by Desmond Brown – Executive Editor PARIS, France, Dec 03 2015, CNS – They have come to Paris in “full force” with “a determination to succeed”. But whether that optimism will translate into an acceptable agreement for Caribbean leaders and negotiators remains to...

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque says recent severe weather events have signaled that the Caribbean region is already being impacted by climate change and the Region is taking the current negotiations in Paris for a binding agreement on climate action very seriously. CARICOM Se...

A workshop to build CARICOM Member States’ capacity to implement the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing is currently being hosted by the CARICOM Secretariat in Suriname. The workshop is being held, in collaboration with the ABS (Access and Benefit-Sharing) Capaci...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday December 2, 2015 – Agricultural officials are pushing for heightened biosecurity on poultry farms across the region in a bid to prevent avian influenza – better known as bird flu – from wiping out the multimillion poultry industry. Livestock De...

The Climate Conference COP21 opened in Paris yesterday and, to accompany and support the efforts of Caribbean delegates in the difficult negotiations of the next two weeks, Caribbean artists have released a theme song that calls on the world to recognise and respect the legitimate claims of small is...

- 17 countries in Americas may have eliminated mother-to-child HIV transmission - U.N. BOGOTA, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Data from 17 countries and territories across the Americas, including the United States, Canada and Chile, show they may have eliminated mother-to-child transmiss...

— Hub to help small states access millions for climate change By Neil Marks in Malta COMMONWEALTH Heads of Government have mandated the bloc’s London office to develop a plan to ensure the sustainability of the Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation. “What the ...

Negotiators from the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are intent on striking a deal to keep the global temperature rise at 1.5 degrees of pre-industrial levels. Across the region over the past several weeks, countries have been rolling out their “1.5 to Stay Alive”...

In the current global effort to address climate change under the Convention, Commonwealth member states have submitted, as of 28 November 2015, 50 Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), whose mitigation components cover 17% of global emissions of greenhouse gases. From Commonwealth L...

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Prime Minister of Barbados, the Rt. Hon Freundel Stuart, said the Conference of Parties negotiations in Paris, France, will see the Community advocating strongly for special consideration for Small Island Developing States. &hel...