Special COTED on Agriculture held

Special COTED on Agriculture held

Lead Head of Govt with responsibility for agriculture in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet, H.E. Dr. Irfaan Ali, on Friday 4...

World Cancer Day 2022: Closing the Gap on Inequalities

World Cancer Day 2022: Closing the Gap on Inequalities

(Caribbean Public Health Agency Press Release) Cancer continues to be one of the leading causes of death.  No part of...

Americas: Pace of Omicron slows amid rising COVID infections

Americas: Pace of Omicron slows amid rising COVID infections

(United Nations News) COVID infections and deaths in North America continue to rise, as hospitalisations increase throughout the whole continent,...

Island States must bolster resilience to existential climate threats

Island States must bolster resilience to existential climate threats

(United Nations News) The massive volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga followed by another earthquake and aftershocks just days afterwards,...

Global food prices rise in January

Global food prices rise in January

(Food and Agriculture Organisation Press Release) The gauge for world food prices went up in January, largely catalysed by supply-side...

CDB Mobilised US$80M in Flexible, Swift Pandemic Response in 2021

CDB Mobilised US$80M in Flexible, Swift Pandemic Response in 2021

(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) As the Caribbean faced down the second year of COVID-19 in 2021, the Caribbean Development...

CARICOM gender ministers meet ahead of global women’s conclave

CARICOM gender ministers meet ahead of global women’s conclave

Stakeholders in gender development in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are examining women and girls’ empowerment in the context of climate...

CCJ Finds Males Can be Raped

CCJ Finds Males Can be Raped

(Caribbean Court of Justice Press Release) In a judgment released (1 February 2022), the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in...

Call For ICT Sector to Support Safe Return to Online Classes

Call For ICT Sector to Support Safe Return to Online Classes

(Caribbean Telecommunications Union Press Release) The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the delivery of education, forcing educational institutions to utilise online...

CDB to Create Regional Financing Ecosystem to Rescue and Reposition Caribbean Economies

CDB to Create Regional Financing Ecosystem to Rescue and Reposition Caribbean Economies

(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is moving to create a “financing ecosystem” to support the...