Year: 2016
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CELAC adopts CARICOM’s call for reparations
The Community of Latin and American States CELAC Parliamentary group has adopted the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) call for reparations for native genocide and the enslavement of African people in the Caribbean through the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. The call for its adoption came via a presentation from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Speaker of the House of Assembly Jomo Thomas…
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Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year Awardee 2015
Mr. Jean Odelin Ordelus, in being a recipient of the Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Construction Category. Mr. Ordelus launched his company, OD Peint Groupe Construction, at the age of 19. Jean Odelin started OD Peint in 2002 at the tender age of just 19 – more to get away from the gas station job he was…
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OAS delegation welcomes constructive discussions in Haiti
The Special Mission of the Organisation of American States (OAS) to Haiti, headed by the Chair of the Permanent Council, Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Ronald Sanders, arrived in Port-au-Prince on Sunday. The Mission has so far met with President Michel Martelly and senior members of the government, Senate President Jocelerme Privert, and members of the various political parties…
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WHO declares Zika an International Public Health Emergency
The World Health Organization declared the spread of Zika and an associated birth defect an international public health emergency Monday, freeing funds to combat the disease. “This is an extraordinary event,” said WHO Director General Margaret Chan at a press conference Monday. “It poses a public health threat to other parts of the world and a coordinated international response is…
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Landmark agreement between IDB and CARPHA to address Tourism and Health
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. January 27, 2016. The Caribbean is the most tourism dependent region in the world, receiving a record 26.3 million stay over arrivals in 2014. These high levels of travel which bring so many economic benefits, can bring different health, social and environmental challenges, including the possible international spread of disease. In this regard,…
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CDB launches education sector reform project in Belize
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on Thursday launched a programme that will build 35 new schools, benefitting 5,300 students at the pre-primary, primary and secondary education levels in Belize. The Belize Education Sector Reform Programme focuses on providing children across the country with equitable access to a quality basic education, with a goal of increasing enrolment in post-secondary and tertiary education. It…
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Caribbean tourism sector to be enhanced by better health systems
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Trinidad and Tobago is one of six Caribbean countries to benefit from a US$800,000 Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) grant to develop and implement a regional tourism health information, monitoring and response system. The other Caribbean nations that are beneficiaries of the IDB grant, as disclosed at Wednesday morning’s grant signing ceremony, are The Bahamas, Barbados,…
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MOU boosts regional sustainable fisheries coordination
Three Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs) on Wednesday 27 January signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to facilitate, support and strengthen the coordination of actions to increase the sustainability of fisheries. The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM); the Organisation of the Central American Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector (OSPESCA); and the FAO- Western Central Atlantic…
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community condemns the acts of violence which have, in recent days, marred the ongoing electoral process in Haiti. These events have contributed to the decision to postpone the second round of the Presidential elections and the elections for the remaining members of the legislature. In the circumstances, the Community calls on…
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