By: Staff Writer August 3, 2021 A high level committee commissioned by the University of London on the matter of keeping Commonwealth Studies in the school’s curriculum says that the…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
Structural gaps making the COVID-19 pandemic worse says UN- warns of lost decade!
By: Staff Writer August 3, 2021 Vaccination rates in the Caribbean region is only at 11.3 percent says the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)…
OAS Panel of Experts Urges ICC Action on Venezuela
August 3, 2021 Observations of the Panel of Experts in relation to decision ICC-02/18-13 The OAS Panel of Independent International Experts on the Possible Commission of Crimes against Humanity in…
Message of the OAS Secretary General on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
August 3, 2021 On this World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, my heart goes out to the victims and survivors of this crime. No one has the right to exploit…
CAHFSA advises tightened measures as African Swine Fever detected in Region
August 3, 2021 The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHSFA) is advising Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States to intensify protective measures against the African Swine Fever (ASF) which…
CARICOM-Japan partnership supporting improvements to teaching profession
August 3, 2021 The Government of Japan is supporting Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with harmonizing national teaching standards with those articulated in the CARICOM Standards for Teachers, Educational…
CDB, RSS Continue to Strengthen Maritime Security
July 30, 2021 Safer seaports and wider maritime spaces in the Eastern Caribbean are anticipated once the Regional and National Maritime Security Strategies currently being formulated by the Regional Security…
CDB Awards 25 Visual Artists with Grants to participate in the Visual Arts Biennial Accelerator
July 30, 2021 Work from 25 visual artists from across the Caribbean is currently on display in a virtual Visual Arts Biennial, the culmination of a recent accelerator programme funded…
OAS Working Group on Crisis of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees Predicts Venezuelan Exodus Could Reach 7 Million People by Early 2022
July 30, 2021 The Working Group of the Organization of American States (OAS) on the Crisis of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees in the Region today published a report in which…
2021 ARTICLE IV CONSULTATION—PRESS RELEASE; STAFF REPORT; AND STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
July 30, 2021 Under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. In the context of the 2021 Article IV…
IMF Executive Board Completes the First Review Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line Arrangement for Panama
July 30, 2021 The IMF Executive Board completed the first review under the two-year Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) arrangement for Panama which was approved on January 19, 2021 in…
Statement by the International Monetary Fund Managing Director on Suriname
July 30, 2021 At an Executive Board meeting held today, staff updated Executive Directors on recent developments in Suriname and the authorities’ request for an arrangement under the Extended Fund…