Jamaica National Expands its Expo in Canada

Jamaica National Expands its Expo in Canada

“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 […]

Latin American and Caribbean migrants sent record amount of money home in 2016

Latin American and Caribbean migrants sent record amount of money home in 2016

  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 […]

CDB approves over (US) $5-million for Anguilla Electricity Company

CDB  approves over (US) $5-million for Anguilla Electricity Company

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, […]

Canada announces major funding for reconstruction and climate resilience in the Caribbean region

Canada announces major funding for reconstruction and climate resilience in the Caribbean region

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 […]

Tear-jerk stories at Jobs of the Future Youth Summit

Tear-jerk stories at Jobs of the Future Youth Summit

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 […]

New Beginnings: The End of Global Entrepreneurship Week

New Beginnings: The End of Global Entrepreneurship Week

  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 […]

ECLAC rallies for Caribbean countries hit hard by hurricanes

ECLAC rallies for Caribbean countries hit hard by hurricanes

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 Caribbean must become a clean energy producer, supplier

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 […]