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Grenada to host renewable energy workshop

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- A renewable energy workshop sponsored by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) will be held in Grenada on Tuesday, December 2, 2014.

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Caribbean Public Health Agency aims to reduce child obesity by 2025

San Juan, (EFE).- The Caribbean Public Health Agency, or CARPHA, published a Plan of Action for Promoting Healthy Weights: 2014 - 2019, part of a push to reduce obesity among children and

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World AIDS Day: opportunity for reflection, resolution – Secretary-General

MESSAGE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD AIDS DAY 2014

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CAHFSA begins operations in Suriname

The Board of Directors of the C

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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Anthony Hylton (left), greets Resident Representative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Rajeev Gopal, at the launch of the ‘Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Support to Jamaican Fo
EU project launched in Jamaica to improve local food exports

WASHINGTON, USA -- Haiti's electricity sector stands at a crossroads.

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Ebola vaccine from Glaxo passes early safety test

(Reuters) - An experimental Ebola vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline caused no serious side effects and produced an immune response in all 20 healthy volunteers who received it in an early-stage clini

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Responding to climate change from the grassroots up

GUNTHORPES, Antigua, Nov 7 2014 (IPS) - As concern mounts over food security, two community groups are on a drive to mobilise average people across Antigua and Barbuda to mitigate and adapt in the

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Antigua and Barbuda now part of OECS free movement system

Antigua and Barbuda has finally completed the process to waive the need for work permits for nationals of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

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Suriname a showcase for CARICOM as it celebrates Thirty-Nine

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated the Government and People of Suriname as they mark  thirty-nine years  of  Independence.

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CDB hosts CEOs, senior managers in special Water Utility Reform workshops

While Caribbean countries have made consistent progress in expanding the coverage of drinking water services, there are gaps that need to be filled to improve access, delivery and quality. 

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Guyana among other CARICOM countries to cut back reliance on PetroCaribe

At least four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member countries are taking steps to reduce their reliance on Venezuela’s PetroCaribe oil subsidy as crude prices plunge, according to the Internationa

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H.E. Amb. Mikael Barfod, Head of the EU delegation to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
The EU Remains Committed

Head of the EU delegation to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, H.E. Amb.

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FAO invests in developing Caribbean cassava industry

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Addressing agricultural revitalization and the high food import bill are two of the major challenges facing the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

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Staff at CARICOM Secretariat show off array of gifts for Staff Talent celebrations 2014

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Creativity and Innovation for a Better Tomorrow is the theme for this year’s Staff Talent Celebration at the CA

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Secretary General Insulza Calls on the Region to Redouble Efforts for Gender Equality

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, called on the countries in the region to redouble their efforts to end gender-based violence and exploitat

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Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Patrice Nisbett (left) with President Ma of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Taipei.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Patrice Nisbett (left) with President Ma- Republic of China

BROWN HILL, NEVIS, NOVEMBER 24TH 2014 (CUOPM) – The Nevisian-born minister in the Federal Government says his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Labour and Immigration

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Foreign Affairs Policy document and opening of Embassy in Cuba among achievements

BROWN HILL, NEVIS, NOVEMBER 24TH 2014 (CUOPM) – The Nevisian-born minister in the Federal Government says his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Labour and Immigration

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IDB to support Bahamas efforts to improve fiscal effectiveness

WASHINGTON, USA -- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $33 million loan for The Bahamas to improve the management of its public finances and procurement, and to enhance its c

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CARICOM Secretariat staffers display gifts at Staff Talent 2014

Creativity and Innovation for a Better Tomorrow is the theme for this year’s Staff Talent Celebration at the CARICOM Secretariat.  The staff talent activities got off to an official start wh

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UN Climate Wall at COP 15, Copenhagen. (Credit: Troels Dejgaard Hansen/cc by 2.0)
A game-changing week on climate change

NEW YORK, United States, Friday November 21, 2014, IPS - In recent days, two major developments have injected new life into international action on climate change.

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