March 16, 2016
Caricom Secretariat gets energy monitoring equipment under GIZ/REETA Programme
Energy monitoring equipment was handed over to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on Tuesday, 8 March 2016. The equipment, worth more than US$20,000, was donated by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) through the…
February 29, 2016
Venezuela government accused of Zika virus cover-up
Venezuelan opposition legislator José Manuel Olivares has added his voice to claims that the country has under-reported hundreds of thousands of cases of the Zika virus currently sweeping the region.Olivares assertion joins similar concerns shared…
February 29, 2016
Abu Bakr’s son to take legal action against Trinidad police
Fuad Abu Bakr, son of Muslim leader Yasin Abu Bakr, says he plans to take legal action against the Trinidad and Tobago and Police Service after being wrongfully detained for seven hours on Wednesday. Bakr, who is political leader of the New National…
February 29, 2016
CDB Urges Regional Governments to DECIDE
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has pointed to an urgent need for broad policy initiatives, including labour market reform and investment in developing the skills of potential workers to move regional economies forward. In a presentation at the…
February 24, 2016
Chicken pox outbreak forces closure of primary school in Grenada
Grenada health authorities Tuesday confirmed that an outbreak of Chicken Pox at a primary school has forced the closure of the school for at least one week. “The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development further advises that any and all…
February 23, 2016
T&T pollster finds momentum leaning to JLP
The February 25 General Election will come down to 14 marginal seats, which a new poll conducted by Trinidad- based political scientist Derek Ramsamooj shows is leaning towards the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). According to Ramsamooj, the privately…
February 23, 2016
PNP refutes JLP’s accusations of possible political misconduct
The Jamaica People’s National Party has said claims by the Jamaica Labour Party that the PNP is planning to disrupt the elections scheduled for February 25 is “disingenuous and mischievous”. Delano Franklyn, PNP campaign spokesperson, in responding…
February 22, 2016
CARICOM mounts Observer Mission for Jamaica’s elections
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is mounting a CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to monitor the general elections to be held in Jamaica, Thursday 25 February 2016. The Mission is being headed by Ms. Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections Officer,…
February 10, 2016
CDEMA participates in 2nd Humanitarian Networks and Partnership
In efforts to further the region's capacity in providing humanitarian assistance to affected Participating States of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the region's institution with responsibility for disaster risk…
February 10, 2016
Caribbean Performance & Outlook Study Shows Tourism
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) has released the results of its first annual Industry Performance and Outlook survey, indicating a cautious, but positive period as reported by the region's hospitality and tourism industry…