PRESIDENT KENYATTA CALLS FOR GLOBAL SOLIDARITY
President Uhuru Kenyatta has emphasized the need for global solidarity in response to Covid-19 saying all stakeholders need to come together to overcome the challenges posed by the pandemic. The…
SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
Building resilience for sustainable trade, tourism, transport infrastructure and development. Small Island Developing States (SIDS), such as the Caribbean Island of Grenada, face a double exposure to external economic and environmental…
CARICOM’S TRADE AND ECONOMIC COUNCIL APPROVES RE-OPENING STRATEGY
The fiftieth meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) this week approved a strategy for the re-opening of economies in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The Council which…
CARPHA URGES CARICOM STATES TO MAINTAIN VACCINE COVERAGE
Although there is no vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), vaccinations against seasonal influenza and measles are available to prevent respiratory illness and vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks during the COVID-19…
1.3 BILLION LEARNERS ARE STILL AFFECTED BY CLOSURES
UNESCO has published its most recent figures for out-of-school children, as schools reopen progressively across the globe. As of mid-April, 1.5 billion children and youth were affected by school closures…
CHOGM 2020 POSTPONED
An official statement has been issued as follows: As a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it is necessary to postpone the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled…
CARICOM: HEADS OF GOVERNMENT AGREE BATTLEPLAN AGAINST COVID-19
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) agreed on a way forward in the Community’s battle against the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Special Emergency Meeting via video conference this…