Year: 2014
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Statement by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) welcomes the thawing of relations between the United States and Cuba and the move towards the re-establishment of diplomatic ties. CARICOM has long been an advocate for the normalisation of these relations and has raised the issue repeatedly in its interaction with both parties. As recently as last Monday, 8…
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Obama: US re-establishing relations with Cuba
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba on Wednesday and declared an end to America's “outdated approach” to the communist island in a historic shift aimed at ending a half-century of Cold War enmity. “These 50 years have shown that isolation has not worked,” Obama said in remarks from the White House. “It's…
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Number of babies born with HIV decline 78% in Latin America, Caribbean—PAHO/WHO report
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The number of babies born with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean declined by 78 per cent between 2001 and 2013, according to a new report from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The report: Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Congenital Syphilis in the Americas,…
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Caribbean reports dramatic decline in babies born with HIV
WASHINGTON, Dec 16, CMC – A new joint report by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says the number of babies born with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean declined by 78 per cent between 2001 and 2013. The report, “Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Congenital Syphilis in the Americas,”…
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CARICOM partners with WICB to boost schools
Schools throughout the Caribbean Community are being given an opportunity to vie for cricket nets as part of a new initiative announced by the Georgetown based Caricom Secretariat yesterday called the “Pitch in Schools Project”. The project will provide primary and secondary schools with an opportunity to vie for the construction of cricket net facilities or an upgrade to such…
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OAS supporting Suriname in development of National Cyber Security Plan
The Organization of American States (OAS) today concluded a two-day mission in Suriname for preparatory meetings geared towards information gathering to assist in the development of a National Cyber Security Plan. This mission consisted of an initial assessment of the current cyber security situation in the country, through the convening of stakeholders from a number of sectors, such as government,…
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Sporting facilities earmarked for facelift
Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 12, 2014 (SKNIS): A number of sporting facilities in St. Kitts are earmarked for a facelift in 2015. Minister of Sports, the Honourable Glenn Phillip stated that more than $5.5 million has been allocated to the Department of Sports with $3.9 million to cover capital expenditure on the upgrade and redevelopment of sporting facilities. Projects include enhancements…
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New Facilities In The New Year For CXC
Spanking new facilities at Pine Plantation, St. Michael, and a new Registrar for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), were among the key talking points when the Council recently held its Appreciation and Awards Luncheon, at The Crane Hotel in St Philip. In his address, Education Minister, Ronald Jones, told employees they should be in the new facilities by the end…
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Regional sugar association to work closely with COTED
The Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC) has agreed to work closely with the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to implement decisions taken by the Council in November 2014. The Association held its Board of Directors Meeting on 12-13 December, 2014 in Georgetown, Guyana, where it noted and welcomed the decisions taken at…
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