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Electronic Information Must Get Priority Security Treatment
It is important that we pay attention to the way we manage electronic data says Pierre Bowrin, ICT Policy Advisor, Department of Information Technology.
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Dominica’s Parliament Approves Bill to Make CCJ Final Court of Appeal
Dominica’s Parliament has approved a bill to make the Caribbean Court of Justice the country’s final court of appeal.
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Guyana to Receive $31.6 Million Loan to Improve Water, Sanitation
Guyana will be receiving just under $32 million in loans to strengthen and improve access to drinking water and sanitation services.
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Brazil and Dominica Sign Pair of Cooperation Agreements
The governments of Dominica and Brazil have signed a pair of cooperation agreements.
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Barbados Developing Intellectual Property Strategic Plan
Barbados’ government has formulated a national intellectual property strategic plan, it said this week.
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Visits Haiti, Dominican Republic
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon begins a visit to Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Monday, the world body announced.
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St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Patrice Nisbett
Foreign Minister Nisbett leads St. Kitts and Nevis delegation to First CARICOM-Turkey Consultation and Cooperation Meeting
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JULY 21ST 2014 (CUOPM) –St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon.
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Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Sheikh Tariq bin Faisal Al Qassimi
UAE Investor Signs Agreement For $120 Million Hotel Project in Antigua
Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne has signed a memorandum of agreement with Sheikh Tariq bin Faisal Al Qassimi on a $120 million hotel project, the government announced.
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PM Douglas says Caribbean aspires to be the first region in the world to end AIDS
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, July 22nd 2014 (CUOPM) – The Caribbean aspires to be become the first region in the world to end AIDS.
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Participants at the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administration’s (COTA) 23rd General Assembly and Technical Conference
Region’s tax administrators meeting in Guyana-to make proposals for effective tax management
Drawn from 11 territories, tax administrators are meeting in Guyana for five days to deliberate on a number of tax issues, exchange ideas and share experiences in keeping with the theme for the sha
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Bahamas Planning to Introduce 7.5 Percent Value Added Tax in 2015
The Bahamas is planning to introduce a new 7.5 percent value added tax, the government announced this week.
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Dominica’s Michele Henderson wins CARICOM song competition
Dominican, jazz, fusion singer Michele Henderson is the winner of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) song competition, and her winning entry “Celebrating CARICOM” is now the regional body’s official
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Grenada’s Economic Development, Planning, Trade, Energy and Cooperatives Minister Oliver Joseph
Greater attention needed to statistics
– Caricom high-level forum hears
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Chikungunya cases increase in St Lucia and the region
CASTRIES, St Lucia (GIS) -- Officials at the ministry of health in Saint Lucia are aiming to reduce mosquito populations in order to curb the increasing spread of chikungunya.
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