Ja among 14 Caricom countries preparing projects to mobilise ‘green funds’
From Jamaica Observer SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) – Jamaica is among 14 Caribbean Community (Caricom) member states which will design multiple projects to mobilise resources from international sources that will allow them to improve the resilience and adaptation of agriculture, food…
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U.S. says Rastas face discrimination in these Caribbean countries
By NAN News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. May 30, 2018: The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said Rastafarians in some Caribbean countries are still facing varied forms of discrimination. In its latest ‘International Religious Freedom Report for 2017,’ the US…
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Save the Date: Donation of Sesame Solar Nanogrid Disaster Recovery Office to WAWU and Commonwealth of Dominica on June 1st at 2:00 pm
Save the Date: June 1st at 2:00 pm Donation of Sesame Solar Nanogrid Disaster Recovery Office to WAWU and Commonwealth of Dominica May 22, 2018, Princess Margaret Hospital, Roseau, Dominica: On Friday June 1st at 2:00 pm, Sesame Solar Inc.,…
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Silver Airways buys Caribbean’s largest regional airline
From The Republic SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Florida-based Silver Airways has bought the Caribbean’s largest regional airline. Officials say Puerto Rico-based Seaborne Airlines will operate as a stand-alone subsidiary until the two airlines merge next year. It will continue…
Caribbean Sports – Caribbean medal count surpasses 40 at Commonwealth Games
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Sat. April 14, 2018: With just one more day to go before the conclusion of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, the Caribbean region’s combined medal haul has reached a whopping 41 as…
Departure of New Zealand High Commissioner to OECS
OECS Media Release Wednesday, April 11, 2018 — New Zealand High Commissioner Her Excellency Jan Henderson, who was appointed to the OECS in 2014, has come to the end of her posting. Her Excellency paid a courtesy visit to the…
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Caribbean Development Bank issues loan for Dominica’s post-hurricane recovery
from teleSUR Last September the island was devastated by hurricanes Irma and Maria, which gravely damaged its electrical grid. The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) announced Sunday it will provide US$16 million in funding to the the Caribbean island of Dominica…
Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation to give grants totalling US$290,000
The Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation today announced that it will provide additional funding of over US$290,000 to projects that will improve the lives of children in areas of the Caribbean impacted by last year’s hurricanes. This follows the Foundation’s…
Turks & Caicos economy tops the Caribbean
By Hayden Boyce, From Turks & Caicos Sun The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) economy recorded the second best performance in the Caribbean region in 2017 and is expected to have “strong growth” in 2018, despite being hit by back-to-back…
The Beauty of Dominica
By Geno Lawrenzi Jr. From lcb Capt. Mike Burke was a pirate. The World War 2 Navy veteran admitted it to me with a sly smile during an interview in his office in Miami Beach. He was dressed like a…
