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St Lucia Government Planning to Enact Creative Industries Bill
St Lucia will move to enact a Creative Industries Bill for the country during the upcoming parliamentary session, according to St Lucia Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy. The bill would follow the lead set by Barbados, which led the region in enacting its landmark Cultural Industries Development Bill. “This is an important vehicle for generating employment for young persons as…
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STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ST KITTS AND NEVIS ON THE ABDUCTION OF 200 NIGERIAN SCHOOL GIRLS
The Government of St Kitts and Nevis expresses its profound concern at the abduction of over 200 innocent Nigerian school girls while they were asleep in their dormitories at their secondary school in the village of Chibok on April 14. This attack has devastated an entire village, where families are forced to cope with the daily anguish of not knowing…
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Branson’s Carbon War Room, Invest Caribbean Now To Put The Spotlight On Renewable Energy
Sir Richard Branson (3rd from l.) and Caribbean leaders following the Carbon War Room’s ‘10 Island Renewable Challenge on Feb. 10, 2014. (CWR image) CaribPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. May 12, 2014: Strategies for Caribbean governments to transition to green energy will be put in the spotlight this June 4th at the Harvard Club in New York City as…
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Caribbean’s First Diplomatic Academy Opens in Trinidad
The new Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean officially opened at the University of the West Indies St Augustine Campus in Trinidad on Tuesday. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was on hand for the opening of the academy, which is a joint project between the government of Trinidad and Tobago, the Trinidad Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UWI’s…
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St Kitts Reports Major Drop in Crime
St Kitts and Nevis is reporting a significant drop in crime, according to new data from the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force. According to the new data, the island reported a 70 percent dip in crime in April compared to the same month in 2013. “Despite our challenges, it is very clear that crime has trended down in…
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Statement by the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on US non-compliance with WTO DSB Decision
The CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), at its Thirty-Eighth Meeting held in Georgetown, Guyana 9-10 May, 2014, urged the United States (US) to become compliant with the decision of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body in the matter of Antigua and Barbuda and the US with respect to Online Gaming. The Council noted that the…
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Statement by the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on US non-compliance with WTO DSB Decision
The CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), at its Thirty-Eighth Meeting held in Georgetown, Guyana 9-10 May, 2014, urged the United States (US) to become compliant with the decision of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body in the matter of Antigua and Barbuda and the US with respect to Online Gaming. The Council noted that the…
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COTED, private sector underscore importance of structured partnership
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Trade Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Regional business community began the process of re-engagement on Saturday, the final day of the 38th Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development at the Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown Guyana. The wide-ranging discourse with representative bodies of the private sector covered integration at work…
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CARICOM-Canada Agreement must take full account of Community’s development interests – CARICOM Secretary-General
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Trade and Development Agreement being negotiated between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Canada must take into full account the Community’s development interests, given the differences in size and levels of development between the two sides, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said on Friday. Addressing the opening ceremony of the 38th Meeting of the…
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Continue search for solutions to challenges – Acting Chair of COTED
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Delegates to the 38th Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) were encouraged to continue to search for solutions to the various challenges that beset the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with conviction and confidence. Acting Chairman of the COTED, the Hon. Alva Baptiste, Minister of External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation…
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