Caribbean States call for technical support to conduct Marine Surveys
Posted By St Vincent Times The request was originally made by the Caribbean and submitted to the FAO in 2017. The FAO however informed in 2018, that the Nansen research vessel was committed to working in Africa and the Bay…
Caribbean States intensify fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Transnational Organized Crime, through the Blue Justice Initiative
Belize City, Tuesday, 28 September 2021 (CRFM)— Caribbean Ministers responsible for Fisheries and Blue Economic Growth are scheduled to meet in conference on Monday, 4 October 2021, with representatives from the Government of Norway, the CARICOM Secretariat, and other regional…
Caribbean States prepare to battle illegal fishing
Belize City, Friday, 19 July 2019 (CRFM)— Eighteen border control officers from seven Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) are currently undergoing a four-week training course in Fisheries Prosecution and Interdiction, organized by the Barbados-based Regional Security…
Caribbean commitment to IMO standards to support the blue economy
From Hellenic Shipping News Caribbean States and Territories have re-affirmed their commitment to implementing IMO standards for safe, secure and sustainable shipping. This is part of wider efforts to intensify investments and harness the full potential of the oceans, rivers…
Caribbean women call for non-interference in Venezuela
From Stabroek News By Danuta Radzik, Andaiye, Honor Ford-Smithand D. Alissa Trotz If you would like to support this statement, please add your name at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOaYK7DrMl1wTADDzWRqC9rSN34640noU-zOiMmZDxEhJLdA/viewform?usp=sf_link We the undersigned Call on all parties to guarantee that the…
Caribbean States share common values & interests with other ACP Countries
By Reinhardt Jacobsen From IDN BRUSSELS (IDN) – As the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) girds up its loins for talks on future relations with the European Union (EU) after the Cotonou Agreement expires in February 2020,…
Caribbean States improve ability to prosecute fisheries cases
Belize City, Wednesday, 25 October 2017 (CRFM)— Twenty border control officers from six Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) completed a three-week training course in Fisheries Prosecution and Interdiction, organized by the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS)…
The View from Europe: Has rail a future in the Caribbean?
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Historically Caribbean railways existed to carry cane to factories, or raw sugar and molasses to ports. Later they were used to transport other agricultural crops, minerals, and, as urban populations grew, provided passenger…
Representatives of Caribbean cinema foster exchange in the region
Written by PL From Cuba SI A meeting with representatives of the cinema from some 20 Caribbean countries began today here seeking to promote the work and goals of the Caribbean Traveling Film Screening (CTFS). According to organizers, the meeting also…
Appointment of Council Chairman for The UWI Open Campus
Press Release:- The Office of the Principal, Barbados. 02 May 2017. The Council of The University of the West Indies (UWI) approved the appointment of Ambassador Dr. June Soomer as the new Chairman of the Open Campus Council at their…