The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The Ministry of Agriculture in Saint Lucia, recently teamed up with the Government of Mexico to train (40) farmers in an Agri-Business Development Training. The training makes good on the Government of St Lucia’s agreement to ensure that the National School Feeding Program is […]

The Storm Ends book of short stories from the Caribbean Magazine Plus (CMP) Short Story Contest, 2022 is now available on Amazon as an e-book only. The book is a compilation of a selection of stories from the CMP 2021 Short Story Contest. We fielded writers from Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, The Bahamas, Jamaica, Barbados, […]

Passion, patriotism and parties. Hailing from the Caribbean twin isle of Trinidad and Tobago, Kairi People is a group of event organizers who provide high-value but affordable events for partygoers while immersing them in Trinbagonian culture. Why the name Kairi People? The original inhabitants were different, unlike anything else their European discoverers had ever seen. But, before the explorers assigned the name […]

Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Dr. Didacus Jules has called for the deliberate inclusion of young people in all aspects of development as he addressed OECS young people on the occasion of International Youth Day 2022 (IYD).  IYD is celebrated on August 12th 2022, under the theme ‘’Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating […]

Mario Lubetkin is a Uruguayan journalist with more than 40 years of experience in international communication and sustainable development. He began his professional career at the Inter Press Service (IPS) news agency in 1979, where he served as CEO of IPS from 2002 to 2014. During his career, Mr Lubetkin has coordinated projects with the […]

$20 million contribution from U.S.A. will catalyze more efficient use of fertilizers The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will fast track an impact-oriented project in Central America and in sub-Saharan Africa for digital soil nutrient mapping thanks to a $20 million contribution from the Government of the United States of America. […]

The Government of Barbados and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have announced the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2022), scheduled to take place in Bridgetown, Barbados, from August 31 to September 3, 2022. ACTIF2022 will be held under the theme “One People, One Destiny: Uniting and Reimagining Our Future”. The Forum aims to foster the development of strategic partnerships between the […]

What does law and reducing NCDs have in common? The Caribbean Public Health Law Forum (CPHLF) has the most practical and innovative response to this question. Launched in June 2021 as a joint initiative between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/ WHO) and Caribbean Court of Justice Academy for Law (CAFL), the CPHLF is led […]