The United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26), held last month in Glasgow, failed to deliver on what the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expected from the meeting, Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett said. Engaging the regional media on December 14 in her first Press Briefing, she said the Region was
UN News - There is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant is outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week, said the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists at WHO Headquarters in Geneva that it was
The CARICOM Digital Skills Task Force will be launched during a virtual meeting the CARICOM Secretariat will host on Wednesday, 15 September 2021 by Prime Minister of Grenada Keith Mitchell. Mitchell is the Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Science and Technology (including ICT) in
Antigua and Barbuda has lost one of its most distinguished and heroic sons as former Prime Minister Sir Lester Bird passed has passed away at the age of 83. The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) confirmed in a post that Bird passed away around 6
To ensure that people continue to remain safe during COVID-19, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will commemorate Emancipation Day 2021 virtually. Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley, said this year’s service will reflect
The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHSFA) is advising Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States to intensify protective measures against the African Swine Fever (ASF) which is now confirmed to be in the Americas. The disease has already killed more than 800 pigs in two locations in the
Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) won a landslide victory in the 2021 general elections. Preliminary results declared the SLP has won 13 seats, the United Workers Party (UWP) won 2 seats and the last 2 seats went to independent candidates Richard Frederick and Stephenson King. Frederick is
by Dr. Abiola Inniss Ph.D. LLM In recent weeks, and not for the first time, there has been a tremendous clamour over the issue of cultural appropriation. This time it was about the use of the word J’ouvert as the label for a rum product to
The assassination of Haiti president Jovenel Moïse on July 7 in his residence at Port-au-Prince poses risk of destabilising an already ailing nation, which has been marred with high violence mostly triggered by local gangs and Moïse’s alleged undemocratic behavior. Analysts interviewed by Americas Daily
Cathy Lashley Barbados GIS - CARICOM’s role in shaping and sustaining the region has been lauded with the unveiling of six wax figures of eminent Caribbean people yesterday, during a special ceremony to mark CARICOM Day, at the Caribbean Wax Museum in Norman Centre, Bridgetown. The
