By Kimberly Ramkhalawan July 7, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com Curtains closed on CARICOM’s 45th Regular Heads of Government Meeting on Wednesday in downtown Port of Spain, Trinidad, and arising from its discussions…
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Our Blue Future: PIMS Rising Tides Program Empowers Bahamian Youth to Protect Their Marine Heritage
July 7, 2023 In an age of environmental uncertainty, the Perry Institute is preparing a cadre of young Bahamian conservationists poised to defend the Caribbean seascape With its famed sapphire…
Rowley wants whole loaf on CARICOM 50TH Birthday!
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan July 4, 2023 kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com It might be their 45th Regular heads of government meeting, which was carded to take place in Dominica, as its Prime Minister Roosevelt…
Commonwealth Secretary-General to attend CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago
July 4, 2023 Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, will attend the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Port-of-Spain from 3 to…
CDB’s BNTF Hands Over Therapeutic Centre for Jamaica’s Children in State Care
July 4, 2023 The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) and Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Honourable Andrew Holness yesterday officially handed over Jamaica’s first therapeutic centre…
Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago Claim Top Prizes at 16th CARICOM Road Races-10k
July 4, 2023 The 16th CARICOM Road Races concluded yesterday, Sunday, 2 July, in Trinidad and Tobago, with Guyana and the host country taking top honours in a 10K event.…
OECS Commission and econext Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Foster Sustainable Development
July 4, 2023 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and econext, a Not-for-Profit Association based in Canada, have joined forces to promote sustainable development in the region. On…
OECS Commission and Cloud Carib sign MoU to support Digital Transformation in the OECS
July 4, 2023 The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Director General, Dr. Didacus Jules, and Cloud Carib Director, Public Sector, Mr. Eamonn Sheehy, met on April 25, 2023 to…
Message of Condolence on Passing of Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton Former Governor-General, St Kitts and Nevis
July 4, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) extends its sympathies to the Government and people of St Kitts and Nevis on the death of the country’s former Governor-General, Sir Samuel…
BVI: Fahie’s co-defendants turn, plead guilty!
By: Staff Writer June 30, 2023 Former British Virgin Islands Premier, Andre Fahie, will have to face Federal Prosecutors by himself as his co-defenants change their plea to guilty to…
The significance for the people of Bonaire on the highly anticipated Dutch King Willem Apology for Slavery
June 30, 2023 With the possible apology by King William on July 1, 2023, the commemoration of 160 years abolition of slavery in the Dutch Kingdom, that same day there…
Only practical use of Venezuela’s seat at the OAS is as resting place for Antigua Ambassador’s briefcase
June 30, 2023 In a bold statement during the 53rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda, revealed an amusing…