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Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Nickel Ashmeade celebrate after 4x100m relay final
CARICOM immensely proud of Member States’ athletes

The performance of athletes from CARICOM Member States at the just-concluded Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, underlined the “tremendous ski

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CARICOM Athletes at Rio Olympics 2016 demonstrate Region’s capacity to lead

In a congratulatory message to the athletes from CARICOM Member States at the just-concluded Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CARICOM Secretary-General.

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CAPE performance remains consistent in 2016

Performance in the 2016 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) remained consistent with that of the past five years.

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Shackles used to bind slaves. (Photo via UN/Mark Garten)
‘All of humanity is part of this story,’ UNESCO says on Day to remember slavery and its abolition

23 August 2016 – The courage of the men and women who in August 1791 revolted against slavery in Haiti “has created obligations for us,” the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and C

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CARICOM Secretariat conducts staff development sessions

As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat moves apace with the implementation of the Community Strategic Plan

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Minister of Agriculture of Guyana, the Hon. Noel Holder.
Seabob management plan soon to be submitted to CRFM

(Georgetown, Guyana) – A Seabob Management Plan and Code of Conduct were completed and will be submitted to Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CR

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Training for CARICOM’s Primary Disaster Relief Unit

32 participants from the disciplined forces, including police, military and fire services, successfully completed four days of training in preparation for their role in providing relief and humanit

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Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) Ambassador Dr June Soomer
New ACS Secretary General to deliver inaugural reparations lecture

Saint Lucia will take the reparations message to the rest of the Caribbean next week when one of its foremost scholars will deliver an inaugural lecture in an educational series to be lau

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Grenada Olympians represent proudest moment, says PM

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (GIS) -- Prime minister of Grenada, Dr Keith Mitchell, has described the success of Kirani James and Bralon Taplin in reaching the finals of the Olympics 400m as one of the pro

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CARICOM SG elated over Bolt, Thompson 100m victories

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has extended “heartiest congratulations” to Usain Bolt and Elaine T

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Usain Bolt’s feat fills Community with pride
Bolt’s feat fills ‘our Community with pride’ – CARICOM Chair

Usain Bolt’s feat of three consecutive gold medals in the 100 metres at the Olympics is “unprecedented” and “fills our Community with pride”, Chair of the

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Reparations baton heads to Saint Lucia

The CARICOM Regional Reparations Baton will arrive in Saint Lucia next week, for a formal transfer of the travelling b

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Economic recovery gaining ground in OECS – IMF

WASHINGTON, CMC – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says economic recovery in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) is gaining ground, supported by continued low oil prices, strong touris

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World Bank and Caribbean Export Partner to Strengthen Early-Stage Investment in the Caribbean

According to Ganesh Rasagam, practice manager for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice at the World Bank Group, "This program will serve as a valuable initiati

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President of Guyana H. E, David Granger at the fourth International Congress on Biodiversity of the Guiana Shield (Photo via Guyana Chronicle)
CARICOM ACP-MEAs-supported International Congress on Biodiversity underway in Guyana

The fourth International Congress on Biodiversity of the Guiana Shield,  which has received funding from the Caribbean Community CARICOM through the ACP-MEAs project,

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