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‘Jagdeo Initiative’ remains in place – Agriculture Ministers

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has not abandoned the Jagdeo Initiative on Agriculture, but has been disappointingly slow in its implementation, said regional Minister

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Dominica’s Agriculture Minister calls for modernization of the sector

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Dominica’s Minister of Agriculture, Matthew Walter has urged regional Governments to modernise agriculture within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

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Jamaica, CARICOM Must Deplore Dom Rep Prejudice

KINGSTON, Jamaica - This is a submission from the Mona campus organisation, UWI Leads Social Justice and Change.

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Myrie put off Barbados for good

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Although she waged a battle against the Barbadian government and won, Jamaican Shanique Myrie vows never to return to Barbados.

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Immigration officials review ‘Myrie decision’

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Immigration authorities will spend time over the next few weeks reviewing the historic ruling by Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) with a commitment to adding to legislation a

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Cort Cautions CARICOM

CARICOM ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Minister of National Security Dr Errol Cort is looking beyond the immediate implications of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) case, which ruled in favour of Shaniq

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CCJ delivers for Caricom nationals

KINGSTON, Jamaica - FOR years nationals of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) have complained of the discrimination they've experienced at the border controls of each other's countries.

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The Myrie Case And Human Rights

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Some of the facts established in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) landmark original jurisdiction decision in the matter Shanique Myrie v Barbados make for uncomfortable re

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Freedom of movement challenge after that CCJ ruling

KINGSTON, Jamaica - THE ripple effects of the recent landmark ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the case of Jamaican Shanique Myrie vs the Barbados Government should awaken the le

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In Defence Of Barbados?

KINGSTON, Jamaica - There has been significant criticism of the Barbadian government and its agents (immigration officials), in light of the Shanique Myrie case.

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Let cooler heads prevail: Support CARICOM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - A NUMBER of Barbadians continue to be furious about the recent ruling in the case involving Jamaican Shanique Myrie and the Barbados Government.

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‘Hassle-free’ travel a concern

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Prime Minister Freundel Stuart last night voiced concern about the implications of the Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJ) recent ruling, saying an automatic six-month stay

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Successful EUCARINET Policy Dialogue Workshop held in Georgetown Guyana:

The First Bi-Regional Dialogue (Caribbean–EU) Workshop under the EUCARINET Project was hosted by the CARICOM Secretariat in conjunction with the consortium of Project Partners from Europe and Car

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Commissioning of the Solar Photovoltaic Plant at the Government Complex in Antigua

In August 2013, a 25kW Solar PV demonstration plant was commissioned at the Government Headquarters Complex at the Ministry of Tourism in Antigua and Barbuda.  This Project is part of the St

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Participants: Front row L-R: Mr. B. Brown (OECS Secretariat); Dr. U. Trotz (CCCCC); Mr. W. Hinds (Energy Ministry – Barbados); 2nd row from front L-R: Mr. R. Oliver (Energy Ministry – Trinidad and Tobago; Dr. Alwin Hales (Ministry of Wate
CARICOM Officials Participate in Study Tour to Germany from 22-28 September 2013

A group of nine energy and environment representatives of the Caribbean Community participated in a one week - 21/22 Sept to 28/29 Sept - visit to Germany, compliments of the German Federal Forei

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C-SERMS Framework Hailed as International Best Practice by the IDB

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) representative, speaking at the Third Forum on Donor Coordination and Aid Effectiveness hosted by the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana on 31 Jul

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Mr. Thomas Scheutzlich of CREDP-GIZ and Dr. Dunja Hoffmann of GIZ during the Evaluation Mission
CREDP-GIZ Project Appraisal Workshop Held in Saint Lucia on 4 - 5 September 2013

The Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme (CREDP-GIZ) Project, based in Saint Lucia, is the remaining component of original programme (the other being UNDP) which commenced in 2004.

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CARIBBEAN Leadership Participants Analyse CARICOM Energy Policy and Sustainable Development Issues

The Caribbean Leadership Project (CLP), funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), Canada, aims to strengthen strategically the next generation of Caribbean mean

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CARICOM Secretariat and Caribbean Energy Information System (CEIS) Discuss Closer Collaboration on…

Based on a mandate from the 41st Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Energy held in Trinidad and Tobago, March 2013, the CARICOM Secretariat has engaged t

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CARILEC’s Executive Director, Ms. Allison Jean delivering her Remarks
CARILEC/World Bank Regulatory Forum - Regulators, Consumer Advocates and CEO’s of Electric Utilities

Some Ministers of Energy, regulators, consumer advocates and CEO's of Electric Utilities met in Barbados on Monday, 16 September 2013 to discuss issues relating to the regulatory regime in the re

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