“Connect. Learn. Grow.” That’s the theme of this year’s Jamaica National (JN) Group Expo to be held at the Pearson Convention Centre in the Greater Toronto Area on April 28 and at Hotel Ruby Foo’s in Montreal on April 30. The JN Group says it was so overwhelmed by the success of its inaugural exposition […]
By David Jessop Making movies is big business. The amounts spent on a production can be substantial, running into hundreds of millions of dollars. For the Caribbean, attracting film makers from overseas not only has the benefit of bringing much needed revenue and employment, but can also spur the development of a wide range of […]
WASHINGTON – While remittance flows decreased worldwide for a second consecutive year in 2016 – remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean, however, rose to a record high. This is based on recently released data from the World Bank. In analysing the figures, the Pew Research Center, a non-partisan American think tank, reported that […]
THE VALLEY, Anguilla – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved over US$5 million in funding to support the Anguilla Electricity Company Limited (ANGLEC) with the complete restoration of its transmission and distribution system which was damaged during the passage of Hurricane Irma in September. The severe weather event destroyed poles, transmission lines and transformers, […]
NEW YORK CITY, New York –Canada, at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)/UN High-Level Pledging Conference in New York on Monday, pledged C$100 million to support reconstruction and climate resilience efforts in the Caribbean region over the next five years. The announcement was made by Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development. The Caribbean […]
The Hilton Toronto on 145 Richmond Street West, opened its doors to Toronto youths last Saturday, for the inaugural Jobs of the Future Youth Summit. The event was put on by the government of Ontario, in conjunction with the Jr Economic Club. It was an all-day affair, commencing at 8:30 am and culminating at 4:00 […]
Anthony Joseph, Publisher-Editor of The Caribbean Camera has stressed the need for entrepreneurs in Caribbean Community to increase their presence among the ranks of strong Canadian companies. Joseph also spoke of the need for the community to participate in and support events such as Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) with same enthusiasm as they do at […]
NEW YORK, The United States of America – The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), has presented a debt for climate adaptation swaps proposal for Caribbean countries ravaged by hurricanes during this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. Director of ECLAC’s Economic Development Division, Daniel Titelman presented details of the proposal on Monday […]
The UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn concluded last week. And although the United States decided to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, it sent representatives to the conference. The representatives’ goal, it seemed, was to wreck the climate conference negotiations. The US envoys presented a platform of “big coal and big cuclear”, and informed the conference […]
For more than a year, opposition leaders in Venezuela, backed by the United States of America (USA) and other western government allies, have been trying to destabilize the democratically elected Nicolas Maduro government. A little historical perspective is pertinent at this juncture. The leader of the opposition movement, Leopoldo Lopez, like Donald Trump and the […]
