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Strengthening Caribbean Regional Health Security Preparedness and Response
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) hosted a workshop titled Strengthening Caribbean Regional Health Security, Preparedness and Response from 20-22 July 2015
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High-powered delegation for UNESCO Slave Route Conference
The National Commission for UNESCO has announced plans to host a Sub-Regional Slave Route Conference that will be based on the theme:  ‘Beyond Reparations: Strengthening the Slave
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(l-r) Prime Minister of Barbados Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart; Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Dr. Hon. Ralph Gonsalves; Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Chairman of CARICOM Rt. Hon. Perry Christie; Chancellor of the UWI Sir George Alle
Three Regional Heads attend new UWI Vice-Chancellor’s installation
Three of the Region’s Heads of Government were part of a distinguished audience which witnessed the installation of Professor Sir Hillary Beckles as the eight Vice Chancellor of the University of t
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St. Lucian farmer Anthony Herman lost 70 per cent of his cashew crop in 2015 as a result of a drought in his country. Credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS
Prolonged Drought Leaves Caribbean Farmers Broke and Worried
CASTRIES, Jun 2 2015 (IPS) - St.
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Sea walls, like this one in the Bahamas, serve to protect areas of human habitation, conservation and leisure activities from the action of tides and waves. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS
Bahamas Builds Resilience Against a Surging Sea
NASSAU, May 29 2015 (IPS) - Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have championed the phrase “1.5 to stay alive” in demanding that global temperature increases be kept as far below 1.5 degrees
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HIV Testing
Health ministry puts focus on HIV awareness
The Ministry of Health, Seniors and Environment is observing HIV awareness month with additional free HIV tests.
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signing ceremony
Bahamas, China Sign Memorandum on Air Services
In what could be a major step for Bahamian tourism, the Bahamas and China have signed a memorandum of understanding for air service between the two countries.
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India’s Vice Minister and Special Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, His Excellency Mr. R. Swaminathan (Second from left), addresses the opening ceremony of the inaugural meeting of the CARICOM-India Joint Commission.
India seeks greater bilateral trade relations with CARICOM
Bilateral trade relations between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and India have much room for growth with current figures in the region of $1
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Bureau of Standards Jamaica to improve packaging centre and service to private sector through EU-CSME Standby Facility
(Bridgetown, 4 June 2015) - The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced the signing of a grant agreement between the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and the CDB.
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Google promises to pay more attention to Caribbean’s needs
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday June 4, 2015 —The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF) has concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies
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CARICOM Youth Ambassador to Barbados and Vice Dean of Regional Initiatives Ms. Sade Jemmott (2nd left) and other participants at a workshop on 'Evidence-based Policies on Youth Development in the Caribbean' hosted 2-4 June, 2015 in Bridgeto
Regional Youth Development Workshop timely, dynamic – Barbados CYA
I am happy to be a part of such a timely and dynamic youth-focused workshop and I am immensely grateful for the opportunity to be a presenter.”
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Chair of CARICOM, the Rt Hon. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas
Influx of gun, youth hopelessness must be tackled – CARICOM Chair at Security Dialogue
A problem that is of special concern to us is the continuing influx of guns, and the increase in gun-related criminality, not only in The Bahamas but throughout the region.
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Participants of the Caribbean Regional Health Security (CHRS) meeting
Beyond Ebola, laying foundations for Caribbean Regional Health Security
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, June 4, 2015:  Diseases do not recognise borders, and as such, communicable disease outbreaks and epidemics pose a major threat to health, tourism, social a
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Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Sharon Belmar-George (Photo via Saint Lucia News Online)
Saint Lucians on heat stroke alert as drought conditions persist
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Friday May 5, 2015 – St.
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President David Granger
CARICOM critical to Coalition administration’s foreign policy –President Granger tells T&T-based WIN TV
THE A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Government will be prioritising regional integration,   President David Granger told Trinidad-based media entity, WIN T
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Colleen Wint (second left) with other international network partners
CKLN-C@ribNET -  Part of the Global MAGIC Project
Caribbean academics and researchers are now able to be part of a network of worldwide collaborators with access to collaboration tools, as well as a means to application-sharing over the next 24 mo
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