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Haiti decrees new law to protect mangrove forests
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haiti has banned the construction, fishing and hunting in mangrove forests in a move seen as protecting the country’s endangered mangrove forests. A government statement said that people will also be forbidden from cutting, selling or otherwise making use of the trees. The decree approved by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday could affect…
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Premier attends Independence celebrations in The Bahamas
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Premier Craig Cannonier and other politicians have flown to the Bahamas to celebrate the country’s 40th anniversary of independence from Britain. Cannonier, was invited to attend official ceremonies hosted Prime Minister Perry Christie. “The Premier has also been in preliminary discussions with the Prime Minister regarding the successes and challenges of their financial model, gaming and…
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Bahamas signs MOU with United States on security
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government says the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to counter-piracy between The Bahamas and the United States will play a critical role in maintaining as well as increasing the country’s position as a leading global Flag State. Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin said the initiative would also strengthen The Bahamas’ enforcement…
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A limiting perspective
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Between the host prime minister’s opening speech and the final communiqué of last week’s CARICOM summit, there was, as feared in many quarters, a distinct lack of comfort with regard to concrete action to reinvigorate our faltering regional integration project. Certainly, there were many fine words uttered. Most Caribbean leaders can be as eloquent as West Indies…
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Carifesta XI Host Country Agreement Signed At Meeting Of Heads Of Government
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Suriname became the first Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member State and host country for the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA) to sign a Host Country Agreement for the Festival. This historic event took place at the Thirty-Fourth Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government on Friday 5 July 2013 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago when…
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UWI welcoming sponsorship for Nelson Mandela Freedom Park
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Nelson Mandela Freedom Park located at University Drive, Cave Hill, which will separate the traditional and newer parts of the Cave Hill Campus, will house a gazebo, a bar, washrooms, relaxation areas and a number of other gazebos will be spread across the landscape. Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the UWI Cave Hill Campus Sir…
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In Latin America, surprising progress on crime
In their recent trips to Latin America and the Caribbean, President Obama and Vice President Biden were right to focus on the economic opportunities in a region whose prospects have never been brighter. Despite the global economic crisis, more than 70 million of our citizens have escaped poverty in the last 10 years, and the number of middle-class families could…
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Kamla: No interference
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said yesterday her government stands by press freedom and she was not aware of political interference of any kind which may have led employees of the Guardian newspaper resigning their jobs. Persad-Bissessar expressed surprise when questioned by the Express on the issue during a walkabout at Munroe Road, Cunupia yesterday. She…
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