The Zika virus has been confirmed to cause a rare birth defect called microcephaly and other severe problems of the brain, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials across the globe have suspected for months a link between the virus and the...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)   The new Governments in Jamaica and Haiti which together account for approximately 71 percent  of People living with HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, have agreed to send high level representatives to the UN High Level Meeting (UN ...

Kingston, JAMAICA, April 13, 2016,  – The Caribbean is renowned worldwide for its creative culture, including music, folklore, crafts, festivals and carnivals. Despite making some progress in developing the cultural and creative sectors, the Region has lagged in translating its creat...

Suriname, Apr 13, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank is providing (US$21.9 million to Suriname to support the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country’s programme of reform to improve the quality of and expand access to Technical and Vocational Education and ...

Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) electronic testing is coming soon! Electronic testing will allow learners to take their CXC examinations on a computer or electronic device. This exciting, new initiative is in keeping with CXC’s commitment to observe global quality standards in the deliver...

A group of university students from Barbados is now in Jamaica gaining first hand experience on the practical operations of  the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The visit is part of a project “Students Engaging the CSME through Field promotion”, being executed by the CARI...

NASSAU, Bahamas, Tuesday April 12, 2016 – Japan and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are partnering to invest US$3 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean to support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, as well as quality infrastructure projects related to energy s...

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Monday April 11, 2016 – Suriname and Guyana, the Western Hemisphere’s only two members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), are taking part in this week’s 13th Summit of the OIC from April 10 to 15 in Istanbul. Suriname’s President Desi Bo...

BRIDGETON, Barbados (CDEMA) – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) announced the project ‘Strengthening Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies and Capacities for Resilience in the Caribbean...

Minister of Agriculture of Guyana, Mr. Noel Holder, wants stakeholders to seriously consider the role aquaculture has to play in the Region’s development, and particularly, its food and nutrition security thrust. Listen the Minister Holder as he gave the feature address the opening ceremony of...