CARICOM Urged to Tackle Misinformation and Strengthen Regional Justice Framework - Caribbean News Global

CARICOM urged to tackle misinformation and strengthen regional justice framework - Caribbean News Global

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados has made an urgent call for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to confront two mounting threats to the Region’s existence, the spread of fake news and the persistent challenge of citizen insecurity. In her address as outgoing chair of CARICOM at the opening of the 49th regular meeting of the conference of heads of government in Montego Bay on 6 July, prime minister Mottley warned that the…

CARICOM Summit – PM Mottley Urges Region to Take Control of Its Own Information Flow

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has issued a powerful warning to Caribbean nations: control your information and content, or risk becoming victims of a new form of colonialism. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), held on Sunday in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the Barbadian leader cautioned that sovereignty in the 21st century extends far beyond borde…