Year: 2016
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CARICOM Secretary-General on rice importation dispute
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Jan 7, 2016–CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, arrived in Belize this Tuesday, January 5, to meet with Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who assumed the rotating chairmanship of CARICOM on January 1, and to discuss with him plans for the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting due to be held in Placencia, Stann Creek, on February 16 and…
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Zika Virus Under Surveillance
The Ministry of Health is continuing to monitor the Zika virus, which was reported in the Caribbean region for the first time in June 2015. Speaking earlier today at a press conference to address the H1N1 and Zika viruses, Minister of Health, John Boyce, reported that there are currently eight suspected cases in Barbados. (From left to right) Chief…
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Fisheries agency hosts CARICOM Secretary-General on Belize visit
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met on Thursday with Executive Director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Mr. Milton Haughton and his team of dedicated staff who continue to work with Member States to secure the Region’s invaluable fisheries resources. The Belize-based CRFM was established in 2003 with a mandate to “promote and facilitate the responsible utilization of the…
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SG meets new CARICOM Chairman, PM Barrow
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met the new Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister Hon. Dean Barrow of Belize, at the Prime Minister’s Belize City Office, on Wednesday. Prime Minister Barrow assumed the CARICOM Chairmanship on 1 January 2016, taking over from the Prime Minister of Barbados, Rt. Hon Freundel Stuart whose six-month tenure ended on December 31.…
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Guyana stands to be first country to receive assistance from CDF in second funding cycle
Guyana is likely to be the first member state to benefit from a new country assistance programme (CAP) under the CARICOM Development Fund’s (CDF) 2015-2020 funding cycle, since that country is already eligible to receive further support by virtue of having paid up its full assessed contribution to the organisation. CEO Rodinald Soomer disclosed this recently stating: “The CDF is…
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New Registrar General E-Services ‘Perfect Example’ of Public-Private Partnership Effectiveness
NASSAU, The Bahamas – Prime Minister Christie said he is a “firm believer” in the critical importance of Public Private Partnerships (“PPP”) and that the launch of the Registrar General's Department E-Services facility has been a perfect example of the effectiveness of such partnerships. “We are opening new vistas for domestic and international business, and we are making it easy…
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Caribbean Looks to Aquaculture Food Security to Combat Climate Change
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec 10 2015 (IPS) – Jimmi Jones and wife Sandra Lee’s fish farm in Belize City is unique. His fish tanks supply water and nutrients for his vegetable garden needs and the plants filter the water that is recycled back to the tanks. Jones has been showing off the “JimSan Aquaponics” style of organic farming in meetings across…
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Barbados’ 50th Birthday launches on January 6th 2015
When the launch of Barbados’ 50th Anniversary Independence celebrations comes off this Wednesday, January 6, Barbadians can expect a line-up featuring the “who’s who” of local talent. That assurance came from Manager of Special Projects at the National Cultural Foundation (NCF), Alison Sealy-Smith, during a recently-held press conference at the 50th Anniversary of Independence Celebrations Secretariat, located in the Old…
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African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) moving from aid to development
Although it was established 40 years ago, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) is still relevant today says secretary general Dr Patrick Ignatius Gomes. Guyanese-born Dr Gomes, who is in T&T for a few days before flying back on Tuesday to Brussels, Belgium, where the ACP headquarters is located, said the ACP was trying to shift from…
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PAHO says 2015 saw progress, challenges in health in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, CMC – The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) says 2015 saw both progress and challenges in health in the Americas, including the Caribbean. In its end of year report, PAHA said the Americas in April became the world’s first region to be declared free of endemic transmission of rubella, a contagious disease that can cause serious birth defects…
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