Wiredja Online News Logo

WiredJa Online News

Wiredja Online News Logo

WiredJa Online News

Former Deputy Secretary General of CARICOM, Dr. Carla Barnett has been nominated by Belize for the top post in CARICOM.

CARICOM | Belizean National Nominated for the Top Post in CARICOM

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, April 2, 2021 - After ten years at the helm of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin Larocque seems to be calling it quits and a number of persons have begun throwing their hats in the ring, including former CARICOM Deputy Secretary General Dr. Carla Barnett, who has been nominated by Belize, for the coveted post. 

Additional Info

  • Countries CARICOM
  • Published in CARICOM
BARBADOS | Mottley to consider Russian, Chinese, Cuban COVID-19 Vaccines

BARBADOS | Mottley to consider Russian, Chinese, Cuban COVID-19 Vaccines

BRIDGETOWN,  Barbados, April 1, 2021 - While the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been the first to be administered to Barbadians, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley indicated that Government was looking at procuring other brands of COVID-19 vaccines for its citizens.

Additional Info

  • Countries Barbados
  • Published in Health
CARICOM | Early childhood educators access training in distance learning through CARICOM, UNESCO, UWI – Open Campus collaboration

CARICOM | Early childhood educators access training in distance learning through CARICOM, UNESCO, UWI – Open Campus collaboration

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - Friday, 19 March 2021)  -  Teachers and educators in early childhood education from across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are involved in a four-week training workshop to improve their capacity to deliver high quality distance learning experiences for young children.

Additional Info

  • Countries CARICOM
  • Published in CARICOM
Flags of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)

CELAC Supports CARICOM's Call for Global Vaccine Summit

CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana - Friday, 19 March 2021  -  Mexico, acting for Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), has joined the call made by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to hold a Global Summit within the framework of the World Health Organization to address the urgent equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccines.

Additional Info

  • Countries CARICOM
  • Published in CARICOM
CARICOM | Tenth UK-Caribbean Forum: Action Plan

CARICOM | Tenth UK-Caribbean Forum: Action Plan

CARICOM Georgetown, Guyana - Friday, 19 March 2021  -  At the conclusion of the 10th UK-Caribbean Forum, held virtually on 18 March 2021, the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom and Caribbean countries, welcoming the Communiqué signed at the Forum, also agreed on the following Action Plan for a two-year period up to 2023, when the next full Forum meeting is currently envisaged.

Additional Info

  • Countries CARICOM
  • Published in CARICOM
Vice-Chancellor of the UWI, Professor Hillary Beckles

UWI | Is Prof. Beckles being 'pushed out' of UWI due to stance on Reparations?

KINGSTON,  March 14, 2021 - The Co-Chairman of the  Global African Congress (GAC) Cikiah Thomas, has written to the Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), businessman Robert Bermudez, expressing concern over  plans to cut short the tenure of Vice-Chancellor of the UWI, Professor Hillary Beckles, and to support his chairmanship of the CARICOM Reparations Commission.

Additional Info

  • Countries Caribbean
Subscribe to this RSS feed