The third ServSafe Food Safety Training and Certification Workshop facilitated by the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Technical Cooperation Division, through its programme, the Caribbean Technological Consultancy Services Network, is slated to take place from September 15-18, 2015 in Guyana.
Any decision on the creation of a new regional programmatic framework for sustainable development must have at its core the means of implementation.
This was made clear today by Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Senator Jepter Ince, as he addressed the opening ceremony of a national consultation on the United Nations Caribbean Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework 2017 – 2021.
His Excellency Lionel Sydney Osborne, Ambassador of St. Kitts and Nevis to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Tuesday presented his letters of credence to Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General. The credentials ceremony was held in the Office of the Secretary-General, CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana.
Please see below video and photographic coverage of the ceremony.
Rally Round Dominica – that is the name of the Celebrity T20 Cricket Match which will be jointly hosted by the West Indies Cricket Board and the University of the West Indies in order to help raise funds to support Dominica after the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Erika.
Given the importance of the adoption of compatible cyberlaws across countries for the development of e-commerce, UNCTAD together with the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) are joining efforts to organize a Regional Workshop on E-commerce Legislation Harmonization in the Caribbean from 29 September to 2 October 2015 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
This workshop is also sponsored by the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the Government of Finland.
Following news on an MOU with Guadeloupe-based engineering group Teranov, we reported about this last week, there are now details emerging about the government’s take on possible development.
As reported by SKNVibes, the Minister for Public Infrastructure, Honourable Ian Liburd said that his ministry along with the St. Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC) has established a road map to develop geothermal energy on St. Kitts on an industrial scale.
Barbados will strengthen its social safety net for its poorest citizens and improve labour market training opportunities with a US$10 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Even as the region focuses attention on storm-hit Dominica, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is extending a hand of support to the South American nation of Chile following the death and destruction caused by a massive earthquake last week.
CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque offered the support in a message of condolence sent to the country’s president Michelle Bachelet.
The impact of disasters caused by extreme natural phenomena in the Caribbean region is constantly on the rise, despite national and regional efforts to prepare, respond and mitigate the worst effects.
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has sent a message of condolence to the President of Chile, Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet for the loss of life and destruction of property from the earthquake which hit the country on 16 September.