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CARIFESTA XIII Symposium
The Caribbean, the Arts and the Cultural Industries: Negotiating Tradition, Aesthetics, Economics and Legacy The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, in partnership with the Host Country Management Committee for CARIFESTA XIII, invites participation in the CARIFESTA XIII Symposium entitled “The Caribbean, the Arts and the Cultural Industries: Negotiating Tradition, Aesthetics, Economics and Legacy.” The Symposium will be…
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USAID clean energy program to help regional hospitality sector
CASTRIES, St Lucia — The United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Caribbean Clean Energy Program (CARCEP), is supporting energy efficiency across the region’s hospitality sector with a series of energy efficiency workshops. The second in this series was held in Saint Lucia on March 16-17. The forum attracted a cross section of management, operations,…
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Regional experts lay groundwork for unified response to vector-borne diseases
“Although Dengue has been in the Region for years, with the introduction of Chikungunya in 2013, and now Zika, vector-borne diseases (VBDs) have become very prominent, taking centre stage,” stated Dr Karen Polson-Edwards, Acting Director, Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). Dr Polson-Edwards was speaking at the opening of the first meeting of the Surveillance…
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Government ready for open dialogue on marijuana decriminalisation – PM Harris
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 17, 2017 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, says his government is ready for open dialogue with the relevant stakeholders on the issue of the decriminalisation of marijuana. Prime Minister Harris, responding to a question while appearing as a guest on WINN…
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CDB funds project to prevent loss of correspondent banking relationships
March 17, 2017, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved funding of US$250,000 to strengthen financial transparency, and assist in preventing the loss of correspondent banking relationships (CBRs) in the Region. In the Caribbean, CBRs facilitate a number of payment systems, including international trade, cross-border payments and receiving of remittances. Recently, some…
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Finland signals interest in CARICOM’s bio-energy
The Government of Finland, through its newly accredited envoy to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has expressed strong interest in exploring the bio-energy potential in mainland territories of CARICOM. Speaking at the ceremony at the CARICOM Secretariat for the presentation of his Letter of Credence to CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, on Thursday 16 March, 2017, the new Finnish Ambassador, His…
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Woman power as Eugene Dupuch Law School claims fifth victory at CCJ Law Moot
CCJ, Port of Spain – The Eugene Dupuch Law School of The Bahamas has won the 9th Annual Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) International Law Moot Competition. The all-female team, Raven Rolle, Megan Curry, Janessa Murray with advisor Ms. Raquel Williams, gained a fifth victory for the law school mere days after worldwide celebration of female achievements on International Women’s Day. This year,…
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Cuba agrees to extension on trade agreement with CARICOM
HAVANA, Cuba (CMC) — Cuba is providing the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries with an extension of the agreement on trade and economic cooperation which facilitates access to the Cuban market for hundreds of CARICOM products, according to an official statement issued on Monday. It said that the issue was discussed at the fifth CARICOM-Cuba Ministerial meeting that was held last…
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The Women Who Made Statin – Can It Be A Centre Of Excellence In Statistics?
On the occasion of the celebration of International Women’s Day, 2017, I take this opportunity to wish all women and particularly those in statistics all the best. In the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the contribution of women to statistics in the R egion must be undersc ored. Women are at the helm in t he Member States of The Bahamas, Dominica,…
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Americas endorse historic disaster action plan
MONTREAL, Canada, Mar 10, CMC – The fifth Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas (RP17) has ended here with at least 50 countries, including those in the Caribbean, endorsing a regional action plan (RAP) for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2015 – 2030 in the Americas. The plan which has four…
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