December 5, 2023 It is with great sorrow that the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) informs of the passing of Director Emeritus Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. Dr. Carissa F. Etienne,…
Category: CARIBBEAN NEWS AND POLITICS
STATEMENT FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE PROVISIONAL MEASURES ORDERED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) CONCERNING ARBITRAL AWARD OF 3 OCTOBER 1899 (GUYANA v VENEZUELA)
December 5, 2023 The International Court of Justice has today, 1 December 2023, ordered Venezuela not to take any action to challenge, disrupt or interfere with Guyana’s longstanding control and…
Don’t scrap Dominica CBI despite “free-for-all”
By: Staff Writer December 1, 2023 The Opposition Leader in Dominica hits back at European critics of the country’s Citizenship by Investment programme arguing that over 60 percent of Dominica’s…
Presentation of Haiti’s eligibility score for the World Bank’s Prevention and Resilience Allocation (PRA)
December 1, 2023 The Haitian Government presented this Tuesday Haiti’s Eligibility Note for the Prevention and Resilience Allocation (PRA) from the World Bank to development partners. This Eligibility Note will be…
“Know Your Rights” Campaign launched to Stop Gender Based Violence in Saint Lucia
December 1, 2023 The “Know Your Rights” campaign to stop Gender Based Violence in Saint Lucia was officially launched during a press conference at the French Ambassador’s residence this morning.…
The Caribbean youth can end gender based violence
By: Staff Writer November 24, 2023 A European Union diplomat encouraged the Caribbean Youth Summit to stand up against gender based violence Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, EU Ambassador to Jamaica,…
Deaths from gold mine collapse in Suriname rise to 14, with 7 people still missing
November 24, 2023 The number of people killed when an illegal gold mine collapsed in Suriname rose to 14 on Tuesday, with seven others missing in what is considered the…
STATEMENT: Eminent Persons Group Following Third Facilitation Visit to Haiti
November 24, 2023 Haiti continues to hurt. The cycle of depredations and violence of the armed gangs continues, expanding to new areas and adding to the already high number of…
CARICOM STATEMENT OF CONDOLENCE TO SURINAME
November 24, 2023 CARICOM Heads of Government note with deep sadness the death of at least 14 gold miners in a tunnel collapse in our Member State, Suriname, on Monday…
Happy Independence Anniversary Suriname – CARICOM
November 24, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Republic of Suriname on its Forty-Eighth Anniversary of Independence. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett sent the following congratulatory message to…