The Caribbean MOU welcomes its 18th Member State
The Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control1 (CMOU) held its 23rd Committee meeting in Grand Cayman, The Cayman Islands from the 27th – 29th of June 2018, hosted by the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI). During…
Ja among 14 Caricom countries preparing projects to mobilise ‘green funds’
From Jamaica Observer SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) – Jamaica is among 14 Caribbean Community (Caricom) member states which will design multiple projects to mobilise resources from international sources that will allow them to improve the resilience and adaptation of agriculture, food…
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister commences Caribbean tour to strengthen relations
From teleSUR Diaz will hold meetings with the Caribbean counterparts, along with the Cuban residents and Cuban state mission personnel in those countries. Cuba’s Deputy Foreign Minister Rogelio Sierra arrived Wednesday at Trinidad and Tobago, the first Caribbean nation he…
Pirate attacks grow in Caribbean, S. America
Reuters From WND Violence increasingly used during robberies on vessels (REUTERS) — Pirate attacks around South American and Caribbean waters are growing, and violence is increasingly used during robberies committed on vessels at anchor, a report showed on Wednesday. The…
Data privacy tops Caribbean Internet Governance agenda
By Gerard Best From Curacao Chronicle PARAMARIBO – Data privacy will be among the items topping the agenda at an upcoming Caribbean Internet Governance Forum to be held by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) in Suriname this month. The meeting is…
Pirates attack
BY BERT WILKINSON From Caribbean Life Guyana’s annual May 1 Labor Day holiday celebrations were marred by news that 16 fishermen, most of them believed to be Guyanese, were missing and feared dead following a horrendous high seas attack off…
In the #MeToo era, no sexual harassment laws exist in these Caribbean Countries
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 27, 2018: As the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and assault continues to spread virally across the U.S. and the world, toppling many powerful people, the Caribbean region has seemed almost…
Where does the Caribbean rank on press freedom?
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. April 26, 2018: Where does the Caribbean stand on press freedom? Here are the positions of the seven Caribbean nations surveyed – ranked here by News Americas from worst to best, according…
IICA assists in reclaiming and remediating degraded soils in the Caribbean
From Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Four audiovisual clips on pilot projects implemented in Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica and Suriname were created as part of a process aimed at disseminating knowledge and providing tools to facilitate decision making…
Flow Sports agrees CONCACAF Caribbean Broadcast deal covering multiple International Championships
Flow named as title sponsor of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championships Miami, FL (Friday, February 23, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and Flow Sports, the “Home of Sports in the Caribbean”, have…