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  • Photo of Grenada Olympians represent proudest moment, says PM

    Grenada Olympians represent proudest moment, says PM

    ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (GIS) — Prime minister of Grenada, Dr Keith Mitchell, has described the success of Kirani James and Bralon Taplin in reaching the finals of the Olympics 400m as one of the proudest moments in the history of Grenadian life. Mitchell, who was attending several engagements in Trinidad at the weekend, spoke of the joy of not just…

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  • Reparations baton heads to Saint Lucia

    The CARICOM Regional Reparations Baton will arrive in Saint Lucia next week, for a formal transfer of the travelling beacon of the regional reparations movement. Sponsored by the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC), the wooden baton is being taken across the Caribbean Community to the nine National Reparations Committees (NRCs) established to help national governments pursue CARICOM’s quest for reparations from…

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  • Photo of CARICAD Board appoints new Executive Director; change, transition highlighted at Georgetown Meeting

    CARICAD Board appoints new Executive Director; change, transition highlighted at Georgetown Meeting

    Mr. Devon Rowe, a national of Jamaica and former Financial Secretary in that country, has been appointed new Executive Director of the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD). Mr. Rowe is a seasoned finance professional with a Master’s degree in Public Administration and has over two decades of leadership experience in the public sector. He will assume duties as CARICAD’s…

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  • Photo of Economic recovery gaining ground in OECS – IMF

    Economic recovery gaining ground in OECS – IMF

    WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says economic recovery in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) is gaining ground, supported by continued low oil prices, strong tourism arrivals, and robust citizenship-by-investment receipts. The IMF said that three failed banks have been resolved with no spillovers to the rest of the region and fiscal management has improved. The ECCU…

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  • Photo of IICA funding to develop Guyana’s Bio-inputs for agri sector

    IICA funding to develop Guyana’s Bio-inputs for agri sector

    Georgetown, GINA, August 11, 2016 Guyana is set to become the first Caribbean country to be a part of the Competitive Fund for Technical Cooperation (FonTc) Bio-inputs Agricultural Project, funded by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA).   Agriculture stakeholders at the launch of the Bio-inputs workshop at the Ministry of Agriculture Boardroom The project is aimed at…

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  • Photo of World Bank and Caribbean Export Partner to Strengthen Early-Stage Investment in the Caribbean

    World Bank and Caribbean Export Partner to Strengthen Early-Stage Investment in the Caribbean

    According to Ganesh Rasagam, practice manager for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice at the World Bank Group, “This program will serve as a valuable initiative to promising Caribbean start-ups and growth entrepreneurs. It will help unlock much-needed private capital, particularly from business angels and other early-stage investors through investment facilitation grants and related activities such as the…

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  • Photo of CARICOM ACP-MEAs-supported International Congress on Biodiversity underway in Guyana

    CARICOM ACP-MEAs-supported International Congress on Biodiversity underway in Guyana

    The fourth International Congress on Biodiversity of the Guiana Shield,  which has received funding from the Caribbean Community CARICOM through the ACP-MEAs project, got underway in Georgetown, Guyana, on Monday.   The event is being held under the theme ‘Leveraging our High Endemicity, Cultural Diversity and intact Ecosystems for inclusive Growth and Secure Futures’. Two of the countries of the Guiana Shield, Guyana and Suriname, are…

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  • Photo of Caribbean Women on the Agenda  at CANTO 2016

    Caribbean Women on the Agenda at CANTO 2016

    San Juan , 04/08/16 –  Wednesday August 3rd and there was no letting up of the pace and exuberance or participation as delegates started day three of the CANTO 32nd Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition which is currently taking place at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel and Casino from July 31st – August 5th.     The day started with a…

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  • Photo of CIMH and Sutron Corporation partner to help Caribbean nations build climate resilience

    CIMH and Sutron Corporation partner to help Caribbean nations build climate resilience

    (Bridgetown, Barbados) — National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) from across the Caribbean are now better equipped and trained to monitor climate in the region, thanks to a series of training workshops co-hosted by the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) and international environmental and hydrological monitoring company Sutron Corporation.   The training, which took place from July 25…

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  • Photo of Trinidad to host conference of Americas Defence Ministers

    Trinidad to host conference of Americas Defence Ministers

    PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Caribbean News Now) -The 12th Conference of Defence Ministers of the Americas (XII CDMA) will be held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from October 10-12, 2016. During this three-day conference an unprecedented number of ministers of defence and delegates from the 34 nation states representing the Americas are scheduled to attend. Prior to this conference, a two-day…

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