Mexico strengthens agricultural ties with Caribbean
MÉRIDA – The Ministers of Agriculture of Mexico and the Caribbean recently met to discuss the need to improve regional collaboration for the benefit of rural development in their countries, and highlighted the technical cooperation provided by the Inter-American Institute…
UK: Caribbean photography exhibition begins Black History Month at the Belgrade Theatre
From Warwick Black History Month celebrations are kicking off at the Belgrade Theatre with the launch of a Caribbean photography exhibition; Embodied Islands running from 4 – 28 October. The exhibition has been put together and curated by Associate Professor…
15 CARICOM nationals start specialized fisheries training at top Australian university
Belize City, Friday, 23 September 2016 (CRFM)—Fifteen fisheries personnel, including senior fisheries officers, fisheries officers, analysts and policy officers, traveled to Australia this week to participate in a specialized training course on “Enhancing Fisheries Management Capacity in the Caribbean Region.”…
Minister Cuffie calls On ICT providers to develop solutions for Caribbean countries
From cvtt Telecommunications companies and ICT providers need to do greater research in developing and proposing ICT solutions for Trinidad and Tobago and the region, rather than simply offering approaches developed for developed countries that have not proven to be…
Letter to the Editor From Leonardo Raznovich
Immigration Appeal Tribunal: no room for discrimination under the constitution of the Cayman Islands I understand that you are aware from other sources that the Immigration Appeals Tribunal has decided in our favour. Many of you have been reaching out…
Caribbean experience in agritourism shared with South Pacific
From IICA IICA was instrumental in facilitating the first Agritourism Workshop in the Republic of Vanuatu, a pacific island nation located 1750 kilometers east of Australia. Port Vila, July 8, 2016 (IICA). At the request of the Government of Vanuatu…
GSA’s Northeast and Caribbean region reaches $1.6 Million mark in Demand response Rebate
For a third year in a row, Public Buildings Service (PBS) Commissioner Norm Dong, Regional Administrator Denise Pease, and Regional Commissioner Frank Santella gathered at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York to celebrate a major milestone. Since…
St. Kitts and Nevis among Caribbean countries supported by the OECS and CARICOM in geothermal prospects
From SKNIS Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 13, 2016 (SKNIS): St. Kitts and Nevis and other countries of the Caribbean Region that have commenced the process of geothermal energy exploration are being guided by the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the…
LGBTQI Issues in the Cayman Islands: Queering Paradigms 7
Cayman Islands will be hosting the 7th instalment of the Queering Paradigms conference series, 11-12 June 2016. Venue to be announced. Queering Paradigms is a well established conference and book series which seeks to challenge sexual and gender discrimination by…
SLCHSA statement on Cuba – CARICOM Day
From St Lucia Times OUR INTEGRATION HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES Diplomatic relations between Cuba and the four independent Caribbean nations at the time; Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana were established forty three years ago on 8th December 1972. Subsequently,…