October 20, 2014
Region Now Has a Common Fisheries Policy
The Caribbean Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) adopted a regional policy on fisheries to improve sustainable use and management of the region’s aquaculture and fisheries resources, at its meeting in Paramaribo, Suriname on October…
October 20, 2014
Nassau Grouper considered by US as threatened species
The Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has raised concerns over the recent decision by the US government to pursue the listing of the Nassau Grouper, a commercially traded species in the region, under the US…
October 14, 2014
Haitians banned from UN Ebola mission in Africa
After news appeared on social networks that the United Nations was recruiting volunteers to respond to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, authorities in Haiti sprang into action. A statement released last week, signed by the ministers of health,…
October 13, 2014
Prison officers focus on health
HER MAJESTY’S PRISON in Barbados the HM Dodds held its annual health and wellness day today. About 400 prisons officer are currently employed at the institution and coordinator of the event Sophia Sandiford said that their interest this year was…
September 22, 2014
Caribbean-Mexico to See 10,848 New Hotel Rooms in 2015: Report
The Caribbean-Mexico region will see almost 10,900 new hotel rooms open in 2015, according to the latest hotel development pipeline report from STR. The region is expected to see 58 hotels totaling 10,848 rooms debut next year. The largest number of…
September 17, 2014
Cuba to send doctors to Ebola areas
Cuba is sending 165 health workers to help tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, officials say. Doctors, nurses and infection control specialists will travel to Sierra Leone in October and stay for six months. The announcement comes as the World…
September 16, 2014
Tropical storm Odile moves up Mexico’s Baja California
Tropical storm Odile is moving up Mexico's Baja California peninsula, bringing heavy rains and the threat of mudslides and flash floods. Odile made landfall as a category three hurricane on Sunday night, damaging homes and leaving thousands of…
September 16, 2014
Chikungunya tests continue — CARPHA
The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says it has not stopped conducting tests for the Chikungunya virus but has instead "scaled up its capability" to meet increased demands. A CARPHA statement said that contrary to media…
September 16, 2014
PM leads Jamaica’s delegation to UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is leading Jamaica's delegation to the 69th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, which starts today. Consul officer at Jamaica's permanent mission to the UN, Kurt Davis, said that while the…
September 15, 2014
Jamaica gets EU funding for justice reform programme
A euro 46-million agreement between Jamaica and the European Union (EU), signed at the recent third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), will assist the justice reform efforts, says Minister of Justice Senator Mark…