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Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, Head of the European Union Delegation Ambassador Robert Kopecky, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) representative, Wilmot Garnett, Programme Manager, Agriculture and Industry C
Guyana rolls out EU-funded Agriculture Policy Programme-youth, women, small farmers among…

As part of component three of the Agriculture Policy Programme (AAP), which aims to develop enterprises, through improved market linkages, the Ministry of Agriculture, in partnership with The

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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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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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Warren Cassell Jr.
The Abella Group was formed to exclusively manage the wealth of Warren Cassell Jr.

Warren Cassell, Jr. is a fifteen year old investor, author and entrepreneur from Montserrat.

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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
OAS Assistant Secretary General Discusses Migration, Education, Technology and Internet Access…

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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Hon  Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
Statement by the Honourable Gaston Browne MP Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda at the 2015…

First, I thank the Government of Panama and President Juan Carlos Varela for their warm hospitality.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Caricom
Opening Remarks by Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Chairman of the…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Mr.

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The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, ON, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica, CARICOM-USA Summit
Opening Statement by The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, ON, MP Prime Minister of Jamaica,…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Government and people of Jamaica are deeply honoured to host this CARICOM-USA Summit, in Kingston, and to again extend

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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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FACT SHEET: The President’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative and Programs to Support Youth…

(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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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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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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