International Investment Agreements

Regional Officials to attend CARICOM Forum on International Investment Agreements Investment officials from CARICOM Member States will come together for the CARICOM Forum on International Investment Agreements from 30 September to 2 October 2019 in Barbados. They will examine reform of international investment agreements (IIAs) including investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS). Recognising the importance the Caribbean Community attaches to foreign investment that promotes sustainable development, the Forum seeks to better position […]

September 25, 2019

Calls for more investment in statistics systems

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Greater Investment in Statistics

Calls for more investment in statistics systems, focus on literacy Greater investment in statistics, and the infusion of statistics in schools to help to demystify the science and attract younger minds, were among the rallying calls at the Third High Level Advocacy Forum on Statistics. The Forum was held Friday 22 February 2019, at the Grenada Trade Centre in St. George’s under the theme ‘Investing in Statistics to Build Resilience […]

February 26, 2019

International Soca Monarch 2019 Finalists

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2019 International Soca Monarch Finalists

The International Soca Monarch Semi-finals was held on 10th February in Arima in Trinidad and Tobago. Soca artistes from Antigua, Grenada, St. Lucia and host island, Trinidad made it to the finals. The 2019 International Soca Monarch finals will be held on 1st March - Fantastic Friday. Mr Killa with his hit Soca track "Run with It" was a crowd favorite in the Power Soca section while V'ghn had everyone […]

February 12, 2019

Bodio: A mobile networking app for musicians,

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New Music Networking App

Montserrat: New Music Networking App Bodio Launched Montserrat, Montserratian mobile app company Bodio Inc. has launched a mobile application to serve the entertainment and hospitality industries. This app allows musicians to interact, collaborate, increase their exposure, and aims to simplify the booking process. The free beta version of the app is available on both iOS and Android platforms worldwide for direct download from the website www.bodioapp.com. The live music scene in the Caribbean has typically […]

February 6, 2019

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Four-phased “Montevideo Mechanism”

CARICOM, Mexico and Uruguay propose four-phased "Montevideo Mechanism" to resolve the dire situation in Venezuela The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) – Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis – describes the international conference taking place tomorrow, Thursday, February 7th, in Montevideo, Uruguay as an effort by the participating countries to resolve the dire situation in Venezuela. Out of both concern over the […]

February 5, 2019

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CARICOM hold special meeting on Venezuela

CARICOM Heads of Government today, Friday, February 1st, 2019, continued to demonstrate their deep resolve in advancing a solution to the ongoing political crisis in Venezuela during a meeting held via videoconference, which lasted several hours. This was their second emergency meeting on Venezuela in the space of a week, the first one being held on Thursday, January 24th. From Government Headquarters in Basseterre, the Chairman of the Caribbean Community […]

February 3, 2019

The RISE

The RISE

RCI Morning Show

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