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Marketing of Agriculture Commodities and the OECS

Article Courtesy Hon. Saboto Ceasar, Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour Thursday, April 14, 2022 — The history of colonial commercial agriculture…

Antigua and Barbuda signs Air Service Agreement…

Thursday, April 14, 2022 — The Government of Antigua and Barbuda recently signed an air services agreement with the French Republic, the first such agreement between France and an OECS Member State.…

Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Training in…

Press Release Courtesy Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Wednesday, April 13, 2022 — The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) through its Judicial Education Institute (JEI), in recognition of the…

OECS Declares Support for the Hosting of World…

OECS Media Release Monday, April 11, 2022 — The Member States of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have declared their support and endorsement for the bid by the Kingdom of Saudi…

Statement on CAUCUS of CARICOM Heads of…

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting virtually in Caucus on Wednesday 6 April reaffirmed the obligation of Member States to coordinate foreign policy as outlined in the…

Caribbean nationals may soon travel to USVI…

Source: Barbados Today Legislation permitting Caribbean nationals to travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands without a visa was recently approved by the House Judiciary Committee. The measure must still be…

Caricom Teachers Set for Training in Learning…

Approximately 15,000 educators from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are set to benefit from professional development training specially designed for them to assist students in overcoming the…

Mottley, Trudeau to co-chair Sustainable…

United Nations – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gueterres Wednesday named Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley and her Canadian counterpart, Justin Trudeau as new co-chairs of the…

CARICOM Secretary-General says world needs to…

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is essential to address marine debris and plastics plaguing earth’s oceans, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett said Tuesday 5 April,…

Will Bob Marley Become Jamaica’s Next National…

by Howard Campbell – A motion was moved in Jamaica’s parliament here on April 5 to make reggae legend Bob Marley a national hero. The motion was moved by an opposition member of parliament Lisa Hanna…

CARILEC To Train 163 Regional Line workers In…

Castries, Saint Lucia, April 05, 2022 – CARILEC has secured grant funding to deliver training for a ‘reserve corps’ of lineworkers to supplement the organisation’s current post-disaster restoration…