CARICOM mobilises Hurricane Beryl response Stefon Jordan10/07/20240672 views The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has swiftly responded to the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Beryl, which has battered several member states including Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Jamaica,… Read more
CARICOM postpones Heads of Government meeting as powerful hurricane approaches Caribbean Barbados Today30/06/20240988 views The Caribbean Community advises that, as a result of Hurricane Beryl’s impending passage through the Region, the 47th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government, scheduled for Grenada from July… Read more
CDEMA prepared to assist in hurricane season Shanna Moore05/06/202401.6K views The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has declared it is fully prepared to offer support to the region amid predictions of an active hurricane season. Speaking at the regional… Read more
BAC: CARICOM skilled national applications growing Shanna Moore15/05/202401.9K views There has been a significant surge in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals seeking accreditation for their qualifications from the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC), Executive Director Lisa Gale has disclosed. So far… Read more
CARICOM aligns in unified stand for Palestine and peace Aguinaldo Belgrave11/05/20240507 views After 13 years, the 14 independent member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have finally aligned their individual positions on recognising Palestine as a State. As of May 7, 2024,… Read more
St. Lucia PM blames “conspiracy” for removal of CDB president Barbados Today08/05/202402.1K views Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre has blamed a “conspiracy” for the removal of Dr. Hyginus “Gene” Leon as president of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), who tendered his resignation… Read more
Barbados’ New Ambassador To Cuba Presents Credentials Barbados Today01/05/20240463 views Barbados’ new Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba, Dr Sharon Marshall, presented her Copy of Letters of Credentials to the Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister, Josefina Vidal on Monday. Ambassador Marshall… Read more
PM holds talks with IACHR president Barbados Today24/04/20240827 views Prime Minister Mia Mottley has stressed the urgency of addressing the effects of climate change on vulnerable countries saying that it affects every aspect of a government’s operations. She emphasised… Read more
CDB President resigns with “immediate effect” Barbados Today23/04/202403K views SOURCE- CMC- President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Hyginus Gene Leon, has resigned with “immediate effect” from the regional financial institution. According to a three-page letter sent to the… Read more
Comissiong calls for special body to work out reparations claims Sandy Deane18/04/20240875 views Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong on Wednesday proposed the creation of a new special international tribunal to quantify and settle reparations claims from the atrocities of the Atlantic slave trade,… Read more