Critical issues facing the fisheries sector in the region high on the agenda of the upcoming 18th Session of The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) 

Critical issues facing the fisheries sector in the region high on the agenda of the upcoming 18th Session of The Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) 

An important list of high priority matters plaguing the fisheries sector across the region will be tabled for discussion when the 18th Session of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), convenes virtually in Managua, Nicaragua, from 26 to 29 July 2022. Matters such as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fisheries and aquaculture sector […]

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 Caribbean Export and CCREEE Cooperate to Support Sustainable Energy Development and Create Jobs

Caribbean Export and CCREEE Cooperate to
Support Sustainable Energy Development and Create Jobs

Caribbean Export and the CCREEE sign an MOU Caribbean Export and CCREEE to cooperate on key areas to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy capacity building for the private sector Decarbonisation can lead to the creation of 400,000 jobs in the Caribbean The Caribbean Export Development Agency and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and […]

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 CARIBBEAN AIRLINES CARGO CONNECTS TO CUBA

CARIBBEAN AIRLINES CARGO CONNECTS TO CUBA

 Caribbean Airlines is delighted to announce the expansion of its cargo network to/from Cuba effective 28th June 2022. Through a partnership with General Handling Agent – Aerovaradero, the airline will offer air cargo services twice weekly into Havana on Tuesday and Saturday on its scheduled passenger flights. From there, the handling agent would distribute the […]

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  DOMINICA RATIFIES CTBT, UNIVERSALISING TREATY IN LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

 DOMINICA RATIFIES CTBT, UNIVERSALISING TREATY IN LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

The Commonwealth of Dominica ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) on 30 June, completing universal adherence to the Treaty across Latin America and the Caribbean. The move takes the running total of CTBT ratifications to 173, including all 33 countries in the region. Speaking from Vienna, CTBTO Executive Secretary Robert Floyd hailed this key development […]

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 Creatives Invited to Apply for ACP-EU 3 million Euro Grant Support Programme

Creatives Invited to Apply for ACP-EU 3 million Euro Grant Support Programme

Creatives in the Commonwealth of Dominica are among those from 15 Caribbean Countries invited to apply for grant funding from the ACP-EU 3 million Euro Grant Support Programme. The Programme will support individuals and organisations in the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) across areas such as music, fashion, festivals, film and animation, literary arts, visual and […]

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 1,000 Digital Villages Initiative presented its progress in 14 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

1,000 Digital Villages Initiative presented its progress in 14 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

FAO showed the main results of an initiative that seeks to promote the digitization of rural areas. FAO held a virtual meeting featuring the projects that the 1000 Digital Villages initiative is supporting in the region to promote the digitization of rural areas. The 1000 Digital Villages initiative was created by FAO in 2020 to provide support […]

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