The “Liza Destiny,” the first of a number of Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels that will be deployed in Guyana’s waters by ExxonMobil. (Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited photo) (Stabroek News) Guyana is now officially a producer of petroleum – on December 20, 2019. The historic moment was announced last night by […]
The two-day event is expected to convene over 700 regional and international delegates The inaugural Sustainable Development Movement (SDM 2020), hosted by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), is slated to attract over 700 delegates from across the Caribbean Region and internationally to the island of Saint Lucia for a life-changing two-day event on September 23-24, 2020. The […]
Strengthening the linkages among education, research and outreach; the Faculty of Food and Agriculture will strategically partner with the National 4-H Leaders Council to build a “farm to school” movement by supporting several aspects of capacity building, resource development and sharing, professional development, policy development and advocacy in the local food and agriculture sector. Dean […]
Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Dr. the Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit. Saturday, December 7, 2019 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission congratulates Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) on a successful election victory and return to Government. Director-General of the OECS, Dr. Didacus Jules, commended the people of the […]
Reproduced Courtesy Searchlight News By Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Every year since Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen divulged his theses that revolutionized development, UNDP publishes a ranking of the most prosperous and socially cohesive societies on the planet – a list that also evidences which nations have the poorest record in terms of Human […]
Barbados is honoring Eric Holder for his distinguished and extraordinary service to Barbados, the Caribbean Diaspora and to humanity at large. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday December 2, 2019 – Former Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, has been awarded the Honorary Award of the Order of the Freedom of Barbados. His name was […]
FACSDIS, an organization that works to safeguard the rights of the LBTIQ community, is reporting unprecedented violence and attacks against people based on their perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. Four members of FACSDIS were victims of an attack on October 17, 2019, where several members sustained physical injuries.
One of Haiti’s most prominent LGBTIQ activists, Jeudy Charlot, was found dead at his home in Pétion-Ville outside of the capital of Port-au-Prince on the morning of Monday, November 25th. The circumstances of his death are still unclear and an autopsy is needed to determine the cause of death. Jeudy Charlot, affectionately known by many […]
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A patient, suspected of being infected with the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu), has been warded at the Scarborough General Hospital. Guardian Media was informed that the patient went to the hospital over the weekend, with symptoms of the virus. This was confirmed by Health Secretary Agatha Carrington. “The report that we got from officials indicate […]
Official Message by the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Hon. Gaston Browne Friday, November 1, 2019 — This year, Antigua and Barbuda is celebrating the 38th Anniversary of Independence under the theme: “Embracing Our National Pride”. Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and Chairman of the OECS Authority, the Hon. Gaston Browne, shared […]
CARACAS, Venezuela, Monday October 28, 2019 – The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), the European Union (EU) and the UN migration agency (IOM) in a joint statement have called for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to show solidarity toward Venezuelans, with around 80 per cent of those who have left, sheltering in the […]