China will cast a huge shadow as Japan meets CARICOM
By Sir Ronald Sanders BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday July 2014 – The word will not be spoken in any formal speeches and it won’t be mentioned in final statements and declarations, but it will be talked about in the corridors and…
Caribbean leaders and Spain to strengthen partnership
From South Florida Caribbean News BASSETTERE, ST. KITTS – The Caribbean and Spain have pledge to further strengthen the stable, friendly and strategic partnership between both countries which is based on the common values of respect for the principles of…
High expectations at Seattle’s first legal marijuana store
By Alex Lessard-Pilon From New York Mag It’s a hot, cloudless day on an industrial strip in Seattle’s SoDo district, and hundreds of people are waiting patiently to buy marijuana. They are lined up along barricades that lead to the…
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CARICOM: Arrest “bun-wuk” before it spreads
By Sir Ronald Sanders “BUN-WUK” TRANSLATES INTO “BURN WORK” AND IT IS AN EVENT, CREATED BY YOUNG PEOPLE, TO STOP WORK AT 1 PM ON FRIDAYS AND TO REVEL THEREAFTER THROUGHOUT THE WEEK-END. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday July 3, 2014 –…
WIPO and Caribbean IP, what’s the point?
By Abiola Inniss From Caribbean Life Recent months have seen a few interesting intellectual property symposia in the Caribbean, in particular the WIPO–JIPO Regional Conference on IP and creative industries, which was held in Jamaica from Feb. 10-12, 2014. It…
Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago to establish joint commission to improve bilateral relations
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday July 1, 2014, CMC – Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago have agreed to the urgent formation of a joint commission “or a similar entity” to advance the issue of enhanced functional cooperation between them. A…
The Caribbean community’s first strategic plan: How it evolved
(CARICOM Secretariat Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community’s first Strategic Plan, driven by inputs and reviews by stakeholders across the Community, will be presented to CARICOM Heads for consideration at their 35th Annual conference in Antigua and Barbuda, July…
St Vincent PM talks free movement of Caribbean nationals
From Caribbean News Now ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad — “A more mature, more profound regionalism,” says Dr Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, is the only way that regional governments and peoples can tackle the social and…
Guyana disappointed at being “blacklisted” again
From Caribbean360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government Thursday (May 29) night expressed its disappointment that the country had been placed on a list that urged the international community to take measures to protect their financial system from the…
Dominica’s Michele Henderson wins CARICOM song competition
“Celebrating CARICOM” is regional body’s official anthem AGSelectPR, Roseau, Thursday, May 29, 2014: Dominican, jazz, fusion singer Michele Henderson is the winner of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) song competition, and her winning entry “Celebrating CARICOM” is now the regional body’s…
