SANTIAGO, Chile - A new report is suggesting that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region possesses strategic assets to drive development, but that doing so will require clear strategies and effective governance.
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Philip J. Pierre has called on Caribbean nations to continue the “unfinished journey of emancipation” by pursuing economic empowerment, food security, energy independence and reparative justice.
Uruguay to Host Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Wednesday said that Uruguay will host the sixth session of the Regional Conference on Population and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean in August.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – A member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, Dr. June Soomer, Monday dismissed calls for the Caribbean to put an end to demands for reparatory justice from the Atlantic slave trade, saying it is “very important for us to address the issue”.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has praised Cuba for maintaining its relationship with the sub-regional grouping despite the “weight” of a trade and economic embargo imposed on the Caribbean country by the United States dating back to 1962.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Reparations Commission (CRC) will travel to the United Kingdom next week as part of a renewed push to build international support for reparatory justice, amid what it described as growing global momentum for the issue.
FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique – Martinique has officially taken its seat for the first time in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) during the opening ceremony of the Fifty-First Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government on Sunday, in St. Lucia.
UNITED NATIONS - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Monday called on the United Nations Security Council to extend the mandate of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti as the country moves towards holding long overdue elections.
ROSEAU, Dominica – Leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) whose countries operate a Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme Friday announced plans to mount a “high-level mission” to Brussels after the European Union announced plans to end visa free programme for the sub-region.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Carla Barnett says regional integration and collective action remain essential to addressing the challenges facing the Caribbean as the 15-member grouping marks its 53rd anniversary.
UNITED NATIONS – The head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Monday called on all stakeholders in the country “to make an unswerving commitment to exhibit political responsibility and to work in a constructive spirit” so as to ensure the future stability and security of the country.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders ended their 51st annual summit here on Wednesday saying that the decisions taken during the four day event “reaffirm that CARICOM remain united in purpose and determined in action.
CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have been told that the 15-member regional integration movement is no longer optional, idealistic or solely resident in reports and commissions, but it is existential.
