OECS Authority approves Audit Committee
Saturday, June 23, 2018 — The 65th Meeting of the OECS Authority endorsed the implementation of an Audit Committee, established by the OECS Commission, to provide unbiased and objective oversight to stakeholders – a requirement for many development partners to…
Trump is here to stay and change the world
By ROBERTO SAVIO From Caribbean Life ROME, June 18, 2018 (IPS) – Donald John Trump, 45th and current president of the United States, has been seen in many illustrious circles as an anomaly that cannot last. Well, it is time…
Cayman Islands Premier, OTs to examine constitutional relationship with UK
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin travels with a delegation which includes Financial Services and Home Affairs Minister Hon. Tara Rivers to London to participate in a number of key meetings next week. The delegation left Friday…
Joint declaration by the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states and the EU on climate change
We, the ACP-EU Council of Ministers, Representing 107 countries from Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific and the European Union, committed to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; Guided by the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement; In pursuit of the full…
The View From Europe: The hidden cost of not complying with EU Data Rugulations
By David Jessop Normally the private sector tends to respond to change far faster than the public sector. This is because it is bottom line oriented, has an impatient electorate in the form of shareholders who can vote by disinvesting…
accessing finance to become a reality for Caribbean women-owned businesses
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, May 31, 2018. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in partnership with the Caribbean Development Bank has kicked off the inaugural activity of the Women Empowered through Export (WE-Xport) programme with a two-day workshop aimed at increasing…
Caribbean forum in Suriname addresses data protection and impact of social media
From Caribbean News Now PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Shortly before the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) took effect on May 25, 2018, the 14th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF) considered the impact that these regulations could have on the…
Caribbean women in business to showcase at European Development Days 2018
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, May 30, 2018. Caribbean Export will showcase at Europe’s leading forum on international cooperation and development, European Development Days (EDD) bringing greater publicity to their women focused programme Women Empowered through Export (WE-Xport). WE-Xport was launched in March…
The View from Europe: Cuba, the EU and a post-Cotonue agreement
By DAVID JESSOP From Barbados Advocate Just over a week ago, Cuba and the European Union held a first Joint Council meeting. It identified the principal multilateral and bilateral issues on which they hope in future to work more closely….
Sir Ronald Sanders: Welcome Prince Charles by Royal wish and better sense
By Sir Ronald Sanders For two and half years since Commonwealth Heads of Government met in Malta in 2015, the British Government had been anxious to ensure that Prince Charles should succeed his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as Head of…