by BGIS | Jan 15, 2018 | Top Stories
Developing the world’s first climate resilient countries is a key focus for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for 2018 which promises to be a year of “rebuilding and growth,” CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said on Friday, January 12. He was at...
by Stephanie St. Hill | Oct 18, 2017 | banner, Top Stories
(Pictured above) Damage to homes in the Turks and Caicos Islands following the passage of two Category 5 hurricanes. (S. St. Hill/BGIS) When an RSS2 aircraft touched down at the Providenciales International Airport in the Turks and Caicos Islands a few weeks ago, it...
by Cathy Lashley | Jul 7, 2017 | Top Stories
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has given the assurance that Barbados will not engage in excessive spending when it hosts CARIFESTA XIII next month. He made this assertion on Thursday after he signed an agreement to host the festival with CARICOM Secretary-General,...
by Jamal Weekes | Jun 16, 2017 | Ministry News
The region’s CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) have been encouraged to put their plans into action. This advice was given by Dean of the CYA Corps, Charde Desir, who spoke to the CYAs from 13 CARICOM and Associate Member States during a Capacity Building Workshop held...
by Kathyann Husbands | May 2, 2017 | Top Stories
Strategies to further the region’s reparations agenda were the focus of discussion when Prime Minister Freundel Stuart met recently with Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles; and CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin...