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Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Trinidad &Tobago PM opens High Commission office in Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Wednesday opened the new High Commission office in Jamaica, during her visit to attend the Special Summit between Ca
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Caricom
Warm welcoming ceremony for CARICOM-US Summit
A warm and exciting arrival ceremony set the tone for the much anticipated CARICOM-US Summit at the UWI Regional Headquarters, , Kingston, Jamaica on Thursday 9 April 2015.
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US Preseident Barack Obama © AP Photo/ Susan Walsh
Obama Announces US$70m Programme For Youths
The US will invest in young entrepreneurs and civil society activists in Central America and the Caribbean through an initiative that includes fellowships, mentorship and investment opportunities,
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President Obama on right side of history in US-Cuba relations – Jamaica PM
President Obama on right side of history in US-Cuba relations – Jamaica PM
Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, on Thursday told President of the United States Barack Obama that he was on the right side of history in US-Cuba relations.
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Miguel ‘Steppa’ Williams (left, standing) asks US President Barack Obama (right) a question about the legalisation of marijuana during a town hall meeting at the University of the West Indies in Kingston, yesterday. (PHOTO: AP)
US president cautions against hopes of ganja legalisation
UNITED States President Barack Obama yesterday cautioned persons who have hopes of marijuana being legalised, as he explained the difference between legalisation and decriminalisation.
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The document was signed by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, and Secretary of the United States (US) Department of Energy, Dr. Ernest Moniz, at a press briefing held at Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa
Jamaica and US Sign Energy Cooperation Agreement
KINGSTON, April 10, 2015 - The Governments of Jamaica and the United States yesterday signed a Statement of Intent outlining the planned areas of cooperation on the development and deployment of en
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UWI Faculty of Food and Agriculture hosts International Breadfruit Conference
ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago – It was British and French explorers who brought the breadfruit tree from the South Pacific to the Caribbean during the late 18th Century.
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FACT SHEET: The President’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative and Programs to Support Youth Development in Central America and the Caribbean
(Thursday), President Obama launched the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) to expand opportunities for emerging entrepreneurs and civil society activists.
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Greater international prospects for Caribbean music
Growing the multi- million dollar Caribbean Music Industry will be a major focus of the 3rd CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum
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US President Barack Obama talks with Prime Minister Perry Christie at the summit with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders yesterday in Kingston, Jamaica. The president said that will he soon decide whether to remove Cuba from the US list of state s
PM Warns Of Crime’s Threat To Economy
CRIME and security risks “rank high among the principal threats and obstacles” to growth in the region, Prime Minister Perry Christie told the CARICOM-US Summit in Kingston, Jamaica yesterday, stre
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Fishermen from across Belize will see major benefits from the MCCAP project, which seeks to re-train them in alternative livelihoods to lessen the impact of climate change in their communities. Credit: Aaron Humes/IPS
In Belize, climate change drives coastal management
BELIZE CITY, Apr 9 2015 (IPS) - A five-year project launched here in Belize City in March seeks to cement a shift in view of climate change and its impact on Belize’s national develo
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Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson Set to Headline Tobago Jazz Experience
Music superstar Jennifer Hudson is set to headline the Tobago Jazz Experience this year, organizers announced.
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PERSAD BISSESSAR… called for summit during talks with US President Barack Obama
Caribbean security summit set for June
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -- Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar says a Caribbean Security summit will be held in June. A venue has not yet been decided.
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Viv Richards Stadium
It’s On!  Viv Richards Stadium Ready!
Northsound, Antigua, April 13, 2015:     “It’s On – Viv Richards Stadium is ready,” were the words of Sports Minister the Hon.
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Groups of leaders and representatives of the 35 independent countries of the hemisphere at the summit. BIS Photos/Peter Ramsay)
Several agreements reached as historic Summit of the Americas ends
The historic Organization of American States Seventh Summit of the Americas, April 10- 12, 2015 has concluded with Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Chairman of CARICOM the Rt. Hon.
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Caricom
OAS Assistant Secretary General Discusses Migration, Education, Technology and Internet Access during Seventh Summit of the Americas
The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, discussed migration, education and technology and internet access with leaders from the International Or
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Caricom
Jamaica to host conference on STEM, TVET
THE second International Con-ference on TVET in the Caribbean will be held May 13-15, 2015 at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
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CARICOM says new US$70M initiative could spur youth entrepreneurship
- Guyana looks to boost ICT sector
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Caribbean Court of Justice
Caribbean Court of Justice celebrates 10 years
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday April 13, 2015, CMC – By far its most celebrated case involved a Jamaican national, whose country is still going through the legislative process as to whether or not
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Cafe Owner
OAS Launches Small Business Development Center Network in Barbados
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Barbados have announced the launch of the Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC) on the Caribbean island as part of the CAR
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Taking time-out with the Youth: (l-r) Montserrat’s Premier Hon. Donaldson Romeo; Stanley Graeme , Dean of the CYAP; CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque; Claris Yearwood, CYA.
CARICOM SG updates Montserrat’s new Cabinet on regional developments
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met with Montserrat’s two CARICOM Youth Ambassadors during his visit to the island on Monday to brief Premier Donaldson Romeo and his Cabinet on
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