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Dear Friends of the Canada-Caribbean Institute:
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It might be summer...and we might have been at the cottage...but the stories do not stop for that. Here is some of what we have been reading...have a look...just to catch up.
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The world has the tools to end Haiti’s crisis – it’s time to use them
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12 August 2025 Peace and Security During her final briefing as resident and humanitarian coordinator for Haiti, Ulrika Richardson struggled to describe the realities of life in Haiti. “I often feel that I cannot even find words any longer to describe the situation. Is it alarming, is it acute, is it urgent? It is all of that and even more.” The phrase she ultimately …
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Caricom payment system aims to reduce US dollar reliance
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Times Staff 11 Aug 2025: Jamaica-Gleaner Caribbean central banks testing payment system to reduce reliance on US banks Four Caribbean central banks are launching a pilot project to develop an alternative payment system, aiming to reduce reliance on the US dollar for trade and remittances. Spearheaded by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), the initiative seeks to transform cross-border payments …
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New Caribbean Compact: Why CSME matters more than ever
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Vashti Guyadeen, August 13, 2025 In this edition of the TT Chamber’s column, we feature a compelling piece by Ms Vashti Guyadeen, CEO of the TT Chamber, introducing Edition 1 of our 2025 Contact Business Magazine, themed on the CSME. This marks our first issue for 2025, building on the legacy of previous editions. Stay tuned for the full publication, …
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Millions in agreements signed at Africa Caribbean Forum
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Canada's recent efforts to build an Africa Strategy might find some real lessons here. 8 August 2025 The fourth AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2025), held from 28-29 July, marked a milestone in Africa-Caribbean economic relations, with over US$290mn in agreements signed across sectors such as infrastructure, education, tourism, and trade. Under the theme “Resilience and Transformation: Enhancing Africa-Caribbean Economic …
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September 3 is General Election in Jamaica
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Jamaicans will go to the polls on Wednesday, September 3, for the 2025 General Election. Nomination Day is Monday, August 18. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement in Half-Way Tree on Sunday (August 10). On the advice of Dr. Holness, Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen will dissolve Parliament. The Prime …
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Prof. Lincoln Edwards receives Jamaican National Honours
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August, 10, 2025 The CCI's Caribbean Co-Chair, Prof. Lincoln P. Edwards, DDS, PhD, President of Northern Caribbean University was recently awarded National Honours by the Government of Jamaica. He received the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD) for his outstanding service in the field of academia Jamaica's National Medal and Innovation Awards is a biennial celebration which …
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Cuba and Haiti, only two regional economies set to decline in 2025, according to ECLAC
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The former will contract by 1.5% and the latter by 2.3%, amid modest regional progress. Latin America and the Caribbean will experience moderate growth in 2025, with two exceptions: Cuba and Haiti. According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), they will be the only national economies in the region to end next year in recession. …
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Caribbean regional stakeholder meeting highlights urgency on NCDs and mental health
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August 7, 2025 On July 30th, 2025, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), hosted the Caribbean Regional Stakeholder Meeting in support of the upcoming 4th UN High-Level Meeting (HLM4) on Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health. The virtual event also marked the 18th anniversary of the 2007 Port of Spain Declaration on NCDs. The …
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Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, August 5, 2025 Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. It’s the sixth time negotiators are meeting and they hope the last. A key split is whether the treaty should require cutting plastic production, with powerful oil-producing …
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Some Summer Reading...
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Here is a post from the blog Caribbean Authors... Karen Barrow is a Trinidad-born Canadian author. Her post-secondary studies brought her to Canada, where she eventually settled. Years later, Karen fulfilled a lifelong dream by combining a love of storytelling with her passion for travel to inspire her historical fiction novels. Palmyra, her debut novel, won the Whistler Independent Book Award for …
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Caricom private sector group pushing regional stock exchange
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Bridgetown, Barbados – The CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO) is pleased to announce that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been awarded the Consultancy for the ‘Study to Articulate Feasible Models to Effect a Regional Stock Exchange Among Participating States of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME)’. Following a rigorous and transparent selection process, the decision to select PwC to lead the Study to Articulate Feasible …
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Brock prof joins global team championing responsible sports betting
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July 30, 2025 | by Stephen Leithwood As sports betting gains momentum across North America, Brock University’s Michael Naraine has joined a group of international experts leading the academic response to the rapidly evolving industry. The Associate Professor in Sport Management is the first Canadian member of the newly formed Institute on Sports Wagering and Gaming (ISWAG) at San Diego State University. ISWAG …
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Belize ramps up fight against firearms trafficking with UN, CARICOM support
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in close cooperation with the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS), conducted a high-level national training course in Belize focused on illicit firearms trafficking and criminal justice responses. Held from 22 to 24 July 2025, the initiative forms part of broader regional efforts to strengthen national capacities …
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Caribbean Food Security and Livelihoods Survey: Regional Summary Report
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The eighth instalment of research conducted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), continues to shed light on how natural hazards and the rising cost of living are affecting food security and household livelihoods across the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. Natural hazards, paired with the rising cost of living, continue to endanger food security …
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UWI Press Takes Home Two Prestigious Caribbean Awards
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The University of the West Indies Press (UWI Press) is pleased to announce that two of its publications have received distinguished Caribbean awards. “Near a Plantation: Free Villages of Barbados, 1840-1945” by Professor Emeritus Sir Woodville Marshall has received the 2025 Elsa Goveia Memorial Book Prize. This biennial award, presented by the Association of Caribbean Historians, recognises notable contributions to Caribbean …
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About the the Canada-Caribbean Institute (CCI)
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The CCI is a collaboration between Caribbean and Canadian universities and colleges. The mission of the Institute is to provide a forum:
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to connect academic institutions, scholars, the business and public sectors, civil society, the cultural and diaspora communities
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to inform and encourage collaboration across Canada and the Caribbean to advance important social, environmental, and economic issues that are vital to the shared prosperity and advancement of both regions; and
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to identify impediments and opportunities related to such progress.
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For more information please visit our website
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