Regional News

UNICEF Wants CXC To Postpone CSEC And CAPE Exams

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The United Nations Children’s agency  (UNICEF) is urging the Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) not to proceed with this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations in […]

News

Experts Predict Busy Atlantic Storm Season But Not Like 2020

(AP) — The Atlantic hurricane season will be busier than normal, but it’s unlikely to be as crazy as 2020’s record-shattering year, meteorologists said Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasted that the hurricane […]

Regional News

CARICOM Calls For Ceasefire In Israel-Palestine Conflict

GEORGETOWN – CARICOM said on Tuesday it continues to support a two-state solution as “the best way” to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In a brief media statement on the issue, the regional integration organisation added […]

Health

PAHO Calls For Closing ‘Glaring’ Vaccine Gap

(CMC) — The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa Etienne on Wednesday called for closing the “glaring gaps” in access to coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean. She […]

Regional News

A Strong Signal To The Region – Advancing Women’s Leadership

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago –(TTO): The Caribbean Women in Leadership (CIWiL) Regional Secretariat celebrates and extends congratulations to Dr. Carla Barnett on her appointment as the 8th Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Dr. […]