By Organization of Eastern Caribbean States | Photo credit: Alexander Girvan| Cariacou,Grenada. The Ocean Coordination Mechanism (OCM) for the Wider Caribbean has been officially activated and will commence its activities this year, marking a significant achievement in advancing the sustainable management of marine resources in the region. With the signature of the Government of the […]
By: Stephanie Korney, jamaicans.com | Photo credit: jamaicans.com On June 21, 1965, only three years before he was assassinated, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., arrived at Palisadoes Airport on a visit to Jamaica, where he received the Key to the City of Kingston and made a speech to graduates of the Mona campus of the […]
By BGIS, gisbarbados.gov | Photo credit: BGIS Barbados National Heroes Explored – The Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow. (BGIS) Acclaimed as the Father of Barbados’ Independence, The Right Excellent Errol Walton Barrow was born in the parish of St. Lucy on January 21, 1920. The son of the late Rev. Reginald Grant Barrow and the […]
By Sheena Forde-Craigg, gisbarbados.gov | Photo credit: BGIS Barbados and Brazil have agreed to deepen their existing relationship. This agreement was one of the main outcomes following a meeting held at Ilaro Court between Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds and Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, who is on the island […]
Editorial credit: EQRoy / shutterstock.com The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) hereby advises that pursuant to its powers under Part IX, Section 114 of the Banking Act, 2015 of Saint Lucia (No 3 of 2015), it has appointed Mr. Niguel Streete as the Official Administrator for Financial Investment and Consultancy Services Limited (FICS) effective Monday, […]
By Caribbean Business Report “Guests are assets, not transactions,” states Marilyn Stewart, Founder of a radical approach to building guest loyalty called The Loyalty Metric. She is among an award-winning team of Canadian innovators who brought their breakthrough guest loyalty management process to Saint Lucia. Supported by powerful applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), The Loyalty […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders It has long been evident that the world’s richest nations, especially those responsible for the lion’s share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, care little about the existential threats faced by small states. For the Caribbean, the time for pleading has passed. Collective action must define the region’s response to the climate […]
Haitian Independence Day at Rainbow PUSH: A Powerful Forum and Rally in Support of Haiti, the First Black Republic Streamed live on January 11, 2025, from Rainbow PUSH Headquarters in Chicago, IL, moderator Dr. Ron Daniels, founder of the Haiti Support Project (HSP), and host Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, President Emeritus of Rainbow PUSH, is joined by an […]
By Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) | Photo credit: PAHO In 2024, the Organization delivered more than 38 tons of medical supplies and facilitated mobile clinics, in addition to supporting monitoring and water and sanitation activities to prevent cholera outbreaks. Port-au-Prince/Washington, DC, December 18, 2024 (PAHO) – As violence continues to escalate across Haiti, the Pan […]
By DPI Guyana The government is committed to building a more united and equitable Guyanese society. To achieve this, the administration focuses its policies on addressing the needs of the most vulnerable populations, ensuring a path towards equality and prosperity for all. This was underscored by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who was at the time addressing […]