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OECS UBEC Project Completes Stakeholder Engagement…
OECS Media Release The OECS Commission’s Unleashing the Blue Economy in the Caribbean Project (UBEC) Micro-sized Small Medium Enterprise (MSME) Matching Grants team embarked on an intensive…
World Bank Says Economic Growth Stalled in Latin…
Source: Loop The World Bank reported on Wednesday that although the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has achieved substantial economic stabilization in recent decades, growth has now stalled,…
27 Green Entrepreneurs Awarded Interest-Free Loans…
Media Release Courtesy GGGI The Eastern Caribbean Green Entrepreneurship Initiative announced the selection of 27 green entrepreneurs as recipients of interest-free loans totaling USD 863,403. Under…
ECTEL’s Digital Inclusion Strategy Gains…
Courtesy Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) Castries, Saint Lucia A survey to ascertain information about access to, use and affordability of Information and Communication…
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Courtesy UNICEF Castries, Saint Lucia, 26 March 2024- UNICEF and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Tuesday signed a renewed Partnership Agreement, which will directly impact the…
OECS Athletes Shine at CARIFTA Games
OECS Media Release Courtesy Terry Finisterre The 11-member Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States garnered a total of 32 medals at the CARIFTA Games, held at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium in St…
Sentencing Date for Former BVI Premier Pushed…
CMC The sentencing date for convicted former Premier of the British Virgin Islands, Andrew Fahie, has been pushed back following a request from his attorney due to a conflict with a paid vacation she…
CARICOM Calls for Dialogue Between Mexico and…
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) joined the condemnation this Sunday of the assault of the Ecuadorian Police on the Embassy of Mexico in Quito and called for "dialogue" between both countries.…
Educational and Private Sector Alliance Launches…
OECS Media Release A powerful alliance of schools, clubs, and businesses in Dominica has unveiled a bold Zero Waste Schools Program, marking a significant stride towards sustainable waste management…
Republic Bank CPL boosts Saint Lucia Economy…
The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) created a total economic impact of US$39,470,999 for Saint Lucia during the 2023 tournament. There were six matches scheduled in Saint Lucia between 16…
OECS Delivers Keynote Address at the UNCTAD 7th…
OECS Media Release The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) hosted its 7th BioTrade Congress from March 25 to 26, 2024 at the UN Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The…
Sargassum Quantities Expected to Increase in Parts…
Source: Loop The presence of Sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean Region has increased over the past few months and according to Antiguan Marine Ecologist Ruleo Camacho, this trend may continue to…
UN Reports Unprecedented Human Rights Abuses in…
GENEVA (CMC) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk Tuesday said that the scale of human rights abuses is unprecedented in modern Haitian history. “The escalation of…
CARICOM Leaders Still Discussing Free and Full…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have been unable to sign off on the arrangements to facilitate the free and full movement of CARICOM nationals by the end of last…
Trinidad And Tobago Are Still Divided on CCJ Full…
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC -Trinidad and Tobago remains divided on whether the country should become a full member of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) with at least the head of one group of…