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The Meeting of officials underway at the CARICOM Secretariat on Tuesday ahead of the Special Ministerial Meeting of the COTED on Agriculture which convenes in Georgetown on Thursday
CARICOM Agriculture Ministers meet in Georgetown

Ministers of Agriculture of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will meet in Georgetown Thursday and Friday for a Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Agricult

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CRYC celebrated Caribbean Youth Day in Jamaica

It was a significant week for youths of the Caribbean as they celebrated Caribbean Youth Day 2015 under the theme “Refocus, Reinvest, Reinforce.

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Dr Didacus Jules (L), Director General of the OECS Commission, with Nigel Cassimire, acting Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, at the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the OECS and the CTU in Tortola, BVI, on
OECS partners with CTU to promote ICT development in Eastern Caribbean

TORTOLA, BVI -- An agreement between the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) promises to deepen collaboration between the institutions i

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Honourable Eugene Hamilton, Minister of Agriculture says locally grown produce are more beneficial than those that are imported. (Photo via St. Kitts and Nevis Information Service)
Eat local thrust: St. Kitts and Nevis holds first Pumpkin Festival

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS):  Honourable Eugene Hamilton, Minister of Agriculture, has hailed the first ever Pumpkin Festival and Arts Exhibition at the St.

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SELA, UNCTAD and AEC performed “Regional Workshop on Legislation Harmonization of E-Commerce of the…

This workshop focused on the current state of legislation on electronic commerce in the Caribbean, and allowed participants to discuss about the challenges they face in the implementation and appli

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JACKSON… teams will finetune emergency relief and restoration needs.
CDEMA deploys teams to assess hurricane damage in The Bahamas

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) yesterday deployed three rapid damage and needs assessment teams to The Bahamas to determine the extent of damage suffered during the pass

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Bahamian women in agriculture

(The Bahamas Weekly) YOUNG. Female. Educated.

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CARICOM IMPACS join in Interdiction training

CARICOM IMPACS in collaboration with the US Government concluded a week long Joint Interdiction Training in the U.S. Virgin Islands, on Tuesday.

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CARICOM and Cuba to Meet in Havana

The Ninth Meeting of the Joint Commission under the Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement between CARICOM and The Republic of Cuba will take place in Havana, Cuba on 6 – 7 October, 2015.

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Jamaica’s Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Honourable Phillip Paulwell says its time to move to abolish roaming in the Caribbean. Photo: VINO
Abolish roaming in the Caribbean’- CTU - ICT Week gets underway with meeting of Caribbean Ministers

A very important discussion taking place at the regional conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Week 2015 in the Virgin Islands (British) has to do with the concept of a sin

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CDB hosts Public-Private Partnerships ‘Boot Camp’ workshops for 40 regional participants

In a bid to further provide practical support to regional governments who are seeking to implement Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is currently hosting the

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Assistant Secretary General, Human and Social Development at the CARICOM Secretariat Dr. Douglas Slater (seated, second from left) with Health Ministers
Health Ministers endorse steps to develop CCH IV

Caribbean Community Minister of Health have endorsed steps being taken by the CARICOM Secretariat and its partners – the

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CARICOM, India Ministers meet in New York

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Hon.

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CARICOM - Costa Rica High Level Breakfast, UNGA 2015
“Costa Rica from the Caribbean” initiative to strengthen ties

The Caribbean is a priority for my government, for this reason I launched the initiative called: Costa Rica from the Caribbean, for the development of the costarican Caribbean coast.

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File Photo CARICOM Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry Officials and CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the COFCOR Meeting
CARICOM Foreign Ministers reaffirm support for Guyana’s territorial integrity

CARICOM Foreign Ministers have welcomed Venezuela’s decision to receive a United Nations Technical team which will provide recommendations to the UN Secretary-General on the way forward to a full a

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Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Hugh Riley
CTO Secretary General calls for action to facilitate travel to and through the Caribbean

Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Hugh Riley has urged regional authorities to institute an Open Skies policy and wherever possible to eliminate secondary screening at C

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CARICOM SG meets US Global AIDS Coordinator

Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of theCaribbean Community (CARICOM), on Wednesday held discussions with Ambassador Deborah Birx, M.D., U.S.

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The first cohort on their first day, September 28, 2015, at the Caribbean Fisheries Training and Development Institute in Trinidad, where they will be trained in techniques that improve their safety at sea. (Photo via CDB)
CDB supports Grenada fishing industry, puts spotlight on safety at sea

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – For people who work at sea, an injury or accident while on the job could mean huge losses for them—and their families.

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The Honourable Richard Sealy, Acting Prime Minister of #Barbados, welcoming the students from #Antigua & #Barbuda.
CSME’s longevity in hands of youth – Barbados Acting Prime Minister

Acting Prime Minister Richard Sealy told a group of students from Antigua that while his generation began the process for the CARICOM Single Mar

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