Haiti’s President H.E. Michel Martelly arrives in Martinique to take part in the regional Summit “Caribbean Climate 2015, on Saturday 9 May 2015. The Summit, to be hosted by French President Francois Hollande is expected to attract over 40 heads of state, government and Caribbean organi...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 08, 2015 (SKNIS): Minister responsible for Education and UNESCO Honourable Shawn Richards has placed the onus of changing society’s attitude toward the care of the environment on the youth.   This was noted at the launching ceremony of the UNESCO You...

CASTRIES, St Lucia, Wednesday May 6, 2015 – Concerned about the recent attack on the official website of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines government, the administration of Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony is taking steps to strengthen its own cyber security. In a statement issued yester...

Adequate financing is critical to our region’s sustainable development. Hence, we look forward to the July 2015 third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa to deliver actionable commitments and a robust framework on development financing and means of implementati...

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 Authori...

THE quest to make the CARCOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) become something that the region’s people recognize as a “living, breathing thing” and not just a theory, was the crux of a major two-day workshop held in Trinidad last week. The workshop was hosted by the CARICOM Secre...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Over 100 children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS will benefit from psychological, educational and social support under a J$8 million (US$70,000) grant assistance programme. The grant is being provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAI...

Sacha Cosmetics, a well-known beauty brand founded in 1979 in the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has been named the Caribbean Exporter of the Year at the recently held inaugural Caribbean Exporter of the Year Awards. The family-owned business claimed the top accolade from a field nine ...

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 Grenad...

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 pro...