Caribbean sustainable energy coordination expected with new regional organization CCREEE
From New Energy Events Jamaica is now a signatory to the Agreement establishing the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, CCREEE. Prime Minister Andrew Holness signed the agreement this morning (July 6) ahead of the start of the…
CARICOM leaders make new commitment to tackle NCDs
From Caribbean360 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Tuesday July 11, 2017 – The push for a healthier Caribbean received a considerable boost last week as Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders at their 38th annual summit in Grenada made new commitments to tackle the epidemic…
6 Caribbean countries listed as most dangerous
From Freedom Wall The Global Peace Index Report for 2017 is out and five countries in the Caribbean and one CARICOM nation in South America have made the list as the six most dangerous in the entire region. The report…
Trinidad PM warns West Indies cricket could “destroy” CARICOM
From Caribbean News Service PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jul 09 2017 – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has warned that the situation regarding the state of West Indies cricket had the potential to “destroy” the regional integration…
Jamaica signs Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Agreement
By Office of the Prime Minister JIS Jamaica is now a signatory to the Agreement establishing the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, CCREEE. Prime Minister Andrew Holness signed the agreement this morning (July 6) ahead of the…
CARIBBEAN-SUMMIT-Three Caribbean countries sign maritime agreements
From Antigua Observer ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Jul 7, CMC – Barbados said Thursday that the decision of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to maritime agreements in Grenada is a “tangible demonstration of that commitment to closer regional integration”. Barbados signed…
CARICOM Heads of Govt. Conference: 10th Anniversary of NCD Declaration – Anything to celebrate?
2017 marks the 10th Anniversary of the signing of the landmark CARICOM Heads of Government Port of Spain Declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This year’s thirty-eighth CARICOM Conference of Heads (July 4-6) is expected to celebrate this momentous achievement. But how…
Caribbean region urged to upgrade their forensic technologies
From South Florida Caribbean News Ballistics tracking, harsher penalties recommended as Caribbean security & crime gets attention on Capitol Hill Washington, D.C. – The chief executive officer of a Barbados based Canadian company has recommended that CARICOM member states impose harsher…
Delegates from Cayman Islands attend CARICOM Counter-Terrorism Conference
The Ministry of Home Affairs Acting Deputy Chief Officer, Michael Ebanks, led a team of senior officials to the CARICOM Counter-Terrorism Strategy Conference, in Trinidad and Tobago, (12-13 June 2017). Hosted by the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security…
Sir Ronald Sanders: CARICOM – Pride turned to gloom
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON, United States, Thursday June 22, 2017 – Three weeks ago, I and many other committed Caribbean integrationists, declared that the unity displayed by CARICOM countries at the Organization of American States (OAS) on…