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Behind massive seaweed belt headed for some…

Source: Loop News A 5,000-mile seaweed belt lurking in the Atlantic Ocean is expected in the next few months to wash onto beaches in the Caribbean Sea, South Florida, and the Yucatán Peninsula in…

Bank of St Vincent and the Grenadines…

Basseterre, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis – The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) hereby advises that effective 24 March 2023, the operations of FirstCaribbean International Bank…

Court of Appeal reserves judgement in election…

Source: Loop Caribbean The Court of Appeal Wednesday reserved its ruling in the elections petition appeal case after hearing Senior Counsel Roysdale Forde argue that the Guyana Parliament is the only…

Urgent Back to Back WECAFC Meetings on Spawning…

Safeguarding Reef Fish and Queen Conch fisheries in the wider Caribbean – top important matters of Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission meetings – San Juan, Puerto Rico – The Working Groups on…

National Statistical Offices bolstered through…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados  — National Statistical Office (NSO) representatives from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States gathered in Barbados on March 20 and March 21 for the final Project Steering…

Spotlight on ECTEL’s Board of Directors First…

Castries – Saint Lucia –  – The Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) is shining the spotlight on its first female Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Ms. Shaniqua Carey-Brown of…

The OECS Recognises World Water Day 2023

OECS Media Release March 22, 2023 — The OECS observes World Water Day, 2023, celebrated annually on March 22, promoting this year's theme, Accelerating the change to solve the global water and…

Barbados and France call for a new global…

Source: Barbados Today Each international meeting allows discussions, ambitions, and commitments, reflecting a real and shared desire to make progress. But in the end, there is always the same…

Mia Mottley to deliver keynote address at major…

Source:  Barbados Today (CMC) — Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley is scheduled to deliver the keynote address on reparations during a global conference next month in Baltimore, Maryland.…

PAHO Director calls for greater collaboration…

The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Jarbas Barbosa, has called for a closer alliance between the health and economy sectors to avoid a “triple crisis” such as the one…

Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context

To enhance international cooperation, the British Ministry of Defence delivered training focussing on Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context (MDWSC). The MDWSC course was co-hosted with the…

Caribbean to participate in Blue Justice…

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries will be represented at the two-day meeting on transnational organised crime in the global fishing industry. The March 23 to 24 event,…