Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday pledged $44.8 million in new funding to tackle the climate crisis in the Caribbean. Trudeau, who was attending the 44th Regular Meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government, said the money will “support projects with regional organizations, like the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund that
As she accepted the prestigious CARICOM Triennial Award for Women at the opening ceremony of the 44th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community at Atlantis last night, Dame Janet Bostwick declared that the battle for full gender equality is far from over and urged stronger focus on women’s
From: Bahamas Information Services February 9, 2023 Please see below Remarks by Bahamas High Commissioner to CARICOM, Her Excellency Leslia Miller-Brice at a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, today. H.E. LESLIA MILLER-BRICE, HIGH COMMISSIONER OF THE BAHAMAS TO CARICOM AND CHAIR, NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE SECRETARIAT REMARKS AT CARICOM […]
During a joint sitting of the House of Assembly, Senate President Lashell Adderley yesterday called for the criminalization of rape in all forms. “Our long walk to freedom has not yet ended when the marital bed has become a violent mattress. Rape is rape; notwithstanding the context,” said Adderley. “The Bible reminds us that men
The International Culture Wine & Food Festival (ICWFF) is on the cards for its 25th version after a two-year pandemic hiatus, this weekend. And ICWFF chair Janet Johnson describes the festival as “new improved and ever-evolving.” Among participating countries are Trinidad & Tobago, Ghana, Morocco, Greece and Germany Haiti, Jamaica and others who will create