Year: 2015
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CARICOM negotiators push key issues as COP 21 releases draft agreement
As negotiators review a preliminary draft agreement issued Wednesday at the UN Climate Change conference, COP 21, in Paris, CARICOM Ministers and Heads of delegations are pressing for outstanding concerns to be adequately represented in the final outcome agreement, due on Friday. At the top of the list is the long term temperature issue, on which CARICOM continues to stress…
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Prime Minister Browne appreciative of relations with Cuba
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Hon. Gaston Browne, has identified health, the development of human resources, construction and sports among the areas of high level cooperation between Cuba and the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Such cooperation, he said, had effectively contributed to the growth of well-being of the peoples of the Community. His comments were contained in…
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United Nations Security Council adopts ground-breaking resolution on Youth, Peace and Security
New York – The United Nations Security Council has today adopted a ground-breaking resolution on Youth, Peace and Security which recognizes that “young people play an important and positive role in the maintenance and promotion of international peace and security”. This historic acknowledgement of the critical role of young people’s role in supporting durable peace will bolster the work of…
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CARICOM Chair lauds Community’s close ties with Cuba
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has reiterated its commitment to further strengthening and enhancing the close bonds of camaraderie and cooperation with Cuba. As we celebrate another year of friendship and look forward to another of continued cooperation, I take this opportunity, on behalf of the Governments and People of the Caribbean Community, to extend best wishes for the well-being and…
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CARPHA gets IDB funding to address tourism sustainability challenges
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved funding to the tune of US$800,000 for the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to address health, safety and environmental (HSE) threats that challenge the sustainability of tourism in the Caribbean. CARPHA, which has direct responsibility for the execution of the project will work along with the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) and the Caribbean…
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Regional Spanish teachers training under CARICOM-Mexico Cooperation Programme
The teaching skills of 33 Spanish teachers from varying CARICOM Member States are expected to be strengthened with a training course that is being implemented by the CARICOM Secretariat in collaboration with the government of Mexico. From December 7, two professors from the National Pedagogic University of Mexico, Professor Elin Emilsson and Dr. Victoria Villaseñor began delivering a two-week Spanish training course intended to provide the…
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CARICOM finds Chinese support on key Climate Change issues
The Chinese delegation at the bilateral meeting with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met Monday with China on the sidelines of the Climate Conference, COP 21 in Paris, France. The CARICOM team was led by the Environment Minister of Barbados Dr. Denis Lowe, and included the Minister of Governance, with responsibility for Natural Resources in Guyana, Raphael…
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Arrival Statement: CARICOM Election Observation Mission in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The eight-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Election Observation Mission for the St. Vincent and the Grenadines General Elections on Wednesday, 9 December 2015 has been engaging various groups and institutions since its Members began arriving in the country on 4 December. The Mission is headed by Mr. Gasper Jn. Baptiste, Chief Elections Officer of Saint…
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Caribbean Energy Efficiency Lighting Project takes their Knowledge Road Show to Dominica and Saint Lucia
Against the background of the Caribbean being home to some of the highest per capita energy costs in the world, the Caribbean Energy Efficiency Lighting Project (CEELP) team recently engaged representatives and members of a diverse array of community groups from across the region to raise awareness about the benefits of energy efficient lighting. As part of the project’s mandate…
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Making the Case for Caribbean Fishers at Paris Climate Conference
PARIS, Dec 6 2015 (IPS) – Horace Walters has made the 6,903km journey from his native St. Lucia to Paris to deliver a simple, yet urgent message to the international community. Walters, who has been involved in fishing for more than 40 years, said coastal communities, fishers, and fish farmers are already profoundly affected by climate change. He pointed to rising…
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