UN News - UN chief António Guterres set out a new plan to transform the world’s food systems - coinciding with the start of World Food Week - which will culminate in a major summit, scheduled to take place in September next year. In a video
Press Release - On the heels of the highly successful SDM 2020 – Blue Economy Investors Roundtable, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is set to host the third and final in its current Blue Economy webinar series. This webinar entitled Healthy Oceans for current
Press Release - The Government of Antigua and Barbuda in consultation with the CARICOM Secretariat wishes to advise that CARIFESTA XV scheduled for 12 – 22 August 2021 in Antigua and Barbuda will now be staged August 11 – 21, 2022. The postponement of the Festival
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) have signed an agreement to promote cooperation and exchange of experiences between Central America and the Caribbean. The memorandum of understanding is expected to strengthen the development of projects focused on relevant issues such
Press Release - BirdsCaribbean approves of Dominica’s plans to launch new efforts to protect the Sisserou and Jaco parrots. Both species are rare and live nowhere else in the world. A recent letter from the Ministry of Environment, Rural Modernization and Kalinago Upliftment, attached here,
UN News - The UN World Food Programme (WFP), which provides lifesaving food assistance to millions across the world – often in extremely dangerous and hard-to-access conditions – has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. The agency was recognized “for its efforts to combat hunger,
The Nature Island of Dominica has launched its "Safe in Nature" tourism campaign aimed to provide a safe experience to visitors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Safe in Nature commitment program is a result of the collective work of The Ministry of Tourism, International Transport and Maritime
Press Release - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) deplores the ongoing unilateral, arbitrary and non-transparent blacklisting strategy employed by the European Union (EU) against CARICOM Member States. The most recent inclusion of CARICOM States to the blacklist of alleged non-cooperative tax jurisdictions and jurisdictions identified as
The people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will go to the polls on November 5 in a general election. Parliament will be dissolved today, and Nomination Day will be October 20. Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves who is seeking his fifth consecutive term, made the
UN News - The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that “our health systems are inadequate”, the UN chief told a ministerial meeting on Thursday, citing weak structures and unequal access to healthcare as “major reasons” why the coronavirus has killed one million people and infected more
