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Task Force report presented to WICB
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board met in Port of Spain, Trinidad yesterday, December 13, 2014. The Board deliberated on a number of matters including cricketing, governance, developmental, commercial and scheduling. Notably the Board received the Task Force and was briefed on the vision for selection by Selection Panel member Courtney…
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US$10M set aside for eighth cycle of CDB’s Basic Needs Trust Fund
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank has approved US$10 mn from the Special Development Fund for the eight cycle of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF 8). This decision was made at the 264th meeting of the Board, held Thursday December 11 at the Bank’s headquarters in Barbados. Belize, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, the Cooperative Republic…
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Jamaica Receiving Funding to Improve Climate Change Resilience
Jamaica is receiving new funding from the Inter-American Development Bank to improve the country’s resilience to climate change. The funding includes a $10 million “highly” concessionary loan and a $7,895,000 grant approved by the Inter-American Development Bank. The project is the first adaptation programme implemented by the IDB under its “Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience of the Climate Investment Funds.”…
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Alba Summit welcomes new members, Grenada and St. Kitts-Nevis
Havana, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) After approving a final declaration of 43 points read by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the 13th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America-Trade Treaty of the Peoples (ALBA-TCP) was pronounced closed. The one-day meeting held at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, attended by representatives of a dozen countries, marked…
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CARICOM ‘heartened’ by UN’s call for climate financing
LIMA, Peru (CMC) — The 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) says it is “heartened” by the call of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for development finance to be linked to funding for climate change adaptation and mitigation. “Investments in addressing climate change will propel gains in broader development goals. Conversely, investments made in development must be aligned with our climate…
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‘T&T’s immigration policy harmful to CARICOM’
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — A United States-based Caribbean group has condemned the recent deportation of 70 African nationals by immigration authorities in Trinidad and Tobago, saying that the twin-island republic's immigration policy is “harmful to Caricom” (Caribbean Community). The Brooklyn, New York-based Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) said yesterday that the action by the incumbent People's Partnership…
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Caribbean not realising full potential of film industry
From as early as the 1960s, it became obvious the Caribbean would be an amazing location for visually stimulating films and not just a place where tourists enjoyed hanging out. Hollywood film crews found their way here too. Whether it's James Bond, Jack Sparrow or Red and Andy from The Shawshank Redemption, many of our favourite movie characters have set…
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CARICOM, WICB partner for ‘Pitch in Schools Project’
A new era for cricket in schools across the CARICOM Region is about to begin with an innovative initiative from the CARICOM Secretariat called the ‘Pitch in Schools Project’. The project will pioneer a fresh innings for primary and secondary schools with a proven cricket background by providing them with an opportunity to vie for the construction of cricket net…
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Education as tool for enduring culture of peace: CARICOM
Education is a powerful weapon against oppression and can support a culture of peace, according to the Permanent Representative to the UN of St. Kitts and Nevis. Inga King was addressing the UN General Assembly on behalf of the 14 Member States of the Caribbean community, CARICOM. Ambassadors on Monday shared how their countries or regions are promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue,…
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UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (69th Session) Statement By H.E. I. Rhonda King Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations at the Launch of the International Decade for People of African Descent Trusteeship Council Chambers 10th December, 2014 New York
Mr. President, Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the fourteen member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I wish to express our heartfelt satisfaction at this afternoon’s launch of the International Decade for People of African Descent under the theme “People of African Descent: Recognition, Justice and Development”. We cannot underscore enough the significance of placing today’s launch…
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