NASSAU, Bahamas, Jul 2, CMC – A senior official of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says the economic costs associated with food-borne illnesses in the Caribbean are “very high” and can range anywhere from two to US$40 million annually. “When we loo...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has hailed the late former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Mr. Patrick Manning as one of its true Champions. Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in a Statement issued Saturday said Mr. Manning believed in integration and was genuinely committe...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 01, 2016 (SKNIS): Minister of Public Infrastructure, Post, Urban Development and Transport, Honourable Ian Patches Liburd, told energy stakeholders that the energy sector is vital to sustainable development within the CARICOM (Caribbean Community). Speaking at an energy...

Dr. Hospedales Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, July 1, 2016: Health and wellness are essential factors to the Caribbean region’s development.   Taking a very strong stance, Dr C. James Hospedales, Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), states that &l...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday June 30, 2016 – A University of the West Indies (UWI) forum held yesterday to discuss the impact of the UK’s pending exit from the European Union brought some advice for CARICOM – prepare for the potential fallout. At the same, there’s a suggestion...

After years of failed attempts to find a resolution to the ongoing rum dispute in the Caribbean, the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) will be making another desperate appeal to Caribbean Heads of Government, at next week’s Caricom summit in Guyana. The United States ongoi...

Furniture giant, Courts, will collaborate with the Ministry of Education – Department of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Athletics Association of Guyana to stage the 12th annual CARICOM 10K Road Race on Sunday. The partnership on Courts’ behalf was made official yesterday when its Mana...

June 29, 2016, CASTRIES: This morning, the Caribbean Electricity Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) launched a renewable energy virtual community for utility engineers and energy practitioners called the CARILEC Renewable Energy Community (CAREC). The community features informative documents an...

— Caribbean Policy Development Centre Director urges regional Gov’t By Alva Solomon FAILURE by regional governments to constructively engage civil society undermines the legitimacy of social partnerships. This was the bold sentiment expressed by Executive Director of the Caribbean Poli...

CARICOM Heads of Government will have an exchange of views with special guest, the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet at this Thirty-seventh Regular Meeting, 4 – 6 July in Georgetown, Guyana.    Chile has been a longstanding partner of the Caribbean Community as a block, and to ...