The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development informs the general public that the lobster fishery opens from Tuesday August 2, 2022, to Tuesday February 28, 2023, both days inclusive. When the lobster fishery is open, lobsters may be obtained, fished for, sold and purchased; however, the following regulations are in effect in […]
Seventy-six students from the first cohort of the Project “Assisting the Economic Empowerment of Youth and Women in Latin America and the Caribbean in the Post-Pandemic of COVID-19,” also known as Jennès Program, graduated on Thursday, July 14, 2022. The graduation ceremony was honored by the attendance of Hon. Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre, and […]
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) proudly celebrates Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley who both recently received international recognition for their leadership and influence. On May 26, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves was conferred the Order of José Martí by President […]
On July 22, 2022, Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. Pierre officially assumed the Chairmanship of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Monetary Council. Addressing fellow Members of the Monetary Council for the first time as Chair, Mr. Pierre prescribed actionable policy measures to respond to the immediate challenges confronting Member States. Mr. Pierre has designed a […]
By Dr Rita Pemberton Like elsewhere in the Caribbean, the enslaved population of Tobago eagerly looked forward to emancipation on August 1, 1838, because they expected they would be able to adjust their lives in the direction they desired. Their aim was to create a space for themselves and establish independent means of employment to […]
With monkeypox infections reaching over 5000, and a case of polio type 2 reported in the United States, vaccines, medicines and surveillance are key.
By PAHO Washington D.C. 27 July 2022 (PAHO) – While COVID-19 cases decreased in the Americas for the first time in five weeks, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Carissa F Etienne, has urged countries to remain alert to COVID-19 and other health issues, such as monkeypox, which was declared a public health emergency […]
By PAHO Geneva, 20 July 2022 – Around the world, millions of refugees and migrants in vulnerable situations, such as low-skilled migrant workers, face poorer health outcomes than their host communities, especially where living and working conditions are sub-standard, according to the first WHO World report on the health of refugees and migrants. This has dire […]
By Wazim Mowla, Atlantic Council The United States has a short window to carve out a new diplomatic and economic era in its relationship with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Last month’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles is now in the rearview and drew ample criticism from US partners in the hemisphere. Despite this, […]
By CARICOM It is my pleasure to extend my warm congratulations as Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and Head of Government responsible for Community Development and Cultural Cooperation, which includes Sports, to all Caribbean athletes who participated in the World Athletics Championships 2022. Once more, you have made our Region proud with your outstanding […]
Jamaica Tourism Minister explained CARICOM will need to play an integral role in making multi-destination travel to the region feasible.
By Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor, eTurboNews.com Mr. Bartlett was reiterating his stance that multi-destination vacation was the answer to sustaining tourism in the Caribbean and the need for a regional airline to support it. “We have to look at harmonizing the protocols in relation to the use of our airspace so that on entering the […]