OECS Release - The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) supports Member States engagement in WTO negotiations to end harmful fisheries subsidies. With the support of the Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the OECS Commission will be convening a High-Level
In a landmark ruling on LGBT+ rights in the Caribbean, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) stated recently that Jamaica should retract its colonial-era gay sex ban. A decade ago, two Jamaicans initiated the case after being attacked by homophobic gangs and sought asylum overseas.
Travelers' documents and COVID-19 lab results were exposed Hundreds of thousands of travelers' immigration records and COVID-19 test results were discovered to have been left unprotected following a security lapse from the Jamaican government contractor that built the website. According to a recent report by the TechCrunch,
World Trade Organisation's (WTO) General Council has chosen Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization’s seventh Director-General. She will become the first woman and the first African to hold the position. Dr Okonjo-Iweala will take office effective 1 March. Her term, renewable, will expire on
Press Release - Friends of Saint Lucia International, a UK based charity is delighted to introduce its inaugural Peace & Love Poster, Essay and Spoken Word Poetry Contest. The spoken word is divided into 2 categories - English & Kwéyòl. The Contest is open to all
In hopes of resolving a constitutional crisis in Haiti, the nation's ambassador to the United States has requested on Thursday for the international community's help to support talks between President Jovenel Moise’s government and the opposition. There has been an on-going dispute between Moise’s administration and
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expressed its gratitude for India's generous contribution of more than a hundred thousand COVID-19 vaccines to the region in a tweet Thursday. Among the major recipients of the vaccines are Barbados and Dominica, which will each get 100,000 doses and 70,000 doses,
Starting today, Thursday, Grenada’s curfew will end at 4 am so that farmers, fishermen and others who commute early will get the opportunity to legally move around without restriction. “Cabinet has decided to continue with the curfew but with slight variation. The curfew now runs from
Media Release - In addition to the UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia Country Conference 2021, another major event being held under The GEF SGP UNDP Knowledge Fair is the island’s first National Honey Show Training Workshop to take place on February 15th and 16th. The workshop is a precursor to the first
Caribbean Tourism Organisation - Following the launch of the TCI’s COVID-19 Vaccination program on January 11, 2021 the TCI can proudly state that it has efficiently administered its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday, January 11, 2021, received, compliments
