ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Dr. Didacus Jules, has appealed to the sub-regional grouping to maintain the highest level of cooperation saying it is necessary in a changing global environment.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana’s Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha says construction of a regional food hub designed to strengthen food security and boost agricultural exports across the Caribbean is about 50 per cent complete and remains on track for completion by the end of the year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Executive Director of Jamaica’s Integrity Commission, Craig Beresford, is urging Caribbean countries to strengthen collaboration and align their anti-corruption laws, warning that fragmented approaches undermine efforts to tackle corruption.

UNITED NATIONS – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has called for the urgent operationalisation of the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI), warning of the current threats facing small island developing states (SIDS).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Sixty-Second Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) opened on Thursday,  at the CARICOM Secretariat here. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A senior official of the London-based Commonwealth Secretariat Monday said that the Caribbean, with its interconnected economies and shared aspirations must adopt new initiatives allowing regional countries to respond with equal sophistication and unity against corruption.

SANTIAGO, Chile – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) must make progress on digital inclusion, putting it at the center of its public policies.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Safety measures, charger installation requirements, and inspection procedures are among the areas identified as critical to harmonising electric vehicles (EVs) charging infrastructure across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

SANTIAGO,  Chile – The Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim, Tuesday said there is a need to address issues such as non-tariff barriers that affect trade in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Tuesday launched the 14th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM 14) with Guyana’s Prime Minister, Mark Phillips, saying that the region is continuously contending with climate volatility and economic shocks.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana and Brazil have signed a letter of intent to establish a science, technology, and innovation hub backed by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA ).

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Tuesday said that the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, particularly in the neighbourhood of Cité Soleil, following an escalation of armed violence in Haiti earlier this month.