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ACS Convention Establishes the Greater Caribbean as the 1st Tourism Zone in the World


Port of Spain (November 13th, 2013) -   The Convention for the establishment of the Sustainable Tourism Zone of the Greater Caribbean (STZC), an initiative of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), has been ratified, gaining the required signatories from the ACS’ Member and Associate Member States for it to be fully entered into force, effectively establishing the Caribbean Region as the First Sustainable Tourism Zone in the World!

Gang violence takes rising toll in lives, threatens Caribbean economies, new UNDP report says


Port of Spain, 8 February 2012 - Violent crime has become the main challenge facing Caribbean countries, warns the Caribbean Human Development Report 2012 launched here today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Crime prevention, citizen engagement and fair law enforcement can yield security in the Caribbean

Port of Spain --Feb. 8, 2012 -- Violent crime in the Caribbean can be overcome if a right mix of policies and programmes is carried out to prevent violence, according to the first Caribbean Human Development Report 2012 launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) here today.

Latin American and Caribbean Leaders Meet to Forge a New Union CELAC

Dec. 2, 2011 - (miamiherald.com) -- On Friday, the leaders of 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries are gathering in Venezuela to forge a new organization that will include every nation in the region — except the United States and Canada.Some are hoping the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, or CELAC, will blunt U.S. influence in the region and replace the Organization of American States, the only group that’s opened to all countries in the hemisphere
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European Commission Approves € 230 million to Help 13 African and 2 Caribbean Countries Deal With Fallout of Recession


Dec. 15, 2009 -- The European Commission approved the first financing decisions in favour of eleven African and two Caribbean countries for a total of € 230 million, including € 215 million under the so-called Vulnerability FLEX mechanism (V-FLEX).

IADB and European Investment Bank Sign MOU; Region to Benefit

Dec. 8, 2009 -- Projects of common interest are projects that contribute to the economic and social development of Latin America and the Caribbean and also meet other European Union objectives, namely to support EU presence through transfer of technology and know-how in Latin America and to contribute to environmental sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Communique


Nov. 29, 2009 -- They recognised that viable solutions would need to be adequately financed and urged that international financial institutions allocate more substantial resources for analytical and advisory services, capacity building and technical assistance for small states to meet the developmental challenges arising from the global economic and financial crisis

The Queen Offers Trinidad Help In Fighting Crime: Speech in Trinidad and Tobago, 26 November 2009


Nov. 27, 2009 -- "My Government remains ready to assist in the security sector and in the reforms of judicial processes."

UNICEF study unmasks child sexual abuse in Eastern Caribbean


Bridgetown -- Nov. 27, 2009 --  A comprehensive study on child sexual abuse in the Eastern Caribbean has concluded that the practice is a serious and extensive problem for societies in the sub region.

ACP Asks EU to Confirm the Fight Against Poverty No Longer a Priority in its "Global Europe" Strategy

Nov. 23, 2009 : ACP Communique: At a time when European leaders are gathering to welcome the dawn of a new era with the coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty, this change may well prove to be more extensive than anticipated. 

Barbados Elected OECD Global Forum Vice Chair

Bridgetown - Nov. 4, 2014 - Barbados has been elected to serve as a member and Vice Chair of the Steering Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Global Forum.

Barbados: Regional Partners Urged To Support CDEMA


Bridgetown - March 10, 2014 - As construction of the US$4 million headquarters for the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), got under way today, a clarion call was made to partners to ensure that the regional agency was able to discharge its mandate.

Historical moment for Martinique and Guadeloupe as they become Associate Members of the ACS


Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (February 14th, 2014) --For the first time, the Caribbean as a region is represented in one Association; the French, English, Spanish and Dutch,” boasted the Ambassador Alfonso Múnera, Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), upon the acceptance of the French overseas territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe into the ACS as Associate Members in their own right. These were his words at the 19th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the ACS which took place on February 14th, 2014.

Secretary-General conveys Commonwealth support to storm-wracked Eastern Caribbean


Jan. 12, 2014 - Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma has written to the Prime Ministers of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica and Saint Lucia following the tragic loss of life and devastation wrought by the recent storm in the Eastern Caribbean.

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