Caribbean and UN SDGs Summit

By Elizabeth Morgan This is summit week at the United Nations (UN) in New York at the start of the...

Regional Masculinity and Gender Equality workshops reach Jamaica

“It is a well-established fact that improved relations between women and men cannot be achieved by the efforts of women...

US$14M announced for CARICOM community development projects at India-CARICOM Summit

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has announced a US$14M grant for community development projects in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...

World Maritime Day 2019 – Supporting gender equality, empowering women

On 26 September, IMO and the global maritime community celebrate the annual World Maritime Day, under the theme “Empowering Women...

CARICOM engagements on sidelines of the UN General Assembly

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and other CARICOM Representatives are participating in a number of engagements on the sidelines of...

Bank of Guyana blocks Scotiabank takeover

(Guyana Chronicle) THE Central Bank has denied Republic Bank Financial Holdings (RBFH) plans to take over the operations of Scotiabank...

Regional Officials to attend CARICOM Forum on International Investment Agreements

Investment officials from CARICOM Member States will come together for the CARICOM Forum on International Investment Agreements from 30 September...

Choices made now are critical for future of our ocean, cryosphere

(IPCC, MONACO, Sept 25) – The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency of prioritising...

Caribbean gets smart to cope with hurricanes

(Phys.org) After monster Hurricane Irma annihilated the farm sector of Barbuda in 2017, growers got smart: among other changes, they...