T&T accelerating bid rounds; inks agreement for oil exploration in shared border with Venezuela
Desperate to arrest the decline of its domestic gas supplies, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley has announced that he will...
Op-Ed: The Caribbean’s role in the transformation of agri-food systems
By Mario Lubetkin, Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean
The global food security crisis has revealed an increase in undernourishment,...
Canawaima Ferry Service suspended as Suriname records first Coronavirus case
The Management of the Guyana/Suriname Ferry Service wishes to advise the general public that its services will be suspended from tomorrow until further notice.
The...
Barbados Prime Minister Nominated to Chair World Bank, IMF Committee
(Barbados Government Information Service) Former Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairperson, Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, and Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay, Mesdames...
CARICOM to tackle food insecurity and malnutrition by 2030 – Pres. Ali
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), aiming to reduce its food import bill by 25 percent by next year, is now extending its ambitions to eradicate...
CARICOM calls for ceasefire in Gaza
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday evening made a resounding call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in...
CDB projects 5.7 percent regional growth for 2023
The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Vice President of Operations, Isaac Solomon says regional growth of 5.7 percent is forecast for 2023. For last year,...
President Ali leads delegation to ‘Agro Fest’ in Barbados
President Dr. Irfaan Ali is leading a delegation to attend ‘Agro Fest’—The National Agricultural Exhibition to be held at Queen’s Park in Bridgetown, Barbados,...
CARICOM Development Fund to be restructured
So serious are the issues facing the region that its leaders have decided to restructure the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Development Fund (CDF) to enable...
Sharp rise in food insecurity in Caribbean – survey finds
An estimated 2.8 million people or nearly 40 percent of the population in the English-speaking Caribbean is food insecure, one million more than in...
