The public-sector-led Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) and its private sector counterpart, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) said Monday that they were observing national, Regional and international health protocols in dealing with mosquito-borne viral diseas...

Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations at the CARICOM Secretariat Ambassador Colin Granderson (top left) joined national coordinators in a preparatory session of the Fourth Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) which opened in Quito, Ecuador on ...

Although the 15 Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) countries consume over 11 million kg of goat and sheep meat annually, only about 30% is produced locally. Sustainable breeding techniques, strengthening value chains and appropriate livestock policies are all necessary to increase the C...

Port-of-Spain (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) welcomes the outcomes of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) held in Apia, Samoa on 1-4 September 2014, and the adoption of the ‘Samoa Pathway’ - Small Island Developing States ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday January 21, 2016 – The Jamaica Government is spending J$10 million (US$82,936) to upgrade and improve the Virology Laboratory at the University of the West Indies (UWI) to ensure that testing for the Zika Virus (ZikV) can be carried out locally. Minister of Health ...

As Barbados works to ensure that its radiological sources are secure and safe, Minister of Health John Boyce announced today that the country’s application for membership to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been accepted. He was speaking at a course on Physical Protection and...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan 20, CMC – Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie says the key to the Caribbean achieving economic growth and development will be its ability to “think strategically and collaborate”. Addressing the Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference 2016 Trad...

Georgetown, Guyana – (January 19, 2016) Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, has challenged the Caribbean community to employ and promote sustainable and environmentally friendly practices in their energy sectors, even as they pursue development for their countries, in his addre...

By Zadie Neufville KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday January 19, 2106, IPS – By year’s end, Jamaica will add 115 mega watts (MW) of renewable capacity to the power grid, in its quest to reduce energy costs and diversify the energy mix in electricity generation to 30 per cent by 2030. With 90 ...

As the Zika virus spreads, PAHO advises countries to monitor and report birth anomalies and other suspected complications of the virus Washington, D.C., 18 January 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — With the Zika virus now circulating in 18 countries and territories of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Pan...