In a major shift, Jamaica has announced that the country’s Cabinet has approved a proposal that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The proposed amendment to the country’s Dangerous Drugs Act ((which has been approved by Cabinet but still needs to go be in...

TRAINING gaps among health and social service workers contribute to an environment of stigma and discrimination for men who have sex with men and sex workers, according to an international report. #The study conducted by Family Health International’s Communication for Change project, and fun...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 12, 2014 (SKNIS): With Caribbean Premiere League (CPL) just around the corner, it is evident that the combination of sports and entertainment will attract tourists to the Federation as part of the Government’s pursuit of active sports tourism,” says Minister o...

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 10, 2014 (SKNIS): The Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunities (CEBO) project launched its six-day Training of Trainers Workshop today (June 10) in St. Kitts. CEBO is funded jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the governments of Ita...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – 9th June, 2014……Following   representation to the Government of Antigua-Barbuda by CCB-Eye Care Caribbean (in 2010)   the government passed a series of Cabinet Decisions, clearing the way for the introduction of Refractionists in th...

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - Regional policy-makers and other high level officials will gather in St. George’s, Grenada, on Monday, 26 May, for a discourse that is aimed at placing the spotlight on the value of statistics to regional development. Top government...

Each year the United Nations via the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) marks June 5th as World Environment Day (WED).  Every year a different theme is highlighted and a different country acts as host to the celebrations. It should be noted that 2014 is the 20th Anniversary of the gr...

By RuthMoisa Stoute Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has expressed his dissatisfaction with the level of attention being given by international bodies to matters of urgency for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), such as those found within the Caribbean, and is calling for early agreement to unre...

“We cannot tax or borrow our way out of our current situation; nor will such actions place us on a sustainable path of growth and further development.” This was the clear statement coming from Minister of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development, Donvil...

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) —The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) said the number of dengue cases in the Americas, including the Caribbean, increased five-fold between 2003 and 2013. According to data presented at a recent high-level regional meeting on dengue, hosted by PAHO,...