The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Girls in ICT Partnership will host an online regional event to celebrate International Girls in ICT Day on 23 April, 2020. International Girls in ICT Day is an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) initiative and is observed every year on the fourth Thu...

Today, 16 April 2020, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) marks 15 years of serving the region. Admittedly, while our current global environment is a sombre one as we fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, we feel it necessary to acknowledge this milestone and the work of all the employees from ar...

The COVID 19 Pandemic has been characterised by many as the unseen enemy moving swiftly across the globe. To date, at the international level, it has affected approximately 1.5 billion students with run on impacts for teachers and caregivers. Within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) it has disrupted...

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) agreed on a way forward in the Community’s battle against the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Special Emergency Meeting on Wednesday via video conference. The Leaders received presentations from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the Un...

As Member States of the Caribbean Community continue their fight against the COVID-19 and its impact of lives and livelihoods, CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, will hold a meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government on Wednesday. This 9th Special Emergency Meeting of the ...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) met for an emergency meeting on 8 April 2020 to discuss matters of security, particularly those related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the upcoming hurricane season, the latter approximately six weeks away. The Meet...

The Council for Human and Social Development (Health) on Monday 6th April 2020 held its Fourth Special Emergency Meeting via video conference.   During this meeting, representatives from regional institutions provided updates to the Ministers and Officials in relation to...

(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) met this week and approved up to US$140 million to be used by the Bank’s Borrowing Member Countries to tackle the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and other shocks to their economy. “The e...

(Guyana Chronicle) In an earnest letter on behalf of the Caribbean Region, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has written to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (MF) requesting specific financial attention, as the Region grapples with significant economic loss linke...

In answering the question on vaccine development posed by the editorial, it is important to understand that today’s recombinant vaccine technology requires constant investment by the State to build capacity in molecular technology, genetics and artificial intelligence, as well as private sector inve...