High-resolution maps of the underwater habitats of the entire Caribbean have the potential to transform marine conservation and significantly enhance our knowledge of the ocean.
Today, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, along with partners, published detailed maps of important shallow underwater habitats throughout the entire Caribbean – including all shallow water coral reefs. For the first time ever, countries and territories now have a clear picture of the habitats found beneath the waves of […]
An overhead view of a busy Haitian marketplace. Saint Marc, Haiti – Feb 12, 2014 (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders Human rights and constitutional violations in Haiti have been ignored for too long by the Organization of American States (OAS). The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has also avoided dealing with incendiary political issues in Haiti. Meanwhile, […]
Message by Mackie Holder, Consul General of Barbados at NY On the occasion of The 54th Anniversary of Independence of Barbados Conquering the Challenges – This is Who We Are Fellow Barbadians and Friends of Barbados, The attainment and celebration of our nation’s 54th anniversary of Independence comes in the midst of the ongoing, devastating […]
Photo: Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves. Friday, November 6, 2020 — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) extends to Dr. the Hon. Ralph E. Gonsalves and the Unity Labour Party warmest congratulations on this historic election victory. The election of the Gonsalves administration by […]
OECS Media Statement Wednesday, November 4, 2020 — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) extends to the Government and people of the Commonwealth of Dominica warmest congratulations on the occasion of the nation’s 42nd Anniversary of Independence under the theme: “Embracing New Opportunities“. A virtual flag-raising ceremony was held at the OECS […]
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley opens the inaugural Pivot Event by urging the people of the Caribbean to harness their cultural confidence and creative imagination to allow the region to secure its place as a world leader in technology and innovation.
By OECS Op-ed by Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean Monday, October 19, 2020 — The digital economy, connectivity and the possibilities offered by remote work have emerged as a shelter from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic for many social and economic sectors of Latin America and […]
By WiredJA KINGSTON, Jamaica, October 16, 2020: Opposition spokesperson on Technology, Julian Robinson, has renewed his call for the Government to engage in mediation with tablet device provider GeoTech, who brought in 19,000 tablets which the Government had labelled defective and not meeting their specifications. Mr Robinson’s call comes against the background that the […]
By Sir Ronald Sanders In November 1998, shortly after Antigua and Barbuda and Cuba established diplomatic relations, Fidel Castro and Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Lester Bird, had a memorable conversation in Havana. The conversation is worth recalling in the context of the third announcement by a Government of Barbados that by November 2021, it intends […]
As Prepared for Delivery The COVID-19 pandemic has caused dramatic decline in the economic growth around the world. All countries – small, medium, and big – were and still are negatively affected by the pandemic. Here in St. Kitts and Nevis, the second quarter of 2020 witnessed the closure of our manufacturing plant […]
