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FAO addresses gender inequalities in Caribbean farming
From St Kitts & Nevis Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — The Caribbean appears to fare well in global gender statistics, with a high Gender Parity Index (GPI) and good rankings reported in the most recent World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2017….
Bahamas urged: ‘Heed’ Fiscal Council warning
By NEIL HARTNELL From Tribune 242 The Bahamas would be “very wise to heed” findings that a new fiscal watchdog’s credibility will be enhanced the more independent it is from the Government. Matt Aubry, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s…
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Grenada to Launch USD42m Water Resiliency Project
By Jewel Fraser From Inter Press Service PORT-OF-SPAIN, Nov 26 2018 (IPS) – Water-scarce Grenadians will soon get some relief through a Green Climate Fund-approved project to be launched next year that will make Grenada’s water sector more resilient to…
Civil society role critical to advance CCJ, says former president
By LK Hewlett From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — Former president of the Caribbean Court of Justice Sir Dennis Byron has weighed in on why two more Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have rejected the CCJ. Antigua and…
Reading Road Show targets early learners as part of St. Lucia’s Reading Month celebrations
OECS/USAID Early Learners Program (ELP) Tuesday, November 6, 2018 — Young book lovers in St. Lucia experienced a welcomed treat last Friday when a Reading Road Show and literary extravaganza got underway as part of St. Lucia’s Reading Month celebrations…
Sexual assault of US tourists a Caribbean problem, new investigative article reports
By Jodi-Ann Gilpin From Jamaica Gleaner Other Caribbean countries have been listed as areas that pose a threat to American tourists, according to a second investigative piece published by the Free Press, which is part of the USA TODAY Network….
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Caribbean Ministers approve plan to prepare for the health impact of climate change on small island developing states
Third Global Conference on Health and Climate: Special Focus on Small Island Developing States, concluded on Wednesday with an Action Plan to be implemented in the Region Washington, D.C., October 18 2018 (PAHO / WHO) — Ministers from across the…
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Grenada to host PAHO/WHO Third Global Conference on Health and Climate
Press Conference on the Third Global Conference on Health and Climate, convened by PAHO and WHO WHAT: Press Conference on the III Global Conference on Health and Climate. Ministers of Health and Environment from throughout the Caribbean will meet in…
Grenada: NDC calls for postponement of 6 November CCJ referendum
By Linda Straker From Now Granada NDC will not support the referendum bill as it now stands Cites flaws and discrepancies in the current CCJ Bill TUC calls for removal of constitutional provision so CCJ can hear elections petition Joseph…
New anti-Caribbean Court of Justice group
From Antigua Observer A month before the electorate will be asked to vote in a referendum to determine whether or not the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) should replace the Privy Council as the nation’s final court of appeal, a…
