OECS youth entrepreneurs explore new horizons in Denmark
By Kwesi Roberts Thursday, July 11, 2019 — For the first time, three youth entrepreneurs from the OECS pitched their business startups at the Creative Business Cup (CBC) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Kenna Questelles George from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Founder of LinkUp; Tamara…
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Caribbean countries to benefit from access to insurance for the Fisheries sector
Monday, July 8, 2019 — CCRIF SPC and the World Bank are pleased to announce that on July 1, the Facility issued the Caribbean Oceans and Aquaculture Sustainability FaciliTy (COAST) fisheries parametric insurance policy to two of its member governments –…
Scenes from the 40th Regular CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Saint Lucia
Above, Prime Minister Harris engaged in camaraderie with his fellow CARICOM Heads of Government yesterday, Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019, in the moments ahead of the Opening Ceremony of the 40th Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government,…
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…
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4 Million Euro INTERREG Ready Together project to strengthen disaster management and response in the OECS
Article by Journalist Karel Clotaire reproduced under courtesy of France-Antilles Guadeloupe Thursday, June 27, 2019 — “Ready together” against natural risks. The 4 million euro INTERREG Ready Together project was presented in Guadeloupe on June 12, 2019. The project is led by the…
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Caribbean Forum on Energy Transportation and Resilience
Monday, June 24, 2019 — The Caribbean Forum on Energy Transportation and Resilience will be held from June 26-27 at the Bay Gardens Beach Resort in Saint Lucia under the theme “Opportunities for Investment and Innovation”. WHAT The main objective of the forum…
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Conclusions of the Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 — The annual Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting gathered officials from 53 countries in Geneva, Switzerland on 19 May 2019, to discuss the acceleration of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Four of the six independent Member States of the OECS were…
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CARDI Saint Lucia to host workshop on Market Intelligence as a Strategy to better manage Climatic Variability Risks
By Andrea K. Veira CARDI Representative for Saint Lucia Monday, May 27, 2019 — The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), Saint Lucia will welcome specially invited participants to a one day workshop aimed at strengthening capacity in the agricultural…
Saint Lucia’s tourism minister issues challenge to Caribbean rum producers
By WIRSPA Secretariat (PRESS RELEASE) – Caribbean rum producers have been challenged to fully exploit the potential of the regional tourism industry to build their brands. St. Lucia’s Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), Dominic Fedee,…
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Closure Conference of the OECS GCCA Project to be held in Saint Lucia on April 24-25 2019
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 — The Closure conference of the OECS GCCA Project on Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in the Eastern Caribbean will take place at the Harbor Club in Saint Lucia from 25-26 April 2019. WHAT The EU…
