GUYANA’S livestock sector last Wednesday received a further boost of US$40,000 from the Agricultural Policy Programme (APP) with the signing of an agreement between the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) to support targeted actions in production, nutrition and value addition of the small ruminant sub-sector. Minister of Agriculture, Dr.

The CARICOM Standard flutters prominently during the Opening Ceremony for Exposition Milano 2015, in Milan, Italy on Friday 1 May.

The CARICOM Secretariat, as well as individual CARICOM Member states – Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname – are participating in the six-month exposition.

AS the Caribbiance (CMFA) prepares to make its presence felt on a regional basis, it is working to promote "responsible lending" according to chairman of the CMFA, Ramesh Persaud.

The CMFA is an advocate for effective microfinance services in the Caribbean, and wants to make "the entire lending process more transparent, so that clients can be fully informed", Persaud told the Jamaica Observer. The body has now started a process of assessing some of its members with a view to giving them certification.

JAMAICA added three more medals, including two gold on last night's second and final day of the 2nd IAAF World Relay Championships at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium in the Bahamas and went a far way to redemption after just two silvers on Saturday's opening session.

The men's 4x200m team without World Record holder Usain Bolt retained their title while the veteran Veronica Campbell Brown rolled back the clock to anchor the women's 4x100m team to a close victory over the Americans, avenging last year's loss.

From May 5-7, a group of committed organisations come together to present proposals to the Caribbean for a new approach to developmental challenges. The University of the West Indies, the United Nations, the Commonwealth, CARICOM, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, the OECS and a host of others have teamed up to host a Forum on the Future of the Caribbean.  The objective is simple – ‘amplify the voices of dynamic young leaders willing to challenge the status quo and champion new solutions’.