Caribbean transport ministers have agreed to work together to develop a regional policy for maritime transportation.
The move was among measures to come out of the Regional High-Level Symposium on International Maritime Developments held last week in Montego Bay.
Development of the policy will ensure that the Caribbean maritime industry operates in a sustainable manner.
Secretary General of [...]
Region to Develop Maritime Transport Policy
February 26th, 2013 
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October 2nd, 2012 Admin: Donna BVI Government Information Service
ROAD TOWN, Tortola (GIS) — Mr. Chairman , Fellow Heads of Government, Ministers, Member of the European Parliament Mr. Maurice Ponga, Representative of the Cyprus Presidency of the European Union (EU Heads of Delegations), European Commission (Commission) officials, Greenlandic officials, delegates and other invited guests, a pleasant good morning.
It gives me great [...]
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September 6th, 2012 Admin: Donna The Eleutheran reports on the milestone in regional fisheries management, reached in Belize this week:
Over 60 high-level delegates from 19 countries spanning the Central American and Caribbean regions concluded a milestone meeting in Belize on Tuesday evening with a comprehensive roadmap for collective action in tackling their biggest obstacles in fisheries and aquaculture. According to Milton [...]
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September 4th, 2012 Admin: Donna BELIZE
Tuesday, September 04, 2012, 01:20 (GMT + 9)
A group of delegates from the Organization of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector of Central America (Ospesca) and of the Community of Caribbean States (Caricom), meeting in Belize will intend to design a plan to protect marine resources.
“The purpose of the meeting, which will be held for the first time, is [...]
New fisheries law limps along
August 29th, 2012 Admin: Donna Fisheries Division defends new regulations
IMPATIENT with the process to have the new fisheries legislation passed, environmentalists have come out against the authorities who they insist must ramp up their efforts to dispense with the existing law.
It is going on two decades since the move to have the new legislation in place was announced and more [...]
Bahamas national policy for the adaptation to climate change
April 24th, 2012 Admin: Donna The Government of The Bahamas has prepared this national policy for adaptation to climate change. Specifically, it provides an assessment of the degree of vulnerability of The Bahamas to the projected impacts of climate change by sectors; of the capacity for adaptation to anthropogenic climate change; and proposes strategies for anticipating and ameliorating or avoiding [...]
Jamaica energy council holds first meeting
April 23rd, 2012 Admin: Donna Implementation of an appropriate energy policy has been given great urgency, with the bi-partisan and stakeholder-involved Jamaica Energy Council (JEC) having its first meeting, on April 20, at Jamaica House.
The Council, which is chaired by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, with Opposition Energy Spokesman, Gregory Mair, as his deputy, [...]
