Posts by CARICOM

CARICOM celebrates Jamaica’s 58th Independence Anniversary

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and People of Jamaica on the occasion of the country’s 58th Anniversary...

Financing for COVID-19 initiatives a top priority

Guyana will be moving to intensify the fight against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and, to this end, newly-elected President,...

UWI COVID-19 Task Force Create Ethics Handbook

(Barbados Government Information Service) The UWI COVID-19 TASK Force has published a handbook outlining ethical principles to guide the responses...

Caribbean Countries Call For Paradigm Shift in International Financing

SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug 5, CMC – Caribbean countries have renewed their call for a paradigm shift in international financing that...

COVID-19 Update: Jamaica records 15 New Cases

On Tuesday 15 new samples have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases for the...

CARICOM Sugar – a limping Industry

By Elizabeth Morgan Sugar is primarily the reason the Commonwealth Caribbean commemorated Emancipation Day over this weekend, August 1, 2020....

CARICOM Secretary-General congratulates Guyana’s new President

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated Dr Irfaan Ali on his assumption to office as Guyana’s ninth Executive President,...

The Bahamas under total lock-down as it records spike in COVID-19 cases

Prime Minister of The Bahamas Hon Hubert Minnis has announced a two-week lockdown of the entire chain of islands in...

Barbados – Bars & Party Buses Censored For Breaching COVID-19 Protocols

Officers of the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit closed four bars on the south coast and pulled two party buses off the...

Jamaica records increase in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

On Monday Jamaica saw a record increase in the number of positive COVID-19 hospitalizations. Total hospitalization, including confirmed and suspected...