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Concerns mount over Bahamas immigration policy
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organization of American States (OAS) have both expressed concerns, at the diplomatic level, about the new immigration policy in The Bahamas that has touched such a nerve in some sectors of the international community. Prime Minister Perry Christie confirmed that international agencies had indeed expressed that concern directly to the government.…
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CARICOM Secretary General stirs hope for ‘Free Movement’
CURRENTLY faced with the challenge of securing a realistic compromise with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over a threatened US$42 million lawsuit against the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), the decision-makers of our Caribbean Community are, encouragingly, also revealing a new zeal to inspire popular confidence in the future of the region’s economic integration movement.At the…
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Venezuela commits to PetroCaribe despite oil price dip
CARACAS, November 20, 2014 – Venezuela on Thursday pledged that the preferences given to regional countries under the PetroCaribe Agreement will remain in place, with oil being supplied on favorable terms to member states despite a drop in international crude prices. This commitment was given during a meeting of PetroCaribe member states in Caracas to review the current situation. Venezuela's…
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Multiple renewable energy options in all CARICOM Member States – Dr. Devon Gardner
Multiple renewable energy options exist in all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States in all of them, the obvious one being solar. All are medium to high in terms of solar energy potential, Dr. Devon Gardner, Energy Programme Manager at the CARICOM Secretariat, revealed. In varying degrees, Member States also have geo-thermal, hydro, and wind sources of energy, Dr. Gardner said.…
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Sustainable development good for business
Sustainable develop-ment has become a key element of postal development. “It can be used to improve relationships with partners; create new markets; respond to customer’s expectations; ensure the professional development of employees and social dialogue; and to educate the public about the environmental and social causes,” says Universal Postal Union (UPU) representative Ann-Claire Blet. She was at the time addressing…
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Climate Resilience Strategy and Action Plan being developed under the LCDS
A CLIMATE Resilience Strategy and Action Plan (CRSAP) is currently being developed by the Government of Guyana through the Office of Climate Change (OCC), to provide a comprehensive framework for addressing climate change adaptation and resilience in Guyana. This framework will help Guyana to address direct and indirect impacts associated with extreme events, as well as emerging, indirect, slow-onset climate…
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IMF monitoring impact of PetroCaribe on regional economies
By Kenton Chance KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Nov 19, CMC — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is monitoring the potential impact any changes to PetroCaribe, Venezuela’s oil alliance with several Caribbean islands will have on regional economies. Analysts say the initiative, which allows countries to pay for part of their oil import from Caracas over a 20-year period…
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CARICOM, Lithuanian embark on historic diplomatic relations
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Lithuania charted a historic course of diplomatic relations when the first Ambassador of a Baltic country, Her Excellency Raimonda Murmokaite, was accredited to CARICOM on Monday, 17 November 2014. In welcoming the Lithuanian envoy, Deputy Secretary-General Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan described the occasion as “quite an honour.” “You have been…
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Ministerial Joint Statement between Japan and CARICOM
The Fourth Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference was held in Tokyo on 15th November 2014 with the participation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and other Heads of Delegations of the Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Fumio Kishida and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of…
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Former Secretary General launches memoirs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, CMC – Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Sir Shridath Ramphal has launched his memoirs entitled, “Glimpse of a Global Life” . The launch was held at the Hall of Americas at the Organization of American States (OAS) last Friday at the 58th lecture series of the Americas. In his presentation, Shridath…
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