Guyana – CARICOM signs US$18M agreement Source: caribbeannewsglobal.com, News Editor, First Published June 19, 2025 The government of Guyana and the CARICOM (Caribbean Community) Development Fund (CDF) signed US$18…
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Latest IssueMarch 2025Opening Lines
Opening Lines 1 – Antigua PM: US ship levies could drive up prices in Region
by BVC March 27, 2025Source:https://caribbean.loopnews.com, News Editor, First Published on March 24th, 2024 Rice increases for imported goods, following a proposed policy change by the Trump administration, ABS Television reported. The United States Trade… -
Latest IssueMexicoOpening LinesVolume 8 Issue 8
ECLAC: Latin America and the Caribbean Should Develop Regional Platforms for Producing and Distributing Vaccines and Medicines
by BVC August 16, 2021Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN regional commission, presented progress on the Comprehensive Plan for Health Self-Sufficiency, during the XXI Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of CELAC. Latin America… -
BarbadosGuyanaJamaicaLatest IssueOpening LinesSaint LuciaSt Vincent and the GrenadinesTobagoTrinidadVolume 8 Issue 8
WTO Negotiations On Fisheries Subsidies: Small States Need Special, Differential Treatment For ‘Workable’ Solution – CARICOM
by BVC August 16, 2021While Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States have welcomed the progress on the Fisheries Subsidies negotiations, they have signalled that further adjustments are required, underlining the necessity for special and differential… -
AntiguaJamaicaJuly 2018Opening LinesPast Issues
Deeper Commitment, Greater Strength, Urgent Renewed CARICOM Unity Needed, says Antigua-Barbuda PM
by BVC July 20, 2018Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has called for urgent, renewed unity among Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. He was addressing the opening of the 39th meeting of the… -
BarbadosDec 2017Government & Public SectorPast Issues
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency – Barbados
by BVC December 15, 2017Business View Caribbean interviews Ronald Jackson, Executive Director of CDEMA, as part of our focus on best practices in the Caribbean region. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency -… -
October 2017Opening LinesPast Issues
CARICOM Ramps up Advocacy for Climate Change Financing
by BVC October 17, 2017The historic, widespread devastation of several CARICOM member states by hurricanes Irma and Maria has heightened the urgency for the region to advocate for meaningful assistance to mitigate the effects… -
BarbadosMay 2017Opening LinesPast Issues
US Customs and Border Protection Hosts Border Security Professional Exchange in Barbados
by BVC May 18, 2017On April 25-27, United States Customs and Border Protection hosted a border security professional exchange with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) member states and regional partners focused… -
BelizeMay 2017Opening LinesPast Issues
Belize Cyber-Crimes Security Symposium Raises Awareness of Region-Wide Problem
by BVC May 17, 2017Large, well-funded, and highly organized crime syndicates are behind many of the cyber-crimes taking place in the Caribbean. And regional governments and security agencies are challenged to respond. “Today's cyber-criminal… -
April 2017Opening LinesPast Issues
Stakeholders discuss a way forward for regional sugar industry
by BVC April 19, 2017The ability of the sugar industry in the region to survive after the removal of production quotas in the European Union (EU) on 30 September, 2017, will depend on improved… -
BahamasFebruary 2017Opening LinesPast Issues
Stakeholders Want CARICOM Heads of Government to Meet on Energy
by BVC February 16, 2017Participants at a recently concluded high-level forum in The Bahamas want energy to be placed squarely before the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government to generate speedier action and firmer… -
October 2016Opening LinesPast Issues
Fifteen CARICOM Nationals Start Specialized Fisheries Training at Top Australian University
by BVC October 20, 2016Fifteen Caribbean Community (CARICOM) fisheries personnel, including senior fisheries officers, fisheries officers, analysts, and policy officers, traveled to Australia recently to participate in a specialized training course on “Enhancing Fisheries… -
Opening LinesPast IssuesSeptember 2016
Training Exercise Held for CARICOM’s Primary Disaster Relief Unit
by BVC September 19, 2016Thirty-two participants from the disciplined forces, including police, military and fire services, successfully completed four days of training in preparation for their role in providing relief and humanitarian assistance in…