Towards strengthening research capacity in the Caribbean- The Caribbean Research Ethics Initiative (CREI) Since January 2005, using the motto: No Ethics – No Research, No Research – No Health, No Health – No Development, Dr.Anthony Mullings, a Senior Lecturer at the UWI, Mona, Jamaica, has been working, with the assistance of colleagues both in the Caribbean and at the University of Miami Ethics Programs, on a Caribbean Research Ethics Initiative (CREI). This initiative developed out of a long standing collaboration between Dr. Kenneth Goodman  Director of the Bioethics Program of the University of Miami Ethics Programs and Dr.Mullings. The aim of the initiative is to facilitate the establishment / strengthening of a research ethics framework in both local and national institutions so as to enhance research ethics compliance across the Caribbean. This involves sensitising persons to research ethics in its widest sense, trying to identify and satisfy needs for training and certification, and facilitating the development and implementation of codes, regulations and statutes for research. This is of great immediate importance, as with the increasing thrust in research in the region, there is increasing concerns about protecting the rights of research subjects and maintaining integrity in research. Additionally, research ethics compliance is now a mandatory requirement of major international funding and publishing groups. In order to better understand and be able to satisfy the current standards, students, researchers and potential researchers should be encouraged to review material relevant to ethical concerns in research and to show evidence of this if so required. CREI is committed to facilitating these processes and has so far been instrumental in organising two research ethics conferences, several workshops, and making customized web based training in research ethics available to a number of institutions through special arrangements with the University of Miami based CITI Program. At present work is continuing on expanding access to the web based training programme with customisation to meet the needs of each institution and conducting workshops. This web site has also being created as a part of the initiative and is devoted to Caribbean Ethics. The director of the initiative, Dr. Mullings,can be contacted through this website or via email at anthony.mullings@caribbeanethics.com.