August 6, 2021 In this episode, Communications Officer at the CARICOM Secretariat, Mrs Tusankine English-Francis, presents a weekly news roundup of the latest from the Caribbean Community. Highlights: 00:00:58 GOVERNANCE:…
Category: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
BEB, OAS and the Republic of Panama Partnering to Promote Alternative Care Measures for Children
August 6, 2021 Both Ends Believing (BEB) announced today that its technology platform, Children First Software (CFS), will be implemented in Panama. BEB and the Republic of Panama recently signed…
New Ambassador of Guyana Presents Credentials to OAS
August 6, 2021 The new Permanent Representative of Guyana to the Organization of American States (OAS), Samuel Hinds, presented his credentials today to OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro in a…
IDB Backs $41M programme to help farmers, boost Food Security in Panama
August 6, 2021 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $41 million programme to improve food security and help farmers in Panama. The initiative aims to help farmers increase profitability…
IDB Approves $30M Project to help Panama get Vaccines, address COVID-19
August 6, 2021 THE $30 MILLION INVESTMENT PROJECT AIMS TO REDUCE MORBIDITY, MORTALITY AND MITIGATE THE OTHER INDIRECT HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a…
CARICOM congratulates Jamaica on 59 years of Independence
August 6, 2021 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and people of Jamaica on the country’s 59th Anniversary of Independence, which it marks on 6 August 2021 under…
High level committee vows not to scrap Institute of Commonwealth Studies!
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…
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…