Month: June 2016
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Commonwealth ICT ministers endorse CTO’s four-year strategic plan at 2016 meeting
Outcomes of the biennial ministerial meeting held in London also include: A re-affirmation of the CTO’s mandate to coordinate Commonwealth consultations during major international conferences such as ITU’s WRC, WTSA and WTDC, ICANN’s GAC and IGF; An acknowledgement of India’s resumption as Full Member Country of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation; Support for the CTO’s plans to assess the impact of…
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USAID project boosts Grenada’s resilience to climate change
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Thursday June 23, 2016 – Grenada’s capacity to mitigate climate change risks stemming from storms, hurricanes, droughts and other extreme weather events has been enhanced by a US$9.5 million Rallying the Region to Action on Climate Change (RRACC) project. It is implemented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with the Organization of…
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Energy-efficiency strategy coming for the Caribbean
THE CARIBBEAN is, within the next two or so years, to have an energy efficiency strategy that should serve the growth agenda of various islands. To begin the work, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has secured the support of the European Union (EU). “The EU will send a team in to work with us to identify the elements of the framework…
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Caribbean region must boost efforts to prepare for increased drought – UN report
Climate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of droughts in the Caribbean, so countries in the region must enhance their capabilities to deal with this and other extreme weather-related challenges to ensure food security and hunger eradication, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said in a new report. The report, Drought Characteristics and Management…
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Putting healthy choices in your hands – Yaphene
Anastasha Elliott is the creative mind behind Yaphene, an organic cosmetic and food product business. Here’s her story…. Name of Business: Yaphene Country: St. Kitts Years of Operation: 4 years Profile: At Yaphene we farm and then create organic cosmetic and food products using the foods we produce. We believe that our health choices should be in our hands; from…
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Grenada Parliament gives nod to CCJ
ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada, Jun 21, CMC – The Grenada Parliament Tuesday approved legislation for the island to replace the London-based privy Council with the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its final court. However, before Grenada could join Barbados, Dominica, Belize and Guyana that have already made the CCJ their final court, the issue will have to go before its citizens…
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PAHO executive discussing plans for improving health in the region
WASHINGTON, Jun 22, CMC – The Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is meeting in Jamiaca to discuss strategies and plans to improve health in the Americas, including the Caribbean. Three Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries – Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas and Antigua and Barbuda – are members of the Committee, whose 158th meeting ends on Friday. PAHO…
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CEBO ‘ambassador’ in Silicon Valley for entrepreneurship summit
St. Kitts and Nevis Deputy PM Richards presents support to Ms. Elliott for her travel to Silicon Valley. (Photo courtesy the Department of Youth Empowerment)[/caption] St Kitts and Nevis entrepreneur Anastasha Elliott is in Silicon Valley, San Francisco, USA, where she will learn about and explore first-hand what the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) has to offer. While there, she will also…
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Implementation of MEAs in focus at CARICOM workshop
A workshop geared at training environmentalists on how to implement Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) began on Tuesday at the CARICOM Secretariat. The workshop is funded by the European Union and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). MEAs are legally binding agreements among three or more states relating to the environment. They play a critical role in the overall framework of environmental laws and…
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Regional programme launched to increase goat, sheep meat production
JAMAICA has endorsed a regional programme that seeks to improve the stock of sheep and goats in the country while training persons in animal husbandry, with particular emphasis on small ruminants. The Latin American Small Ruminants Programme and the Caribbean Small Ruminants Capacity-uilding Programme are funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, and the Government of New Zealand. Apart from…
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