By: Staff Writer January 5, 2024 Inflation pressures are easing says The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in a new report, but also growth has slowed…
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OECD: Half of the region will remain in pre-pandemic poverty
By: Staff Writer January 5, 2024 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in their Latin American Economic Outlook for 2023 said that despite the strong rebound post pandemic,…
COMMENTARY: Smallness and separateness will not do
By: Sir Ronald Sanders January 5, 2024 As we stand at the threshold of 2024, gazing upon the dawn of a new year with uncertainty, the time has come for…
COMMENTARY: End of Year Message from the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
By: Dr Carla Barnett January 5, 2024 This has been a landmark year for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as we marked the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the original…
COMMENTARY: The overlooked impact of climate change on Caribbean labour
By: Joseph Boll January 5, 2024 Climate change, its detrimental effects and the potential to wipe out the region completely have received an increasing amount of attention over the past…
COMMENTARY: END OF YEAR STATEMENT BY THE OUTGOING CHAIRMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM)
By: The Hon Roosevelt Skerrit January 5, 2024 Our Community made steady progress to advance our integration movement in 2023. A highpoint of the year were the joyous celebrations across…
COMMENTARY: Democracy vs. Unbridled Attorney-General Authority
By: Sir Ronald Sanders January 5, 2024 Recent events in the Central American country, Guatemala, underscores why organs of government in any country should have oversight bodies that have the…
CEO commends Jamaican govt’s efforts to find employment for PWD
January 5, 2024 The chief executive of a regional recruitment firm is commending the government of Jamaica on its efforts to ensure people with disabilities have access to job opportunities,…
Pioneering Job Career Program Launched By UAE And Saudi Arabia Welcomes Global Talent, Including Caribbean Nations
January 5, 2024 Vanguard MENA, a prominent private equity firm based in the Middle East, has unveiled the Gulf Career Program following the Global Labor Market Conference 2023 held in…
Condolence Message on passing of former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday
January 5, 2024 The Caribbean Community is deeply saddened at the passing of The Hon. Basdeo Panday, Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, on 1 January 2024. The Hon…
CARICOM EMINENT PERSONS GROUP STATEMENT FOLLOWING FOURTH VISIT TO HAITI
January 5, 2024 On 13 December the CARICOM Eminent Persons Group of former Prime Ministers Bruce Golding, Perry Christie and the Coordinator, Dr Kenny D. Anthony concluded a week of…