Posts by CARICOM

These ‘Island Growers’ are Reducing Imports, Improving Regional Access to Affordable Fresh Food

These ‘Island Growers’ are Reducing Imports, Improving Regional Access to Affordable Fresh Food

 (Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Press Room) Food sustainability in the Caribbean has been a hot topic for years. While...

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

(United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation Press Release) The night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Santo Domingo...

CCRIF to payout US$40M to Haiti after earthquake – CARICOM Business

CCRIF to payout US$40M to Haiti after earthquake – CARICOM Business

Catastrophe Risk Financing Facility (CCRIF) SPC will make a payout of approximately US$40 million to the government of Haiti following...

Netflix Joins IDB to Promote Skills-Learning, Growth of Region’s Entertainment Industry

Netflix Joins IDB to Promote Skills-Learning, Growth of Region’s Entertainment Industry

Streaming entertainment service partners with Bank to promote the development of 21st century skills, including in the digital and creative...

CARICOM Member States given framework for learning recovery in education sector

CARICOM Member States given framework for learning recovery in education sector

A roadmap for learning recovery and enhancement for Caribbean schools is now available to principals of educational institutions within the...

PM Holness Announces No Movement Days To Curb COVID-19 Surge

PM Holness Announces No Movement Days To Curb COVID-19 Surge

(Jamaica Information Service Press Release) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced seven no movement days in a...

CARPHA Introduces Online  Form To Report Adverse Events Following COVID-19 Immunisation

CARPHA Introduces Online Form To Report Adverse Events Following COVID-19 Immunisation

(Caribbean Public Health Agency Press Release) The CARPHA Caribbean Regulatory System (CRS) has introduced an online reporting form to assist...

CTU To Discuss Internet Governance Priorities in Post-COVID-19 Era

CTU To Discuss Internet Governance Priorities in Post-COVID-19 Era

(Caribbean Telecommunications Union Press Release) The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) will host the 17th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF) via online...

COVID-19: Funding plea to combat Delta variant, call to suspend booster roll-out

COVID-19: Funding plea to combat Delta variant, call to suspend booster roll-out

The Caribbean region is also seeing a rise in infections and deaths: in Jamaica cases rose by 49 per cent...

Delta Variant Confirmed in Jamaica

Delta Variant Confirmed in Jamaica

(Jamaica Information Service) The Ministry of Health and Wellness has confirmed the presence of the highly contagious Delta Variant of...