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Getting the basics right

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - It is always useful to get our professionals in the Caribbean to share their ideas about matters that affect our lives.

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Region launches on-line climate risk assessment tool

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC –The Belize-based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) says it will launch a seminal on-line support tool in St.

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Schools ordered closed as St Lucia prepares for Tropical Storm Chantal

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC- The Government has ordered the closure of all schools by noon and throughout Tuesday as the country prepares for the passage of Tropical Storm Chantal.

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St Lucia to close airport as Tropical Storm approaches

Castries, St Lucia, CMC – The Government of St. Lucia will be closing the George F. Charles Airport as of midnight on Monday due the impending passage of Tropical Storm Chantal.

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Local emergency services on full alert

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Local emergency services here have been placed on full alert as Tropical Storm Chantal races towards the Lesser Antilles.

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St. Lucia to hold talks with British government on membership to CCJ

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr.

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Regional governments concerned over removal of President in Egypt

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments say they are concerned over the removal of the democratically elected president in Egypt and expressed the hope that democracy

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Henry hopes CARICOM reparation fight won’t fall flat

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Long-time reparation activist and parliamentarian Mike Henry is applauding the move of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to pursue reparations for native

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Recompense integral to growth - Antigua PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, believes a call for reparations is an integral element of the community's development strategy.

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Overcoming DR’s CARICOM hurdle

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - SOME CRITICS of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) may wonder why it is that the Dominican Republic’s repeated request to access membership of our regional economic integrat

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A bigger CARICOM?

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - A report coming out of the recently concluded CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Trinidad & Tobago has indicated that regional leaders will be looking to expand the

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CARICOM-SUMMIT-COMMUNIQUE

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The following is the full text of the communiqué issued Monday after the 34th summit of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders that ended in Trinidad on Saturday, July 6,

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SPEECH   BY PRIME MINISTER OF BARBADOS THE HON. FREUNDEL J. STUART, Q.C., M.P. …

Mr. Chairman,

Your Excellency, President of Trinidad and Tobago,

Honourable Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago,

Fellow Heads of Government,

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Communiqué Issued At The Conclusion of The Thirty-fourth Regular Meeting of The Conference of Heads…

The Thirty-Fourth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 4-6 July 2013.

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CARICOM Secretariat partners with UNECLAC, UNFPA for migration forum

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat is partnering with the United Nations Economic Commission for Lati

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T&T to develop mango industry

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian - Although there were challenges in developing the mango industry and by extension food production, T&T has the potential to develop it into a viable industr

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Haiti hopes $160m for high-end tourism pays off

MONTROUIS, Haiti—The only leisure tourist among the UN peacekeepers, aid workers, embassy personnel and missionaries on this beach north of the Haitian capital must have been Anne Fournier.

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T&T makes strides against money laundering, terrorism

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Guardian - Trinidad and Tobago has obtained further endorsement and recognition for its fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism by its entry on July

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Energy diversification will reduce bill

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner – Rainford Angella Rainford, managing director of UK-based Rekamniar Frontier Ventures, is confident that Jamaica's move to diversify the energy sector will result in a

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Brazil data indicate increase in Amazon deforestation

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazilian government figures released yesterday indicated further rise in deforestation in the Amazon, a trend that could soon amount to a full year’s reversal f

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