Mr. Verne Garde has been appointed by the Acting Governor General, on the advice of the Public Service Commission as the Acting Police Commissioner of the Royal Police Force effective 2nd September 2024. He succeeds Mrs. Crusita Descartes-Pelius. Mr. Garde was previously the Director of the Bordelaise Correctional Facility from October 2022, a position he has […]
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“Sonny contributed much to the development of Caribbean civilization and institutions. I am sorry for his passing, but I am proud of his contributions. In every sense he was one of our greatest leaders and impactful citizens.” Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles responded to news of Sir Shridath […]
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Thanks to Antigua and Barbuda, and St. Kitts and Nevis, the Region of the Americas is the only World Health Organization (WHO) region to have exceeded in 2023 the vaccination coverages reported in 2019, prior to the commencement of the COVID-19 pandemic. In recognition of this achievement, PAHO Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa sent letters of […]
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) is pleased to announce the West Indies Men’s squad selected for the upcoming T20 International (T20I) series against South Africa, scheduled to take place from 23 – 27 August 2024 in Trinidad. The selected squad for the T20I series is as follows: Miles Bascombe, Director of Cricket stated “Andre Russell, requested a period […]
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Cricket West Indies (CWI) will hold elections for the office of the Vice President on September 20, 2024. On Thursday, August 8, 2024, at a Board of Directors meeting, in consideration of the recent judicial pronouncement from the High Court of Guyana concerning the challenge to the Vice President’s election initiated by the Guyana Cricket Board, […]
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Congratulations to the 20 trade union officials from around the Caribbean who are ready to take their participation in international labour standards (ILS) processes to the next level following a 3-week ILO training! They now have a better understanding of their role in the ILS system, functioning of supervisory mechanisms and submission of reports to […]
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Students in the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Second Chance Programme recently spent a transformative day at Nassau Cruise Port. A group of 60 children and 10 RBPF chaperones received an exclusive tour of the cruise port, which included an exciting visit to the Bahamas Museum of Junkanoo. Members of the Nassau Cruise Port team, […]
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According to a new special report by the agencies, the cost of inaction on hunger and food insecurity represents an average of 6.4% of the GDP of the countries studied. The new report Financing Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean, jointly produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United […]
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Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report published today by five United Nations specialized agencies. The annual report, launched this year in the context of the G20 […]
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Mobilising Caribbean communities and equipping them with the skills necessary to respond to and recover from natural disasters and climate change impacts are vital to building the region’s resilience. This key lesson was shared by the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Community Development Specialist, Mr. Richardo Aiken, during the University of Wolverhampton’s recent online panel discussion at […]
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