OECS PR - Close to 40 Senior Marketing and Human Resource Managers from the Services, Retail, Manufacturing and Construction sector concluded a breakfast conference with the RePLAST-OECS Pilot Plastic Recycling Project with a high commendation for the proposed Incentivised Collection System which will support the
The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party (PLP) has recorded a landslide victory over One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) in the 2020 general elections, winning 30 seats in the House of Assembly. PLP got 5 more seats from the OBA, leaving the Opposition with only 6 seats in the House
American Airlines announces its collaboration with several governments to begin offering preflight COVID-19 testing for customers travelling on certain flights in the Caribbean. The plan will begin with preflight COVID-19 testing for customers travelling to Jamaica and The Bahamas. The initiative aims to help revive the
Press Release - Represented by Hon. Melford Nicholas, Minister for Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Antigua and Barbuda was re-elected to the position of President of the General Conference of Ministers of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) for a further two-year term. Trinidad and
by Neish McLean, Caribbean Program Officer, OutRight Action International Gender-based violence, a phenomenon most often associated with men being violent against women, is a reality across the world. But if we recognize that what leads to gender-based violence is archaic perceptions of gender roles and appearances,
The global death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic has surpassed 1 million-mark, less than nine months since the first confirmed casualty in the city of Wuhan. Latest data from Johns Hopkins University reflects 1,008,842 deaths. US, Brazil India, and Mexico make up roughly half the total fatalities. UN Secretary-General
After months of uncertainty and speculation, Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minster Keith Rowley announced that the Carnival 2021 scheduled for February is officially cancelled because of COVID-19. “I see no future for Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago in the months ahead. And today I can put
The UN gender empowerment agency said that the COVID-19 pandemic is “hitting women hard” and most nations are failing to provide sufficient social and economic protection for them. "Women have often become victims of domestic violence, locked down with their abusers, as unpaid caregivers in families
Press Release - The Organization of American States (OAS), in partnership with the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI) announces a scholarship opportunity for citizens and permanent residents of CARICOM Countries of the OAS to participate in an Online Guest Service Gold Tourism Course. Through a consistent guest service
It was conceived out of a day of unity led by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) in October 1981 with purple as the official color. For several years, I have participated in three miles walk/run in support of victims of domestic violence with members
