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2020 New Year’s Message from CARICOM Chariman

2020 New Year’s message from the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, QC MP prime minister of Barbados - Chairman of the Caribbean Community “People of the Caribbean Community, it is with a sense of immense pleasure, pride and humility that I greet you at the start of the new year, as the new Chairman of CARICOM. Across our region, 2019 has brought more than its fair share of challenges, and indeed many of them, including the very daunting prospects of the climate […]

January 1, 2020

Press Release

Feed the Need

We captured some of the sponsors with their contributions to Feed the Need. CIBC Automotive Arts Team WASCO RCI supporting single parents....Fathers ...on 2020 Food Drive Department of Physical Planning Department of Physical Planning with Team RCI Ingco Tools

December 25, 2019

Press Release

Management of Waste During the Holiday Season

The Saint Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority encourages all residents to contribute to a clean environment this holiday season by containing all garbage until the scheduled collection day for their respective communities. Greater personal responsibility is critical at this time due to the increase in consumption which results in an increase in the quantities of solid waste generated. Residents who require immediate disposal of waste are encouraged to transport all waste material to the Deglos Sanitary Landfill or the Vieux-Fort […]

December 13, 2019

News

Fuel Price Adjustments

The Public is hereby notified that in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Government’s application of the modified market pass-through petroleum pricing mechanism, the retail price of gasoline and LPG 20, 22 and 100 lb cylinders has changed. The retail price of kerosene and diesel remains unchanged. The price changes take effect from Monday November 11, 2019. Gasoline decreased from $2.92 to $2.91 per litre or $13.28 to $13.24 per gallonDiesel remains unchanged at $2.94 per litre or […]

November 11, 2019

Technology

Region to tackle roaming rates

Ministers with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have agreed to collectively approach the Region’s telecommunications providers to eliminate roaming charges throughout the Community. This is one of the priorities which they identified as an early benefit with respect to achieving a CARICOM Single ICT Space. At a Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (ICT) on Friday, by video-conference, the Ministers agreed that this would provide social and economic benefits to the people and to […]

November 8, 2019

CARICOM

Statement by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community on the situation in Haiti

The Caribbean Community {CARICOM) is saddened and concerned by the deepening of the crisis in Haiti which has paralysed the normal functioning of all sectors of the country and created a situation of extreme hardship for the people.The Community deplores the destruction of property and livelihoods, the deteriorating humanitarian situation and the increasing death toll resulting from the breakdown of law and order, which has intensified over the past seven weeks. While CARICOM supports fully the enjoyment of the right […]

November 7, 2019

CARICOM

CARICOM Secretariat exploring ways to end Gender-based Violence

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, with the support of the European Union (EU), is working assiduously to address negative manifestations of masculinity that are attributed to Gender-based Violence in society. The EU’s support has allowed the CARICOM Secretariat to facilitate robust discussions which have interrogated gender stereotypes and inequalities in Jamaica, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago. The discussion has now moved to Belize among primary, secondary and tertiary educators, representatives of faith-based and non-governmental organisations, as well as social and correctional institutions. […]

October 29, 2019

OECS

OECS partners convene in Saint Lucia to assess how to improve disaster preparedness

Representatives from 12 OECS Member States met on 17th and 18th October, in Saint Lucia, to assess how they can enhance preparedness for natural hazards, such as hurricanes, floods and droughts, when weather forecasts show that trouble is on the way. The 50 participants looked at how forecast information could be used to trigger emergency actions, such as checks on critical infrastructure, distribution of supplies to secure property, and evacuations, that would reduce the impacts of natural hazards on communities. […]

October 29, 2019

News

FUEL PRICE ADJUSTMENTS

The Public is hereby notified that in keeping with changes in international oil prices and Government’s application of the modified market pass-through petroleum pricing mechanism, the retail price of gasoline, diesel, LPG 20, 22 and 100 lb cylinders has changed. The retail price of kerosene remains unchanged. The price changes take effect from Monday October 21, 2019. Gasoline increased from $2.91 to $2.92 per litre or $13.21 to $13.28 per gallonDiesel increased from $2.82 to $2.94 per litre or $12.81 […]

October 23, 2019