Significant support for Dominican to continue as Commonwealth SG Barbados Today20/02/20200478 views A “significant majority” of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders meeting in Barbados on Wednesday have expressed support for embattled Dominica-born Commonwealth Secretary General, Baroness Patricia Scotland, who is seeking a second… Read more
Comprehensive initiative to slash food import bill Barbados Today20/02/20203528 views Barbados stands to see a major cut in its approximately $500 million food import bill as a result of a new Caribbean Community (CARICOM) plan that would reduce the region’s… Read more
CARICOM teaming up against crime Barbados Today19/02/20200271 views With violent crime spiraling out of control in several countries across the region, leaders of CARICOM have agreed to collectively tackle this matter as a public health crisis. This revelation… Read more
Mottley calls for unity in tackling regional challenges Marlon Madden19/02/20200247 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley today called on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to work in unity to tackle the myriad of issues affecting them. Those issues – ranging from climate… Read more
New funding model for CDF needed – Mottley Marlon Madden19/02/20200236 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley is eager to see a new funding model for the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), suggesting that the ability of the Fund to be maintained at a… Read more
Regional air travel gets heads’ attention Marlon Madden19/02/20202251 views A proposition is being thrown out to members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to consider offering rebates or concessions to regular regional travellers in an effort to help ease the… Read more
CARICOM citizens to benefit from fixed roaming rate soon Marlon Madden19/02/20200322 views Caribbean citizens using their cellphones while travelling throughout the region will soon be paying a fixed rate for roaming. Prime Minister Mia Mottley made the announcement as she addressed the… Read more
Barbados and TnT sign on energy co-op agreement Marlon Madden17/02/20203304 views On the eve of the 31st CARICOM Intersessional Heads of Government conference here in Barbados, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has issued a call for deepening of relations between Caribbean Community… Read more
PM calls off diplomatic visit to Caribbean amid ongoing rail stoppages Asminnie Moonsammy16/02/20200268 views (Source: CBC News) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cancelled a trip to Barbados scheduled for Monday as Indigenous demonstrators and their supporters continue to halt train service across parts of… Read more
Immigration told weed out bad practices Barbados Today15/02/20201382 views Opposition Senator Caswell Franklyn has called out some immigration officers for what he describes as xenophobia, abuse, deception and discrimination, particularly against other citizens of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). He… Read more