LONDON, CMC – The Commonwealth Ministerial Committee on Belize is calling for a peaceful and final resolution of the longstanding disagreements concerning the border between Belize and Guatemala. In a statement, the Committee, chaired by Barbados Foreign Minister Maxine McClean, said it ...

As Dominica observes 20 years of diplomatic relations with Cuba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Francine Baron, has called for further integration of Cuba into the international community. “Caribbean leaders continue to call for the continued integration of Cuba into the international communit...

Basseterre, St. Kitts – St. Kitts and Nevis Minister of Health,  the Hon. Eugene Hamilton said that there was no greater threat to our health security than vectors and the diseases they transmit.  He noted this at the second Workshop to Develop a Regional Network on Re...

The Energy Sector in Suriname is set to benefit from a loan valued at US$50M approved by the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Directors on Monday. The Policy-Based Loan to the Republic of Suriname was provided to urgently address the country’s fiscal imbalances, through ...

In plain view of the mountainous terrain of Belize’s most southern district, Toledo, farmers of Trio Village have been facing a changing environment. Ya’Axche Conservation Trust approached the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) to assist the villagers with combating threat...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in June 2016, will initiate the implementation of a “Gender Sensitive Results-Based Management (RBM) System” to build a results-oriented culture around the operationalization of the CARICOM Strategic Plan, 2015 – 2019. Following extensive plannin...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says Jamaica must move with urgency to develop a medical marijuana industry. He pointed out that exploiting the benefits of marijuana is “not about smoking a spliff” or “walking around with two ounces of the weed.&rdquo...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 13, 2016 (SKNIS): The Geothermal Regional Forum concluded on Thursday, 12 May, and officials are already buzzing about some of the outcome of the three-day conference that was held at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort.  Judith Ephraim, Programme Officer at the Susta...

Basseterre, St. Kitts –  St. Kitts and Nevis Minister of Public Infrastructure with responsibility for energy, the Honourable Ian Patches Liburd, on Thursday led Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) delegates to the only active geothermal ...

The body of work on cricket left behind by iconic cricket journalist, Tony Cozier, represented a running commentary and a history of the game in the Region for more than fifty years, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said Friday. For him it was a labour of ...