Mount Gay Distilleries just concluded their Service Excellence Experience, it was held at the Mount Gay Visitors Centre. These are edited highlights from Managing Director Raphael Grisoni, and Rhonda …
Inter-regional cooperation for agricultural and rural development has moved a step closer with the announcement that the Pacific region is planning to hold a regional week of agriculture in 2015. The …
As the Caribbean grapples with the problem of an ageing agricultural population, CTA and partners are taking steps to drive youth interest in the rural sector. The 2nd Caribbean Science and Agricultur…
Executive Director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research Institute (CARDI), Dr. Arlington Chesney has confirmed that he will leave the institute by the end of this year. “I think I should leave…
The 13th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), the premier meeting of agriculture stakeholders within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), opens here on Monday with a focus on family farming. The five-da…
Thursday 24th September, 2014 brought the curtains down on the 2-day Regional Value Chain Workshop hosted at the Carlton Savannah, St Ann’s, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. In a brief Closin…
The FAO Subregional Office for the Caribbean and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) have approved a project for joint capacity building for the impl…
Dunkin’ Donuts, one of the world’s leading baked goods and coffee chains, today announced a special deal for coffee lovers across Latin America and the Caribbean. On Monday 29th September …
Join the QC Family as renowned chef and QC alumnus Dane Saddler of Caribbean Villa Chefs gives a presentation on: “Agritourism: Reaping the benefits of local farming“
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), continues to invite entries for their World Food Day 2014 poster competition. World Food Day is celebrated on October 16th each year …
FAO’s monthly food price index registered another drop in August, continuing a 5-month downward run and reaching its lowest level since September 2010. The index’s August average of 196.6 …
Police have arrested and jointly charged three (3) men from the parish of St. John for the offence of Possession of Sea Eggs during the closed Season. They are: 1. Deon Norville 23 years of Martins Ba…
St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its Food & Beverage department. Director of Food & Beverage Joseph Niemeie…
Value chains are fast becoming a critical part of the agricultural landscape, as countries seek to develop a competitive sector by linking farmers with end markets. While there are a number of Guides …
Barbados has a new south coast attraction compliments of Absolut Vodka, the first installation of its kind on the island. It comes in the form of a stunning new décor on the Absolut wall outside the …
Marlon Grant-Lewis will go to the United States this month as the latest Eastern Caribbean participant in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Mr. Gran…
As the implementing agency for the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) Project titled ‘Diversification of the Caribbean Livestock Sector through the production of small ruminants’, the Carib…
Over 700 participants from 81 countries descended on the Kenyan capital, Nairobi for a Conference from July 14-18, 2014, to discuss and gain exposure to strategies for addressing one of the main chall…
A fledgling agro processing business at the Challenor School continues to bear fruit thanks to retail company, Standard Distribution & Sales (B’dos) Ltd. which recently presented the school …
Vegetable, fruit and upland crops in St. Kitts & Nevis are receiving several components designed to improve quality and safety thanks to the first disbursement of just over US $324,000.00 from t…
On 26th June, 2014, CARDI received a visit from Ms. Kathleen Pearce, Deputy Director, Global Bilateral Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand. At that meeting, Ms. Pearce m…