A workshop geared at training environmentalists on how to implement Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) began on Tuesday at the CARICOM Secretariat. The workshop is funded by the European Union and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
JAMAICA has endorsed a regional programme that seeks to improve the stock of sheep and goats in the country while training persons in animal husbandry, with particular emphasis on small ruminants.
The Latin American Small Ruminants Programme and the Caribbean Small Ruminants Capacity-uilding Programme are funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, and the Government of New Zealand.
Apart from Jamaica, it involves six other Caribbean countries, namely Saint Lucia, Guyana, Belize, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, and Grenada.
The first formal regional conversation around Marijuana in CARICOM got started here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines yesterday June 15.
Earlier in the day, Members of the Regional Commission on Marijuana engaged in a series of Focus Group Discussions with a wide cross section of stakeholders including the youth, faith based organizations, non- governmental organizations and special interest groups.
A Town Hall meeting was held later in the day at the Methodist Church Hall in Kingstown.
The creation of increased opportunities for businesses in the region is a key goal of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as its representatives engage with its Latin American counterparts in Georgetown, Guyana.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has expressed deep shock and horror over Sunday’s massacre at the Pulse night club in Orlando Florida.
Forty-nine people were killed and 53 injured during the gunman’s shooting rampage, described by officials as the worst mass shooting in American history.
CARICOM in its message said there was no justification, whether on grounds of race, religion or lifestyle for the slaughter of defenceless people.
The 46th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) began on Tuesday 14 June in the Dominican Republic.
Natural hazards such as drought, hurricanes, earthquakes and floods have had devastating impacts on the socioeconomic and environmental landscape of the Caribbean within the last decade. The agriculture sector has not been spared this dislocation and devastation. This, in conjunction with the negative impacts of climate change and the increased vulnerability to natural disasters, have propelled the Region to put measures in place to respond more effectively to these challenges with bold, decisive, yet well-ordered strategic planning.
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 13, 2016 (SKNIS): Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis and recently-appointed Chairman of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr.
The twelfth Annual CARICOM 10K race will be held on Sunday, 3 July, 2016, at 6:00 am in Georgetown, Guyana. The event will be held under the Theme ‘Promoting Healthy and Peaceful Societies’. The race is held to coincide with the Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM which will be held in Georgetown, Guyana, 4-6 July.