Caribbean Initiative builds capacity of Barbadian farmers to utilise renewable energy technologies in agricultural production The use of renewable energy technology in agricultural production will become more accessible to farmers thanks to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Government of Mexico and the Government of Barbados. As part […]

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 THE WEST INDIES RISING STARS WOMEN’S U19 TOURNAMENT DEVELOPS POOL OF FUTURE CRICKETERS

THE WEST INDIES RISING STARS WOMEN’S U19 TOURNAMENT DEVELOPS POOL OF FUTURE CRICKETERS

Twenty-two (22) of the best Under-19 women’s players from across the West Indies have been shortlisted as a provisional pool from which the West Indies squad for the ICC Women’s U19 Cricket World Cup, South Africa 2023 will be selected. All six Regional Under-19 teams returned to competition in the West Indies Rising Stars Women’s U19 Championship held in Trinidad in July, […]

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 Grimmond returns to West Indies squad for 1st and 2nd T20Is vs New Zealand Women

Grimmond returns to West Indies squad for 1st and 2nd T20Is vs New Zealand Women

The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s Selection Panel has announced the 13-member squad for the first and second T20 Internationals (T20Is) against New Zealand Women to be played on Wednesday 28 September and Saturday 1 October at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.  Sheneta Grimmond returns to the West Indies Women’s squad since last playing against South Africa Women in September […]

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 PAHO Director reflects on momentous decade of championing universal health, calls for renewed attention to immunization at Pan American Sanitary Conference

PAHO Director reflects on momentous decade of championing universal health, calls for renewed attention to immunization at Pan American Sanitary Conference

Other health leaders emphasized lessons from COVID-19 and solidarity in shaping the future of health in the region, including preparedness for future emergencies. At the opening of the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference today, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F. Etienne acknowledged significant gains in health in the last decade but urged […]

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