New GEF-Funded Blue Economy Initiative begins in Caribbean

(Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Press Release)—A new US$46M initiative to promote Blue Economic priorities in the Caribbean gets underway with...

CARICOM nationals to Chair two WTO bodies

Representatives from two CARICOM Member States have been identified to Chair World Trade Organisation (WTO) bodies. According to a press...

UN Women, CDB, CARICOM launch national surveys on gender-based violence

(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) Approaching this year’s International Women’s Day, UN Women, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and CARICOM...

The Ongoing ACP/EU Post Cotonou Negotiations

By Elizabeth Morgan I last dealt substantively with the Post Cotonou Negotiations of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group...

First Girls in ICT Partnership Meeting to be held 6 March

The first CARICOM Girls in ICT Partnership meeting will be held on Friday, 6 March 2020. The meeting will be...

Flow Jamaica reduces data roaming charges

Flow has announced a significant reduction in data-roaming charges. Launched on February 23, Flow mobile customers now pay a new...

CARICOM Election Observers satisfied Guyana’s elections were free and fair

The CARICOM Election Observation Mission to Regional and General Elections in Guyana on March 2 is satisfied that the conduct...

Action Committee on Food and Nutrition Security holds inception meeting

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has established an Action Committee on Food and Nutrition Security which held its first meeting on...

World Bank Group Announces Up to $12B Immediate Support for COVID-19 Country Response

(World Bank Press Release) As COVID-19 reaches more than 60 countries, the World Bank Group is making available an initial...