Communiqué of the 70th Meeting of the OECS Authority
Saturday, June 19, 2021 — The Seventieth Meeting of the OECS Authority was held virtually on June 18th 2021, under the Chairmanship of Dr. The Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada. In honour of the Organisation’s 40th Anniversary, since…
CCRIF Scholarships for Academic Year 2021/22 open to Caribbean Nationals
Call for Applications Now Open! Wednesday, March 24, 2021 — Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Financing Facility (CCRIF SPC) is now inviting applications from citizens of CARICOM member countries and CCRIF member countries in the Caribbean for studies in…
Droughts, hurricanes, pandemic, and hope: Current realities impacting Caribbean agriculture
Op-ed by the Hon. Saboto Caesar, Minister of Agriculture in St. Vincent and the Grenadines A united approach to regional agriculture is the only way the agriculture sector in the Caribbean can be hopeful – even amidst the avalanche of…
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CARICOM announces Guyana Solar Challenge Winners
Georgetown, Guyana: Solar Head of State, a non-profit that helps world leaders become green by installing solar panels on government buildings, has announced the winners of the Guyana Solar Challenge, a competition that invited young people from across the country to create…
CARICOM and Central American Fisheries Ministers solidify partnership
Fisheries Ministers of CARICOM and Central America join forces to promote ocean-based economic growth and combat IUU fishing in the Caribbean BELIZE CITY, FRIDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2019 (CRFM)—After several hours of deliberation at their Second Joint Meeting held in Belize…
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Exports of essential oils from the Caribbean to Europe are increasing due to the boom in natural cosmetics
Natural cosmetics are growing at an annual rate of 8-10% in the EU, increasing demand for natural ingredients like essential oils 50% of British consumers favour cosmetics made from natural ingredients, the highest figure in Europe In the past year,…
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CARICOM considers imposing travel fee
By Azad Ali From Caribbean Life CARICOM is considering attaching a fee to the airline and cruise ship tickets of tourists to help fund regional security institutions. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley made this disclosure during a…
PM Harris congratulates Constables Griffin and Mickle for representing St. Kitts-Nevis and its police force very well at CARICOM meeting
July 5th, 2019St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris took time out of his hectic schedule in Saint Lucia today, Friday, July 5th, 2019, to heartily congratulate Constable 515 Justin Griffin…
Jamaicans.com: Top 7 Jamaican & Caribbean news stories you missed the week ending July 5th, 2019
From Jamaicans.com POPULATION OF JAMAICA GETTING OLDERJamaica had a second consecutive year of negative population growth in 2018, according to the Planning Institute’s Economic and Social Survey of Jamaica (ESSJ). The population was measured an estimated 2.7 million people in 2018. This…
Prime Minister Harris’ remarks as Outgoing Chairman of CARICOM, July 3rd, 2019
REMARKS BY THE OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), DR. THE HON. TIMOTHY HARRIS AT THE OPENING OF THE FORTIETH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY Saint Lucia3 JULY 2019 Sir Emmanuel Neville Cenac, Governor General of Saint Lucia; Honourable Allen Chastanet, Prime…
