Statement on the occasion of the Forty-Seventh Anniversary of CARICOM-Cuba Diplomatic Relations
by: kendol on 11 December 2019 | 16
Prime Minister, Barbados
CARICOM
In Focus
SCLAN announces commitment to the ICPD 25 and 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda at the Nairobi Summit
(The enclosed press release is issued on behalf of SCLAN) The Spouses of the CARICOM Leaders Action Network (SCLAN) participated in the Nairobi Summit, a high- level conference on the 25th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) that took place in Nairobi... Read more
CARICOM ICT Ministers to approach telecoms providers on eliminating roaming rates
Ministers with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have agreed to collectively approach the Region’s telecommunications providers to eliminate roaming charges throughout the Community. This is one of the priorities which they identified as an early benefit with respect to achieving... Read more
Human resource development to feature at CARICOM Education Ministers meeting in Guyana
Caribbean Community Education Ministers meet this Wednesday and Thursday in Guyana with measures to govern successful implementation of the CARICOM Human Resource Development Strategy high on their agenda. The CARICOM Human Resource Development (HRD) 2030 Strategy is a long term regional policy framework,... Read more
Tackling crime and violence: CEBO training will definitely add value, says Barbados Youth Director
Speakers at the opening of a capacity-building workshop on Monday in Barbados underscored the value of entrepreneurship as a means of youth social and economic empowerment.The capacity-building workshop, also marked the official closing of the Crime and Violence Component of the EU-funded CARIFORUM Crime and... Read more
CARICOM deeply concerned about political situation in Haiti
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply concerned over the protracted political crisis in Haiti and is awaiting the country’s imprimatur for a good offices Prime Ministerial delegation to visit.Chairman of CARICOM, the Hon. Allen Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, and the CARICOM Secretariat,... Read more
Tropical storm warning for northwestern Bahamas
(The Nassau Guardian, 12 September 2019) Abaco, the Berry Islands, Bimini, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama and New Providence are all under a tropical storm warning after it was announced that an area of disturbance in the central Bahamas is expected to develop.In its 5 p.m. update, the National Hurricane Center said,... Read more
