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...

MUCH of the Caribbean is now struggling economically and so the region must create a vision for where it wants to be by the year 2050, advised University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine principal, Prof Clem Sankat. He was speaking on “The Role of Higher Education” at the media la...

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...

By Jacqueline Charles,  jcharles@MiamiHerald.com While visiting this one-time bean field in Haiti’s northeast region, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared it was a new day. “We had learned that supporting long-term prosperity in Haiti meant more than providing a...

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 ...

Broadband roll-out in the Caribbean has become one of the most important Information and Communication Technology (ICT) issues in the Caribbean. This is a subject that is high on the agenda of CANTO as well as Caribbean telephone companies, governments, regulators and consumers. Broadband is seen as...

The President of the Republic His Excellency Mr. Michel Joseph Martelly and Prime Minister Mr. Evans Paul, accompanied by members of the organizing committee of Carifesta, met on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at the National Palace with the Secretary General of Caricom, Mr. Irwin LaRocque. Mr.&nbs...

Digicel (Guyana) teamed up with the country's National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) headquarters to promote and observe 'Girls in ICT Day', the phone company said in a statement. 'Girls in ICT' is an initiative of the International ...

Trinidad and Tobago— During and inception meeting 28-29 April, the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) launched its PEPFAR- and USAID-funded Local Capacity Initiative (LCI) Project at the University of the West Indies (UWI), HEU Centre for Health Economics, Sir George ...

St. Kitts and Nevis and other Caribbean Member States were in a pivotal position during the 196th session of the UNESCO Executive Board held in Paris recently.  They were instrumental in securing a consensus and tabling a Draft Resolution calling for a robust UNESCO Action Plan for future ...