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On 10th anniversary, CCJ boasts of high quality of Court’s jurisprudence
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) celebrates ten years since it began its operations as the exclusive court for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy and as the court designed to replace the British Privy Council as the final court of appeal for the CARICOM Region. In this the 10th year of the CCJ, Dominica became the fourth member state to accept…
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Barbados To Host CARIFESTA 2017
“Barbados will be hosting Carifesta in 2017.” Minister of Culture, Stephen Lashley made the announcement, yesterday, during a press conference at the Ministry’s Headquarters at Sky Mall, Haggatt Hall, St Michael. According to the Minister, this ‘huge venture’ fits directly under the ministry’s mandate “to propel the growth of the cultural industries and to support our artistes.” “We can reap…
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Karim: T&T could be ‘growth zone catalyst’ for CARICOM
Tertiary Education Minister Fazal Karim says he believes that Trinidad and Tobago, with its hydrocarbon resources and financial prowess, could be a ‘pivot’ or ‘growth zone catalyst’ for the development of an integrated strategy for CARICOM. Speaking at the 2nd International Conference 2015 of the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago he says with this country being the axis, one…
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Caribbean producers optimistic about new opportunities
The Third CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum opened in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Wednesday with calls for Caribbean countries to seize new opportunities offered by globalisation and improved access for the region to international markets. The mood of optimism about opportunities for Caribbean producers, many of whom attended the conference, was summed up by Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, State Minister of Jamaica, who delivered…
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Generational shift threatens global progress against HIV
Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Haiti has frequently been cited as one of the bright spots in the world’s battle against HIV/AIDS. The country, the poorest in the western hemisphere, saw its rate of new HIV infections plummet by more than 50 percent from 2004 to 2012. AIDS-related deaths have…
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OAS and GECOM sign Observer Mission agreement for elections
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have signed an agreement on the Electoral Observation Process of the 2015 General and Regional Elections. The agreement was compiled by the OAS. The signing took place on Wednesday when the OAS Chief of Mission, Ms. Lisa Shoman visited GECOM Secretariat and held discussions with GECOM officials. The agreement…
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Ganja Law comes into effect this Wednesday
KINGSTON, April 14, 2015 – The recently amended Dangerous Drugs Act commonly referred to as The Ganja Law which makes possession of two or less ounces of ganja a ticketable offence, will come into effect effect this Wednesday. According to the Justice Ministry the law is expected to among other things reduce the number of cases before Resident Magistrate's Courts…
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Martinique to Host Caribbean Conference on Climate Change
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, April 15 2015 – In the context of the World Climate Conference in December in Paris, the French Region Martinique has organised a Caribbean conference on climate change. Serge Letchimy, the President of the Regional Council, said French President Francois Hollande will attend the one-day summit here next month. Letchimy said that the May 9 summit will be…
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Phillips hails CARICOM confab with G-20
Washington DC, April 14, 2015 – Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Peter Phillips, has welcomed the opportunity to co-chair yesterday’s first Caribbean Regional Dialogue with members of the G-20 Development Working Group, at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meeting in Washington DC. In his opening remarks, Dr Phillips said he was of the impression that…
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Int’l reparations conference ends on high note
NEW YORK, USA (CMC) — An international conference on reparations has ended here with a call for Caribbean governments to proceed urgently with the recommendation that the slave-owning and slave-trading European nations be invited to attend an inter-governmental reparatory justice summit in 2015. In addition, delegates also agreed to organise two global reparations summits, the first in 2016 to be…
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