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Oceans – The Last Frontier For OECS States
As the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) celebrates 40 Years of Integration for Progress and Sustainability, the ocean is being touted as “the last and best hope for a prosperous and sustainable future for Member States.”
UNHCR Congratulates The Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, celebrates today’s announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the Tokyo 2020 Refugee Olympic Team. After years of training, 29 refugee athletes will head to Tokyo in July to participate at…
CARPHA’s Position on the Use of Ivermectin to Treat COVID-19 Patients
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 18 May 2021. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging Ministries of Health and clinicians to only use the medicine, ivermectin, under the conditions of well-regulated clinical trials for…
European Union Funded UWI Climate Change And Health Fellowship Training Launched
Six fellows have been welcomed as the first cohort of a University of the West Indies (UWI) coordinated, one-year study to promote leadership in climate change and health.
Action Needed To Reimagine Recreate And Restore The Caribbean Ecosystems
Protecting our Region’s ecosystems is critical for our very survival. Ecosystems support the provision of water, contribute to good health, sustain the livelihoods and well-being of our Caribbean people. We need to ensure they are…
PAHO/WHO Welcomes New Subregional Program Director, Caribbean
The Caribbean Subregional Program Coordination Office of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently welcomed Mr. Dean Chambliss to the post of Subregional Program Director, Caribbean.
SVG Home To New Medicinal Marijuana Firm
Putting the recent volcanic devastation behind it, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines celebrated a significant win with the launch of Medicinal, a marijuana cultivating firm that offers a range of CDB products….made from plants that seem to…
World Leading Experts Commit To Building Vaccine Confidence At UK Hosted Global Vaccine Confidence…
Representatives from the Caribbean were invited to join the Global Vaccine Confidence Summit, which convened world leading experts to commit to greater international collaboration to build vaccine confidence globally.
Caribbean Export And Caribbean Development Bank Join Forces To Provide Grants To MSMEs
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the European Union, have entered a partnership to support regional MSMEs with financial assistance to help businesses…
CARICOM Commission On Economy To Discuss Post-Covid-19 Recovery For The Region
The Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) will this week host a virtual forum on finding a people’s centred approach to the post coronavirus (COVID-19) economic recovery in the Caribbean.
OECS Commission Concludes High-level Meeting To Prepare For 2021 WTO Agriculture Negotiation
As Members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are coping with setbacks in the agriculture sector after unforeseen challenges, the OECS Commission proactively convened a high-level meeting to prepare and strengthen Member…
H.E. Lilian Chatterjee Begins Her Tour As Canada’s High Commissioner To The OECS
On May 21st, H.E. Lilian Chatterjee presented her letter of introduction to H.E. Dr. Didacus Jules, Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), formally assuming her position as Canada’s representative to the…
Urgent Need To Strengthen Internet Infrastructure In The Caribbean
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the Caribbean, a regional group of computer experts is calling for more to be done to keep critical systems secure, resilient, and accessible in the face of mounting threats.
Regional Stakeholders To Discuss Scaling Up And Sustaining The Regional HIV Response During Covid-19
The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, will convene a virtual three-day meeting of National AIDS Programme…
Grenada Could Benefit From US Donation Of Covid-19 Vaccines
Prime Minister, Dr the Rt. Hon Keith Mitchell disclosed this following a telephone conversation with US Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Linda Taglialatela, who confirmed that the Caribbean is high on the priority list.