The third meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 3) to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – began today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on the precise day that International Mother Earth Day is celebrated worldwide. This event ..read more

On Monday, the Opening Ceremony of the 166th Regular Session of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) was held at The University of the West Indies at Cave Hill, Barbados. The event marks the beginning of a week of activities in the Caribbean country aimed at establishing a dialogue between the Court and the international ..read more

Here are four facts pertaining to Sir Richard Drax MP, the Drax Hall Plantation, and the Government and people of Barbados that all people of good conscience need to grapple with :- There are numerous black working-class Barbadians – some of them being descendants of enslaved Africans who were oppressed and exploited on the Drax ..read more

A “staggering” number of workers, amounting to more than 70 per cent of the global workforce, are likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards, and existing occupational safety and health (OSH) protections are struggling to keep up with the resulting risks, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The report, Ensuring ..read more

As the sun sets, a burly man bellows into a megaphone while a curious crowd gathers around him. Next to him is a small cardboard box with several banknotes worth 10 Haitian gourdes — about 7 U.S. cents. “Everyone give whatever they have!” the man shouts as he grabs the arms and hands of people ..read more

On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, the United States Ambassador-designate to the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), His Excellency Roger F. Nyhus paid a courtesy visit on the Director-General of the Organisation, Dr. Didacus Jules. In his remarks, the Ambassador stated that the United States (US) considers the Caribbean to be a very important partner ..read more

The School for Graduate Studies and Research at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has launched an interdisciplinary network of researchers dedicated to better understanding and addressing the challenges faced by regional indigenous communities. The new research cluster for Indigenous Studies was launched on March 26. Speaking on the need for the pioneering ..read more

RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited, (“RBC”) has appointed Chris Duggan, a native of the Cayman Islands, as Senior Vice President and Head of RBC Caribbean Banking, effective April 1. He succeeds Chris Ronald, who has been leading the bank’s operations in the Caribbean for the last 2.5 years and has recently returned to Canada as Regional ..read more

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will facilitate national consultations on CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) implementation arrangements and procedures from April 22 to 24 in Saint Lucia. This mission is being carried out in collaboration with Saint Lucia’s Ministry of External Affairs, International Trade, Civil Aviation and Diaspora Affairs. These national sessions include engagements ..read more

The President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), Dennis Francis, addressed delegates at the close of the UN General Assembly’s first-ever Sustainability Week today, wrapping up five days of thematic discussions and calling for concerted and accelerated action on debt sustainability, as well as sustainable tourism, transport, infrastructure connectivity and energy. Speaking at the ..read more