Petro Caribe, is an energy initiative launched by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in 2005, to supply Venezuelan crude oil to countries in the Caribbean region at discounted prices Under the program, the member countries which purchase oil from Venezuela pay for a certain percentage of the oil within 90 days, and the remainder is paid… Continue Reading →
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Nathaniel Williams, is calling on all stakeholders to work together to ensure compliance to food safety guidelines at the national level. He was speaking at yesterday’s start of a three-day National Seminar on the World Trade Organization (WTO) Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary Measures Agreement,… Continue Reading →
Some sixty students between the ages of eight and sixteen years are now involved in a two-day camp at the Thomas Saunders Secondary School, which is focusing on Tecno-preneurship and Robotics. The camp was preceded by a three-day workshop which targeted Teachers and Youth Workers, who were taught about robotics and its application to real… Continue Reading →
The Science and Technology Unit in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and IT is hosting a workshop and camp on “Techno-preneurship” and Robotics. The 3-day workshop is taking place at the Telecoms Conference Room and involves Teachers and Youth Workers. Science and Technology coordinator in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Information Technology, Phillip Jackson,… Continue Reading →
The Gender Affairs Division within the Ministry of National Mobilization will be hosting a workshop this afternoon at the at the Vermont community Centre. The workshop is expected to focus on domestic violence and abuse against men and women. The Ministry is inviting persons in Vermont and surrounding areas to attend the event schedule to… Continue Reading →
The Youth Affairs Department will partner with the CARICOM Secretariat to host a Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity community workshop next week. The workshop aimed at fostering greater young inclusion, enhanced youth participation, and the overall development of more sustainable livelihoods. Ministry of National Mobilisation, Frederick Stephenson, says the CEBO Programme sponsored by USAID… Continue Reading →
The Rapid Alert System for Information Exchange on Dangerous Goods is the focus of a workshop organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Consumer Affairs. Persons who are involved in Trading in Goods are attending the workshop at the Haddon Hotel in Kingstown. The workshop is intended to boost consumer protection and confidence and… Continue Reading →