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Two Disaster Risk Reduction Projects funded through CDB programme launched in Jamaica
Community-based disaster risk management is a critical and essential part of the process of building a nation’s preparedness and resilience to disasters.
Caribbean Labour Ministers commit to strengthening social dialogue … while focusing on youth employment and the greening of the economy
PORT OF SPAIN (ILO) – The 9th International Labour Organization (ILO) Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers concluded on March 4, 2015, with a commitment to strengthen social dialogue further both
Dominica PM wants more debate on marijuana issue
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he is not completely sold on the idea of decriminalising small amounts of marijuana as regional countries debate the issue.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines civil society, media personnel commend CSME training
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – Fifteen-newly trained representatives from civil society organizations and three journalists have praised a capacity building programme that recently concluded in St Vincent
CARICOM Member States participate in OAS Cyber Security Training Course
The Organization of American States (OAS) on Monday began a training course on Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) aimed at technical staff responsible for the development and manage
Swedish Ambassador to CARICOM pays courtesy call on PM Harris
Basseterre, St. Kitts - Sweden’s Ambassador to CARICOM, His Excellency Claes Hammer, paid a courtesy call on St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr.
PANCAP and Haiti to Foster Closer Collaboration
Port-au-Prince, Haiti -- Mr Dereck Springer, Director of the Coordinating Unit of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) visited Haiti last week, 2- 5 March,
PANCAP and the Dominican Republic Commit to Strengthening the Partnership
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -- Population Services International (PSI), Domincan Republic, organised a press conference this morning to share the work PANCAP is supporting in
CARICOM and Germany renew commitment
At the Conference of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers and Germany, held on 2-3 March 2015, in Berlin, representatives renewed their commitment to further strengthen exist
CARICOM Foreign Ministers engage German interest groups
CARICOM Foreign Ministers held wide-ranging engagements with various interest groups in addition to meeting their German counterpart, 2-3 March 2015.
Caribbean countries to benefit from EU funds
BRUSSELS, Mar 11, CMC – Caribbean countries are expected to benefit from funds being made available to the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF)
New information channel promises timely updates to Dominicans on CSME developments
ROSEAU, Dominica -- The ministry of trade, energy and employment in Dominica has launched the CSME Report Card, a bi-annually hosted press conference that will serve as a direct reporting mechanism
CCJ hosts 7th Annual Law Moot tomorrow
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will be hosting its 7th Annual International Law Moot this Friday 13th March, 2015, at
Promoting Healthy Weights in the Caribbean: Safeguarding our Future Development
Roseau, Dominica, March 12, 2015: The Caribbean is in the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic, despite the fact that the health status of the Region’s children and young people has dramatically i
New learning apps for Caribbean preschoolers
‘Krik Krak One’ Apps, a series of Interactive Ebooks and apps that
Head of the Caribbean Development Fund to move on
THE CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) announced today that after more than six years with the organisation, CEO Ambassador Lorne McDonnough indicated to the Board that for personal reasons he did not
Forum on future of Caribbean
The University of the West Indies in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and The United Nations in Trinidad and Tobago is hosting a ‘Forum on The Future of the Caribbean: Disru
PM Skerrit to deliver foreign policy lecture in Grenada
Roseau, Dominica — Prime Minister of Dominica, the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, will on Monday, be the keynote speaker at a lecture in Grenada that will focus, in part, on foreign policy.