Forum on the Future of the Caribbean The Forum on the Future of the Caribbean will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago.  The next two days of the Forum, May 6-7, will take place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Po...

Port of Spain, 29/4/15  - Over 130 girls of the Bishop's Centenary College were introduced to the limitless possibilities for women in ICTs to commemorate International Girls in ICT Day. The initiative is backed by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) member states to create a global...

Haiti’s Private Sector Economic Forum (FESP) and Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIH) organized a workshop on commercial relations and trade of goods and services between Haiti and the Dominican Republic on April 21st with the support of The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Ex...

CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) represented at the Caribbean Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting  and Youth Leaders Forum,  in Antigua and Barbuda, April 28th -30th. The meeting is mulling on major youth-related issues including youth employment and entrepreneurship, pa...

Trinidad and Tobago has been named the “happiest” Caribbean nation again. With its vibrant lifestyle, dynamic culture, booming business centre, strong government and, of course, largest Carnival celebration in the Caribbean, it is no surprise that the dual-island nation leads the way in...

Jamaica Observer – The Jamaica Cabinet has given approval for a 16-member Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), which the Government has promised will be set up to regulate the hemp and medicinal ganja industry in Jamaica. Justice Minister Senator Mark Golding, who made the discl...

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – The European Union is financing a project aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of small-scale coconut farmers by identifying market opportunities, creating synergies between national and regional programmes and improving access to advisory services for improved pro...

Action to ensure that the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) is placed on a more efficient footing to benefit Community nationals; the importance of standards and consumer protection; and the role of the private sector in Regional development, were among the key matters Trade Ministers took decis...

Trinidad and Tobago yesterday called for simpler processes and procedures in order for Caribbean people to take full advantage of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Single Market and Economy (CSME). In an address to a two-day Newspaper Editors Regional Integration and CSME Workshop at Carlton Savanna...

As it gets ready to re-launch its food security programme to secure investment from the private sector, the Ministry of Agriculture is doing its best to ensure primary and secondary schools are also part of the process. The exercise, which commenced last week with the donation of fruit trees to sev...