Environment Ministers agree on unified approach to tackle climate change issues
Thursday, July 26, 2018 — The OECS 5th Council of Ministers of Environment and Sustainability (COMES5) Meeting concluded on the evening of Wednesday, July 11 with Ministers of Environment identifying several areas for greater collaboration and unified action, to address…
Prioritising water, land and ecosystems management, and climate resilience in Five OECS countries with IWEco
By Donna Sue Spencer The destruction left behind in several Caribbean islands by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 highlighted their vulnerability and emphasised the need for a strong natural resource base to protect and make communities and ecosystems more…
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Antigua: Government to identify new equipment for sargassum fight
From Antigua Observer Within a few weeks Antiguans and Barbudans will see new equipment on island which will aid in the fight against the sargassum seaweed. Cabinet had agreed to the purchasing of machines to collect the smelly substance at…
Montserrat hosts 5th Meeting of OECS Environment Ministers
OECS Media Release Tuesday, July 10, 2018 — The 5th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Environmental Sustainability (COMES 5) is currently being held at the Cultural Centre in Brades, Montserrat during the period July 9-11 under the theme…
Saint Lucia to host major regional Building Standards Forum & Exhibition
OECS Media Release Tuesday, June 12, 2018 — Caribbean countries are still recovering and rebuilding from the ravages of the 2017 hurricane season underscoring the urgent need for disaster resilience to be a top priority in the region. The building…
Montserrat: still here, still home, still nice !
From OECS Wednesday, May 30, 2018 — This year, the much-anticipated OECS Council of Ministers of Environment Sustainability (COMES 5) will be held in the lovely island of Montserrat. The 5th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Environmental Sustainability…
Caribbean Fisheries Ministers to hold 12th Meeting
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, THURSDAY, 17 May 2018 (CRFM)—Caribbean Fisheries Ministers from Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) are expected to consider management plans for two vital fisheries, a protocol on small-scale fisheries and a policy on gender…
Antigua Sailing Week – Youth to Keelboat Race Day 3
From Antigua Sailing Week Thursday, May 3, 2018 — 1 team from Antigua, 1 team from London. Their one common goal…becoming better sailors. The endless blue shades of Antigua’s waters be like the action that played out on them today….
Caribbean Fisheries Forum calls region to action
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, Thursday, 26 April 2018 (CRFM)—At its recent annual meeting in Montserrat, the Caribbean Fisheries Forum framed a set of recommendations that will be submitted to regional policy-makers at the 12th Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the…
CRFM to convene 16th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum in Montserrat
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, Friday, 13 April 2018 (CRFM)—Once a year, the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), an inter-governmental organization established to promote and facilitate the responsible use of the region’s fisheries resources, convenes a meeting of heads of national fisheries…
