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Kickstarting the Caribbean ICT Space: Caribbean Telecommunications Union holds ICT Week in BVI
Caribbean citizens’ growing appetite for digital conveniences is driving the region’s governments to act decisively to move essential services to online platforms.
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Caribbean joins preparation for adoption of new Sustainable Development Goals
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders will on Friday join world leaders and heads of global financial institutions for the launch of a landmark new framework for sustainable development.
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St. Kitts-Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Hon. Timothy Harris (left) greets Dominica’s Prime Minister Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit.
St. Kitts-Nevis applauded for hefty donation to storm-hit Dominica
Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr.
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Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (left) and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ms. Helen Clarke.
CARICOM and UNDP exchange views on sustainable development goals
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque held discussions with Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ms. Helen Clarke in New York, Thursday.  
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Antiguan Students to visit Barbados for CSME Exchange
Nineteen students from Antigua and Barbuda will be coming to Barbados for one week from September 27 to October 3, as part of a special exchange project under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy
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CARICOM Heads among world leaders addressing sustainable development
The Prime Ministers of St. Lucia Dr. Kenny Anthony (right) and Dr.
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CARICOM at forefront of sustainable development issues
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and his delegation in the Plenary of the United Nations Summit for the adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, held at UN Headquarters, New
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President of Guyana David Arthur Granger addresses the Sustainable Development Summit, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Photo Credit: AP
President Granger reaffirms Guyana’s commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -at UN Summit
President David Granger said that unity of effort is essential to confront the difficult but necessary choices, which must be made to realise the goal of sustainable development.
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CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and delegation at the post-2015 Development Agenda summit, UN Headquarters, New York
CARICOM SG presses the case for Debt Relief and Concessional Financing for the Region
The issues of debt and the criteria for access to concessional financing need urgent attention in the context of financing for development if the Caribbean is to achieve the 17 Sustainable Developm
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Sir Hilary Beckles (Photo via Jamaica Gleaner)
Sir Hilary writes open letter to British PM on reparations
The chairman of CARICOM’s Reparation Commission, Sir Hilary Beckles, has penned an open letter to British Prime Minister David Cameron pleading for him to respond to the calls for compensation by t
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Commonwealth Ministerial Group stands firm behind Guyana in Venezuela border row
The Group met in New York on Thursday 24 September, 2015.
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File Photo: Haiti: Building a stronger, more resilient country  As part of a EU-funded disaster preparedness project in collaboration with the organisation CARE, health promoters discuss necessary measures to avoid cholera with a Haitian mother. Such
The European Union maintains its support to Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean
The impact of disasters caused by extreme natural phenomena in the Caribbean region is constantly on the rise, despite national and regional efforts to prepare, respond and mitigate the worst effec
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Front Row (L-R) : Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris; H.E. Sam Condor, Ambassador Extraordinary to United Nations; Mr. Osbert Desuza, Permanent Secretary in Office of Prime Minister Back Row (L-R) Carlisle Richardson and Ghislaine Willi
PM Harris addresses UN General Assembly
 Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr.
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CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (left) and UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibe
SG discusses CARICOM-UNAIDS continued collaboration
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met with UNAIDS Executive Director Mr. Michel Sedibe on the margins of the UN Meetings currently taking place in New York.
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Barbados diplomat wants CARICOM certificate plan
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – Barbados ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Robert ‘Bobby’ Morris Monday called for the implementation of a CARICOM Certificate Plan to help young people
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Young Entrepreneurs Shine at Regional Summit
Young entrepreneurs from across the Eastern and Southern Caribbean were encouraged to dream big, take risks, and affix their “brand” onto the world stage at the opening ceremony of the
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Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon Ralph Gonsalves
PM Gonsalves, former US President Clinton launch ‘Blue Guardians’
COLORADO,(CMC) – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr.
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Dr. The Hon. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis
End HIV/AIDS by 2030 – PM Harris urges Caribbean leaders
Basseterre, St. Kitts:  Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St.
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Hon Dr Keith Mitchel, Prime Minister of Grenada and Chaiman of the CARICOM sub-committee on Cricket Governance
“Grave concern” – CARICOM Cricket Governance sub-committee Chair
It is with grave concern that I noted the recent comments made by the Coach of the West Indies cricket team, Mr.
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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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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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