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Remarks by Dr. Hilary Brown Programme Manager, Culture and Community Development Twenty-Second…
It is a pleasure to warmly welcome all of you to the Twenty-Second Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee (the RCC), a body that has been in existence for over 25 years, having first met on 6
MetricStream Advises on How to Strengthen Food Safety Management Systems
The link below is to an article written by Ron Vail, the director of Food Safety and GFSI Education at AIB International and Sonal Sinha, Associate Vice Pr
Gender Mainstreaming Integral to Region’s Future Foreign Trade Policies
Regional trade policy makers are being urged to ensure that gender equality and gender mainstreaming is integral in their future foreign trade policies and national development strategies.
Outgoing OAS Director lauded for service to St. Kitts and Nevis
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JUNE 16TH 2014 (CUOPM) – The Government of St.
The Board of CRN+ Pledges its Continued Commitment to People Living with HIV
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Port of Spain, Trinidad— In his acceptan
Opening Remarks by the Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Foreign Affairs…
It is indeed my pleasure and honour to address you on behalf of the Caribbean States present here today on the occasion of this Eighth UK Caribbean Forum. Secretary of State, let me at the
CARIBBEAN-AGRICULTURE-Regional countries participating in IICA project
AN JOSE, Costa Rica, Jun 16, - CMC – The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) says it is supporting institutions involved in pesticides registration in Latin America and
Sir Ian Botham praises vision of St. Kitts-Nevis Government
Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 16, 2014 (SKNIS): Legendary English cricketer Sir Ian Botham has “tipped his hat” to the Government of St.
CICAD of the OAS Organizes Workshop on Alternatives to Imprisonment in Antigua Guatemala
The Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States (OAS) will hold, from June 17 to 19 the "High-level Workshop on Alternatives to Incarceration" at t
CDB and ITC Host Gender Equality Training for Government and Private Sector Trade Officials
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is hosting some 50 trade officials from across the Region for a workshop focusing on the importance of gender equality in achieving national and regional trade
Suriname to host ACP heads of government summit
PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Suriname is on track to welcome the largest gathering of heads of state in its history from November 6 to 7, when it hosts the eighth African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)
Caribbean to lobby for softer terms at UK Forum
Caribbean foreign ministers are to Monday lobby United Kingdom (UK) Foreign Secretary, William Hague to ask the G-20 for softer borrowing terms although the income rating for the group of largely
Internet exchange point to be launched in Jamaica by August
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- Jamaica is expected to benefit significantly from an internet exchange point (IXP) facility, which the ministry of science, technology, energy and mining expects to hav
CARICOM Song winner Michele Henderson pays courtesy call on Secretary General LaRocque
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Winner of the competition to select a CARICOM Song, Dominican Michele Henderson paid a courtesy call on Secretary
Preliminary Statement
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The eleven (11) member CARICOM Observation Mission which is in Antigua and Barbuda on the invitation of the Gov
CARICOM Foreign Ministers Off to meet With UK Counterpart In London
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK)
Guyana private sector helps to shape policy
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives of the business community in Guyana and officials of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretar
Antigua and Barbuda Elects a New Government: Gaston Browne is Prime Minister Elect
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – 13th June, 2014………”To God be the Glory. Today is the dawn of a new day,” were the words echoed by Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party Leader the Hon. Gaston A.
Jamaica to Decriminalize Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana
In a major shift, Jamaica has announced that the country’s Cabinet has approved a proposal that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.











