Supply chain crisis expected to ease in 2nd half of 2022  – CARICOM Business

Supply chain crisis expected to ease in 2nd half of 2022 – CARICOM Business

Global shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd anticipates that the strained situation in the global supply chains will ease in the second half...

Prince of Wales Launches Climate Action Scholarships for Small Island Nation Students

Prince of Wales Launches Climate Action Scholarships for Small Island Nation Students

(Clarence House Press Release) HRH The Prince of Wales, with the University of Cambridge, to launch Climate Action Scholarships for...

Feasibility and Benefits of a Transition to Mercury-free Lighting in CARICOM

Feasibility and Benefits of a Transition to Mercury-free Lighting in CARICOM

In the lead up to #MinamataCOP4, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Clean Lighting Coalition are hosting a virtual...

Regional Partners Agree:  Sexuality Education in the Caribbean Needs to be better

Regional Partners Agree: Sexuality Education in the Caribbean Needs to be better

(Caribbean Spotlight Initiative) – Regional partners have agreed that Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in the Caribbean needs to be better....

CARICOM Secretariat revises Organisational Structure

CARICOM Secretariat revises Organisational Structure

The CARICOM Secretariat has revised its organisational structure to refocus the work of its Directorates and Offices in order to...

Suriname assumes Industrial Policy Portfolio in CARICOM Quasi Cabinet

Suriname assumes Industrial Policy Portfolio in CARICOM Quasi Cabinet

Suriname now has responsibility for Industrial Policy in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet. Chair of the Community, the Hon. John Briceno,...

Ukraine war now ‘apocalyptic’ humanitarians warn, in call for safe access

Ukraine war now ‘apocalyptic’ humanitarians warn, in call for safe access

(United Nations News) On day 13 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and amid rising numbers of civilian casualties, UN rights...

CARICOM’s COVID-19 vaccination status – a continuing concern

CARICOM’s COVID-19 vaccination status – a continuing concern

By Elizabeth Morgan Several CARICOM countries have the lowest COVID vaccination rates in the Americas and among some of the...

CARICOM participates in the Fourth Inter-Governmental Conference (IGC4) on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction

CARICOM participates in the Fourth Inter-Governmental Conference (IGC4) on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction

Following a two-year delay as a result of COVID-19, the International community  re-convened at UN Headquarters in New York this...