“Everything in life is connected. Life is biodiversity. Even the grass and the soil beneath your feet here today are teeming with life.”
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, in collaboration with the Government of Saint Lucia’s Ministries of Sustainable Development, Education, Fisheries and Forestry, and with the support of other partners and sponsors, celebrated International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) 2019 under the theme “Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health.” The event was marked with an all […]
BRIDGETOWN (CMC) — The Barbados government has welcomed the decision of the European Union to remove the island from a list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, saying that “it has tangible meaning for us”. The Council of the European Union Friday said it had removed Aruba, Barbados and Bermuda from its list, noting that in the case […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) on Monday urged Caribbean countries to “closely monitor water resources and try to conserve as much as possible, at least until June/July” as the drought situation in the region worsens. In its Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network Bulletin released here, CIMH […]
CARICOM Chairman, Dr Timothy Harris (left) at meeting in Costa Rica SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (CMC) — Chairman of the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Timothy Harris, says peace will continue to be elusive in Venezuela until the “contending parties are encouraged to sit down and agree”. Harris, who is also the prime minister of […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Media Institute of the Caribbean on Thursday lauded journalists, as the world observed World Press Freedom Day. In a message to mark the day, the institute said that, with some exceptions, the Caribbean “remains a region that scores high on press freedom indexes”. “Jamaica and, to a lesser extent, Trinidad, […]
ST GEORGE ‘S, Grenada (CMC) — Chairman of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council for Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE), Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell says a collective approach is needed to effectively address security across the region. “We need each other as our fight against crime is a collective one”, he said. “As small […]
Rondell Henry, who lives in Maryland, admitted to the plot after being arrested. MARYLAND, United States, Wednesday April 10, 2019 – A Trinidadian-born man has been accused in the United States of plotting to plow a stolen van into a crowd at a large shopping and entertainment compound outside of Washington, in what prosecutors said […]
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — More than 30 developing countries, including those in the Caribbean, are calling for a recapitalization of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) in response to the worsening impact of climate change and sweeping finance gaps for low-carbon development. The calls have come as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World […]
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — A new report has found that while mental illness is responsible for more than a third of total disability in the Americas, including the Caribbean, current spending is far below that required to address its public health burden. The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) as a result of the study […]
Prime Minister Jean Henry Ceant taking the oath of office six months ago (Photo: CMC) PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, (CMC) — Six months after being sworn into office, the government of Prime Minister Jean-Henry Céant was forced out of office Monday after the Lower Chamber of Deputies voted overwhelming to censure the administration. The move […]
