L-r)Teocah Dove, Programme Officer- Gender and Entrepreneurship, Caribbean Export Development Agency, Wayne Elliott, Manager Technical Programmes, Caribbean Export Development Agency, H.E. Brenda Wills, High Commissioner of Canada to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, H.E. Sylvanie Buron, D.A.H, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Hon. Cozier Frederick, Minister for Environment, Rural Modernisation, Kalinago Upliftment and Constituency … Continue reading Caribbean Export and Canada promote fair trade through GRIT initiative launch in Dominica
Category: Women
October 23, 2025 Jamaica is among eight Caribbean countries to join a Gender Smart Facility led by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) and Global Affairs Canada to transform how climate finance reaches women and vulnerable communities. Unlike traditional climate funding, this CA$4 million ($458 million) initiative embeds gender analysis at every stage of project development … Continue reading Jamaica joins regional effort to support women in climate projects
May 20, 2025 As Suriname prepares to head to the polls on May 25th, the nation stands at a critical juncture, grappling with significant economic challenges and looking towards its next political leadership. Beyond the immediate domestic concerns, this election also holds potential regional significance, possibly adding a third female head of government to the … Continue reading Suriname’s May 25 election potential turning point for female leadership in CARICOM
PIOJ sounds alarm about brain drain, declining birth rate May 11, 2025 THE Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is sounding the alarm about a potential population crisis facing Jamaica. Easton Williams, PIOJ’s senior director for social policy, planning, and research, said the magnitude of the crisis becomes clear when Jamaica’s significantly high rate of brain … Continue reading Jamaica’s looming population crisis
Source: CDB Press Release Published on Jan 14, 2025 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) through the SheTrades Caribbean Hub, a joint initiative with the International Trade Centre (ITC), will launch a new partnership to strengthen North American market access for the region’s women entrepreneurs. The Bank is deepening its relationship with Caribshopper, an e-commerce platform designed to connect Caribbean … Continue reading CDB Working to Increase Women Entrepreneurs’ Access to new Markets and Online Trade with Innovative Partnership
Simon Black The Gleaner, October 6, 2024 by Simon Black In thousands of households across Jamaica, domestic workers do the work of cooking, cleaning, gardening, and caring for children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. In the absence of adequate care leave policies and investments in social services, these workers play a vital, though often … Continue reading Domestic workers need government action, not a “bagga mouth”
Music is a big part of the Canada-Caribbean connection. As part of our effort to highlight interesting stories in the context of Black History Month, here is a really interesting article from Foyer, the online magazine of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in the context of their Black Futures month, profiling Suzette Vidale and … Continue reading The legacy of steel pan with Suzette Vidale
Simon Black, Associate Professor of Labour Studies at Brock University, wrote a piece published in The Conversation about unionization allowing Jamaican domestic workers to demand decent work. This article written by Simon Black, Associate Professor of Labour Studies at Brock University, originally appeared in The Conversation. In thousands of households across Jamaica, domestic workers do the … Continue reading November 8, 2023… OPINION: Simon Black discusses unionization’s empowerment of Jamaican domestic workers
A brief clip covering the Gender Inclusive Hygiene Products Donation Press Conference. Credit to DBS Television St. Lucia In a pioneering move to ensure accessibility and inclusivity within the educational environment, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC) and the National Skills Development Centre (NSDC) in St. Lucia have embarked on an initiative to provide free menstrual hygiene products … Continue reading October 27, 2023… SALCC and NSDC Lead Groundbreaking Initiative for Menstrual Equity
October 13, 2023 Ron Fanfair When Itah Sadu received a call last August from York University saying its President Rhonda Lenton wanted to speak with her, she was a bit apprehensive. A few years ago, the Chief Executive Officer’s office called to instruct her to desist from putting flyers advertising community events in the glass … Continue reading October 13, 2023… York University honourary degree for Itah Sadu