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CARICOM Observers in Suriname: Standing, back row, from left: Mr. Devanand Persaud; Mr. Glendon Bennett; Mr. Brian Bellevue (Deputy Programme Manager, Foreign and Community Relations, CARICOM Secretariat); Mr. Ian Browne (Chief of Mission). Sitting,
CARICOM observers monitoring elections in Suriname
A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Electoral Observer Mission is on the ground in Suriname to monitor the general elections underway today.
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File Photo: A School in Central Belize
CDB approves US$35M loan to improve education access in Belize
More children are expected to gain access to education in Belize with the construction of 35 new schools and the provision of 5,300 additional places across pre-primary, primary and secondary level
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CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to the General Elections in Suriname
CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission in Suriname – update
It is the intention of the Mission to observe the activities of the poll in as many constituencies as possible and as many polling stations as time permits.  In this regard, the CE
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Hon. Fred Mitchell, Foreign Minister of The Bahamas (c) signs three agreements during the COFCOR Meeting in St. Lucia. COFCOR Chairman and Minister of Foreign Affairs of St. Lucia Hon. Alva Baptiste (l) and CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin
The Bahamas signs on to major Agreements
The Bahamas used the occasion of the just-ended 18th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) to sign Instruments of Accession to three agreements.
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Haiti gets US$50 million for cleaner water and sanitation in cholera hot spots
WASHINGTON, United States, Thursday May 28, 2015 – About 300,000 people from Haiti’s cholera-affected rural areas and small towns will benefit from increased access to clean water and sanitati
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Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Ronald Jackson
Climate Change - Full response critical
Executive Director for the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Ronald Jackson has rapped the region’s response to climate change.
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Caribbean countries to improve climate change resilience with IDB grant
WASHINGTON, United States, Thursday May 28, 2015 – The Caribbean region will increase its resilience to climate change by enhancing the adaptive capacity across the region through a US$10.39 m
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Five CARICOM Member States sign visa waiver agreements with EU
On 28 May, the EU signed short-stay visa waiver agreements with Saint Lucia, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines, the Republic of Vanuatu, the independent Stat
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Chair of the Inaugural Meeting of the CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors, and Ambassador of The Bahamas to CARICOM, H.E. Picewell Forbes addresses the Meeting while Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque listens attentively.
CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors an opportunity to impact efficiency and effectiveness – Chair
Excellencies, the formation of this Committee provides an opportunity for us to greatly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of the CARICOM Secretariat and its related agencies.  As Ambassa
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Caribbean Broadband Development and Spectrum Requirements
Broadband roll-out in the Caribbean has become one of the most important Information and Communication Technology (ICT) issues in the Caribbean.
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Bahamas Minister of Financial Services, Hon. C. V. Hope Strachan (centre) signing the MOU, while Permanent Secretary, Mr. David Davis and Director of The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality, Dr. Renae Ferguson-Bufford look on.
Accreditation and Metrology Services Given a Boost in The Bahamas
As the newest standards bureau in the region, The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) is now well on the way to enhancing its offering of accreditation and measurement standardisation se
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Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Robert Ready
Canadian high commissioner commends CARICOM Single Market
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Canadian high commissioner to Jamaica, Robert Ready, has commended Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states on the significant advances made in the CARICOM Single Market, in
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Christopher Roberts, Coordinator, CARCIP Saint Lucia, with students from Sir Arthur Lewis Community College last week
CARCIP partners with local college to expand internet access in St Lucia
CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The Saint Lucia ministry of public service, information and broadcasting is partnering with the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College to conduct a series of surveys, as part of a
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New Antigua-Barbuda to Turks and Caicos Islands connection
V.C Bird International Airport will serve as an important hub for UK based carrier British Airways, as the airline, on Sunday, launched their inaugural flight service from Antigua to the Turks and
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Grenadian businessman lauds ‘noble’ intention of CSME
St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): A leading Grenadian businessman says while implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy regimes may be slow, the intention behind these measures is noble.
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Sea turtle in front of Castara Beach, Tobago (l). Bell and Manaca-Iznaga tower, Cuba (r).
Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba to develop multi-destination tourism packages
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday April 1, 2015, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago says it has signed a cooperation agreement with Cuba that will allow for the development of multi-destination tourism pac
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CARICOM Youth Ambassador gives back
CARICOM Youth Ambassador gives back
April 1st, 2015  --  In a very brief yet meaningful ceremony, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Ms.
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (at podium), addressing the opening ceremony of the inaugural Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law, at the Secrets Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James, on March 30. Seated at the he
Jamaica at forefront of environmental agenda, says PM Portia Simpson-Miller
MONTEGO BAY, March 31, 2015 - Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, says Jamaica, as a small island developing state, has always been at the forefront of the global environmental agenda.
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Cable and Wireless Communications
Cable and Wireless completes US$1.85bn acquisition of Columbus
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday April 2, 2015, CMC – The British telecommunication company, Cable and Wireless Communications, Plc (CWC) Tuesday announced it had completed its US$1.85 billion acquisiti
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