Barbados and China are eager to strengthen their diplomatic ties in the fields of 5G technology, air transport, and the Global Development Initiative (GDI). Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Barbados, Yan Xiusheng, recently made a courtesy call to Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Release - The United Nations (UN) has welcomed the British Virgin Islands’ (BVI’s) recommendation that “resilience” feature in all UN programmes implemented in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean which are aimed at accelerating sustainable development. The recommendation was made at the recent inaugural Joint-Steering Committee
Hopes are up following Bahamian Prime Minister and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chair Philip Davis’s trip to Washington last week, as this seems to signal the "reengagement" of the United States to the region. In an analysis by Wazim Mowla, Associate Director of Caribbean Initiative, while the
Given the high cost of climate change, President Irfaan Ali said the region must take tangible actions to secure its energy future. Guyana's Head of State urged regional governments to lead in understanding and implementing the necessary structure. In Port of Spain, he told the Trinidad
Following the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern last week, Labour leader Chris Hipkins was sworn in as New Zealand's prime minister in a formal ceremony on Wednesday, January 25. On Sunday, the Labour Party chose former COVID-19 Response and Police Minister Hipkins, 44, to
UN News - Commitments made last year at a landmark UN conference to transform education globally must be translated into action, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message to mark the International Day of Education. He called for countries to deliver education systems “that can support equal societies, dynamic economies
Release - The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is reminding the public that arboviral diseases such as dengue, chikungunya and Zika are still circulating in the Caribbean region. In light of this, CARPHA emphasizes the importance of prevention and control measures to reduce the transmission
Release - Despite recent statistics showing that dementia prevalence is set to increase in the Caribbean by 155 per cent by 2050, regional progress in tackling the neurodegenerative condition is far too slow, say Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), the global federation for 105 Alzheimer’s and dementia
UN News - Despite recent progress towards eliminating trans fat from food, some five billion people remain unprotected from its harmful impacts, thus increasing their risk of heart disease and death, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Industrially produced trans fat – commonly found in packaged
Release - The Nature Conservancy is delighted to announce that its proposal “CoralCarib: Pioneering a new strategic approach for conserving and restoring Caribbean coral reef ecosystems that target Climate Resilient Refugia” to the International Climate Initiative (IKI) has been approved by the Federal Ministry for
