Posts by CARICOM

Amidst rating downgrade, Bahamas set to grow by 8% in 2021 – CARICOM Business

Amidst rating downgrade, Bahamas set to grow by 8% in 2021 – CARICOM Business

The US-based rating agency Moody’s downgraded the sovereign creditworthiness of The Bahamas slashed the country’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured...

CTU’s 17th Ministerial Seminar explored post COVID-19 imperatives for digital transformation

CTU’s 17th Ministerial Seminar explored post COVID-19 imperatives for digital transformation

(Caribbean Telecommunications Union Press Release) Wide-ranging, thought-provoking presentations aptly revolving around this year’s theme, ‘Regional Imperatives for Digital Transformation Post...

Countdown to impactful, transformational Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2021

Countdown to impactful, transformational Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2021

As the countdown begins to the Caribbean Week of Agriculture from 4 – 8 October 2021, sector participants are anticipating...

Decades of development efforts undermined by pandemic – FAO report

Decades of development efforts undermined by pandemic – FAO report

(United Nations News) COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undermining decades of development efforts, according...

‘We can end the pandemic’, UN chief says in new call for global vaccine plan

‘We can end the pandemic’, UN chief says in new call for global vaccine plan

(United Nations News) UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday repeated his call for a global COVID-19 vaccination plan to boost...

Grenada to launch digital nomad programme

Grenada to launch digital nomad programme

(Loop Caribbean) Grenada will launch a digital nomad programme in October. The island will join the likes of St Lucia,...

CARICOM’s Economic Recovery: cause for concern

CARICOM’s Economic Recovery: cause for concern

By Elizabeth Morgan From August into September, I took the opportunity in my articles to look at the exports of...

Digital skills are vital now

Digital skills are vital now

As the pandemic’s unyielding grip on the globe continues, concerns are being raised about its impact on students whose learning...

Suriname Health Minister worried at sharp increase in COVD infections

Suriname Health Minister worried at sharp increase in COVD infections

(Caribbean Media Corporation) – Health Minister Amar Ramadhin has thanked healthcare workers for their “tireless efforts and energy” to deal...

COVID ‘Shot for All’, not a luxury, but development priority: UNDP

COVID ‘Shot for All’, not a luxury, but development priority: UNDP

(United Nations News) Top politicians joined award-winning African performers and others on Tuesday, in New York, to take part in a special event organised by the...