Year: 2016
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CDB approves funds for more climate resilient Caribbean transport sector
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jul. 28, CMC – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved funds to address the high incidence of damage to the road infrastructure in Caribbean countries by natural hazard events and the potential for the loss of roads by rising sea levels. Through a technical assistance project, the Bank provide US$768,000 to fund a study on approaches for…
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Take advantage of CSME – CARICOM Secretariat Economic Adviser tells businesses
Regional private sector organisations should take advantage of the free movement of factors of production that the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) allows in order to achieve production efficiency and competitiveness. This was the view of Adviser, Directorate for Trade and Economic Integration of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Ms. Desiree Field-Ridley. Ms. Desiree Field-Ridley, Adviser, Single Market and Sectoral Programmes, CARICOM…
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CXC Launching CAPE Green Engineering Syllabus
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will launch its latest New Generation Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) subject, Green Engineering, on Thursday 28 July in Guyana. The launch ceremony will take place at 10:00 am at the Theatre Guild in Georgetown. The Honourable Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, Minister of Education will deliver the feature address, while Dr Paulette Bynoe, a member of…
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Six Caribbean countries receive training on improved breed management and techniques for small ruminants
As a result of the training, farmers from the region will be able to put more money in their pockets and more affordable, local food on the plates of Caribbean residents. Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, July 27, 2016. The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and the Dominican Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Research (IDIAF) have joined together to…
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CARICOM Secretariat to host the Inaugural Meeting of the Results-based Management (RBM) Leadership Group
The inaugural meeting of the CARICOM RBM Leadership Group will be held on Friday 29 July 2016 under the chairmanship of the CARICOM Secretariat’s Deputy Secretary-General Ambassador Dr Manorma Soeknandan. The Leadership Group which was established in June 2016 is comprised of senior representatives of the fifteen (15) Member States, twenty-four (24) Regional Institutions and staff of the CARICOM Secretariat.…
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ILO signs MOU with CARICOM to provide assistance on a regional LMIS
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to provide technical support for the implementation of its Labour Market Information System (LMIS) Project for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) under the 10th European Development Fund. In particular it will customize the IT tool “.Stat” for CARICOM LMIS purposes. “.Stat”…
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CARICOM Presses Ahead with Training for Immigration Officers
Approximately fifty immigration officers are to be trained in Saint Lucia this week on issues related to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the free movement of skilled CARICOM nationals. This is part of a series of training workshops facilitated by the CARICOM Secretariat which seek to ensure immigration officers are equipped to carry out their duties regarding…
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CDB unveils new programme to assess poverty in the Caribbean
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, July 26, 2016 – Across the Caribbean, policymakers rely heavily on the availability of timely, accurate and reliable poverty data to support national and regional development initiatives. Despite making considerable progress on how they measure poverty, many countries in the Region do not frequently update or report on key poverty indicators, and are not able to assess…
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Tri-nation animators, experts strengthening Caribbean creative industries
Suriname was the hub of activities earlier this month to explore avenues for collaboration towards the development of the creative sector in the Caribbean as attention continues to be ramped up in the field of animation in the Region. The Spang Makandra Creative Week was held there from 7–15 July, 2016, and brought together various stakeholders from Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and…
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Jamaica participates in clinical trials for Zikv
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaica will shortly be participating in a number of clinical trials in the drive to find a vaccine to treat the Zika Virus (ZIKV). Addressing a Ministry of Health/Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) Parish Town Hall Meeting at the Sandy Bank Primary School in St. Elizabeth on July 21, the Minister…
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