President Ali wants Region to produce its own vaccines

  President Irfaan Ali yesterday proposed that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) should develop its capacity to produce vaccines for Covid-19 and other illnesses. In an invited...

COVID-19: CCJ takes safety measures

(Caribbean Court of Justice Press Release) The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) continues to closely monitor the current global situation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic....

CARICOM Heads appoint VP Jagdeo to lead improvement of financing strategy for climate adaptation

CARICOM Heads on Wednesday agreed on the need to immediately improve the fiscal structures in place to address climate change and adaptation. Notably, Vice...

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,...

WHO, CDB launch mental health management guide to help persons cope with effects of...

  The World Health Organisation’s mental health management guide "Doing what matters in times of stress," has been adopted for the Caribbean and is now...

Stabroek Block partners helping Guyana become model oil State; key hub with ties to...

  Partners in the Stabroek Block—ExxonMobil Guyana, Hess Corporation, and CNOOC—are thrilled about the growth opportunities they have after unlocking almost 11 billion barrels of...

Rwanda’s vaccine factory can be emulated in Guyana to serve wider region- President Ali...

President, Dr Irfaan Ali said Guyana will be seeking to develop the framework and infrastructure to not only build a similar facility like BioNTech's...

CARICOM prioritised in US Vaccine Sharing Strategy

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is among priority regions to which the United States will provide vaccines through the COVAX Facility, the White House announced...

PSC inks agreement with US Bilateral Chamber to promote trade and investment

  Head of Guyana’s Private Sector Commission (PSC), Mr. Paul Cheong and Ms. Aida Araissi, Head of the US Bilateral Chamber signed a Memorandum of...

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...

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