St Vincent PM talks free movement of Caribbean nationals
From Caribbean News Now ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad — “A more mature, more profound regionalism,” says Dr Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, is the only way that regional governments and peoples can tackle the social and…
Caricom must ‘stand firm’ in negotiations with Canada
From Stabroek news The Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) says Caribbean Community trade negotiators must “stand firm and leverage the good relationship that Canada has had with the Caribbean to secure a fairer free trade agreement.” In a…
Two-day UK/Caribbean meeting in London: focus on partnership, security
From Trinidad Express A two-day meeting of United Kingdom and Caribbean foreign ministers gets under way in London, England, today with the strengthening of “partnership” for economic development and security as priority agenda issues. Officially slated as the Eighth UK/Caribbean…
Keeping ‘SS Caricom’ afloat
By Rickey Singh From Trinidad Express AMID recurring criticisms of and support for the Caribbean Community, it is quite rare for serious concerns to be expressed about what it could mean for us as citizens of “one Caribbean” if we…
China’s dangerous cyber army has a firm grip on Guyana, the rest of the Caribbean
By Dennis Adonis From Epoch Times The Caricom related nations of Guyana and Jamaica are probably the Caribbean’s leading benefactors of Chinese investments, and arguably the region’s principal users of mostly counterfeit technology out of Beijing. But few would realize…
Reparations high on the agenda for CARICOM
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), (BERNAMA-NNN-BGIS) — Barbados and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states are mapping out a legal and strategic plan of action that is designed to persuade slave-trading European nations to “come to the table” and begin the discussion on reparations….
North America and the Caribbean – Human Rights
From Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights Countries of engagement Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and Grenada, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and the United…
Despite US ties
By Michelle Loubon From Trinidad Express Newspapers “One foot in. One foot out.” Visiting Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Gladstone Christie said the Bahamas is often viewed by the Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) and Caribbean nationals as having dual…
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Cayman Water awards SWRO DB contract From GWI Desalination Consolidated Water Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Ocean Conversion (Cayman) Ltd, has been awarded a contract by the Cayman Water Authority to design and build a 3,000 m3/d (0.8 MGD) SWRO system…
Non-communicable diseases in the Caribbean
Regional Status Report Launch: The Response to NCDs in the Caribbean Community (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Bridgetown, Barbados) A major step towards the reduction of Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs) was made today with the launch of the Regional Status…
