Attorney General to return to Caribbean
By Bert Wilkenson From Caribbean Life Eric Holder will soon be resigning from his office as the first African American attorney general of the United States, but he is working to ensure he has one last high-level meeting with Caribbean…
Jamaica calls for larger Caribbean strategy on climate change
From telesur Jamaica has already been affected by severe drought this year due to climate change, causing major losses in its agricultural sector and affecting over 20,000 small farmers. Jamaica’s minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Robert Pickersgill,…
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Cayman dump on fire once more On Sunday morning (17) fire crews were fighting a major fire at the Cayman Islands George Town Dump once more. The fire was reported around 11:15am with approx. 5,000 sq.ft. of the landfill site…
Sea level rise and its impact on the Cayman Islands
This report uses the latest geospatial data and satellite telemetry to formulate various sea-level rise scenarios given current climate change predictions. Specifically, the report reveals what the real loss in terms of land area would be at various instances of…
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Caribbean Community’s first strategic plan now online
From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The Executive Plan may be downloaded from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) website, or here. Further background papers will be provided in due course. CARICOM heads of government approved the strategic plan at their…
Caribbean leaders and Spain to strengthen partnership
From South Florida Caribbean News BASSETTERE, ST. KITTS – The Caribbean and Spain have pledge to further strengthen the stable, friendly and strategic partnership between both countries which is based on the common values of respect for the principles of…
High expectations at Seattle’s first legal marijuana store
By Alex Lessard-Pilon From New York Mag It’s a hot, cloudless day on an industrial strip in Seattle’s SoDo district, and hundreds of people are waiting patiently to buy marijuana. They are lined up along barricades that lead to the…
Bahamas Independence/CARICOM chairman wants UNITY
Residents attend Ecumenical services of Thanksgiving in East and West Grand Bahama in honor of the 41st Anniversary of Independence The Thanksgiving Service for residents of West Grand Bahama Thursday July 3, 2014, Freeport, Grand Bahama Island – Celebrations for…
The Caribbean community’s first strategic plan: How it evolved
(CARICOM Secretariat Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community’s first Strategic Plan, driven by inputs and reviews by stakeholders across the Community, will be presented to CARICOM Heads for consideration at their 35th Annual conference in Antigua and Barbuda, July…
Trade union of the poor versus club of the rich
By Adekeye Adebajo, From BD Live THE 79-member African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group — to which South Africa belongs — recently celebrated its founding in Brussels. The group was established in 1975 with nonreciprocal access to the market of…
