December 9, 2022 CARIFORUM legal drafters, legal officers and senior trade officials of CARIFORUM States and Members of Parliament of CARIFORUM States are eligible to participate in the CARIFORUM Legal…
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EIGHTH CARICOM-CUBA SUMMIT BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS: FINAL DECLARATION
December 9, 2022 We, the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Republic of Cuba, meeting in Bridgetown, Barbados, on the occasion of the Eighth…
CARICOM ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION TO THE GENERAL ELECTIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA- PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
December 9, 2022 At the invitation of the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Her Excellency Dr. Carla Barnett…
FRANTZ FANON’S LEGACY CONTINUES: DAUGHTER VOICES CALL FOR REPARATIONS FOR HAITI AT INAUGURAL UN FORUM ON PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DECENT
By Kimberly Ramkhalawan December 6, 2022. The issue of reparations for the enslaved in the Caribbean goes deep, and with the winding down of the International Decade for people of…
Governance, Cybercrime, Sports Corruption, FTX Collapse in Focus at CDB’s Free 3Cs 2022 Conference Starting Wednesday
December 6, 2022 Governance, sports corruption and the implications of the stunning collapse of crypto-currency exchange FTX are some of the current and topical issues which will be examined by world-leading experts…
CARICOM mounts Election Observation Mission to Dominica
December 6, 2022 At the invitation of the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be fielding a CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to monitor the General…
CARICOM SECRETARIAT GOES “ORANGE” TO HIGHLIGHT ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
December 2, 2022 The CARICOM Secretariat illuminated its Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana, with orange spotlights on Tuesday, 29 November, in recognition of “16 Days of Activism” which is being observed internationally. The awareness…
OAS to Observe General Elections in Dominica
December 2, 2022 The Organization of American States (OAS) has deployed an Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) to observe the December 6, 2022 General Elections in the Commonwealth of Dominica. The…
Joint Statement by the OAS General Secretariat and the LGBTTTI & TS Coalition on the Occasion of World HIV/AIDS Day: End the Criminalization of HIV
December 2, 2022 December 1, World AIDS Day, offers us an opportunity to reflect on the progress and setbacks in combating the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS) epidemic, which has been…
Caribbean Port Integration Will Dynamise Business Development, Galvanise Economic Growth, and Lower the Cost of Imports Across the Region
November 29, 2022 Your preferred cough and allergy medicines have disappeared from the pharmacy shelf and every time you ask for an out-of-stock item at the supermarket, hardware or appliance…
FDI for Sustainable Transformation of Caribbean Economies
November 29, 2022 There is a popular saying which goes “never let a good crisis go to waste”. The world faces a panoply of crises: climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic…
Business Conference Emphasizes Jamaica’s Attractive Investment Opportunities
November 29, 2022 Jamaican authorities, private sector leaders, and experts said during the “Invest Jamaica 2022 Conference” that the country is a desirable investment destination due to its geographic location, investor-friendly…