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The Hon Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas
Bahamas PM calls for greater collaboration for Regional economic growth

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan 20, CMC – Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie says the key to the Caribbean achieving economic growth and development will be its ability to “think strategically and collab

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Minister of Natural Resources of Guyana, the Hon. Raphael Trotman, addressing the Conference at the Hyatt Hotel, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Tuesday.
Sustainable environmental practices must characterise Region’s energy sectors – Guyana’s Natural…

Georgetown, Guyana – (January 19, 2016) Minister of Natural Resources, Mr.

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Regional Procurement Regime Consultations Continue

The CARICOM Secretariat continues its series of national consultations in Member States to advance the implementation of the Community Procurement Regime within the CARICOM Single Market and Econom

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Francisco Daniel Gutierrez , Belize Foreign Minister
CARICOM integration process strong, says Belize Foreign Minister

The collective actions and accomplishments of integration, to date, are proof that the regional integration process is strong and inexorably deepening.

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Monitor, report birth anomalies – PAHO advises on Zika virus

As the Zika virus spreads, PAHO advises countries to monitor and report birth anomalies and other suspected complications of the virus

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Do toys impose gender stereotypes on children? This was just one of the topics discussed at CDB’s Conversation on Gender Socialisation and Early Childhood Development (ECD), ‘Teaching Them’. Here Shelley Boyce, Principal of the Mari
CDB hosts ‘Conversation’ on gender socialisation

Gender stereotypes can be imposed on children from infancy, and therefore, the process of dispelling them must start in the early childhood years of development.

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Speech at the launch of the 2015 Human Development Report

I am delighted to welcome you to the launch of the 2015 Human Development Report.

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Historically there has been an imbalance in opportunity, value and expectation between women and men.

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Saint Lucia’s energy transition strategy

The plan will determine how best to integrate the optimum mix of renewable energies into the national energy grid, at the least cost.

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(L-R) CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque  and Chairman of the Community Council of Ministers, Belize’s Foreign Minister Hon. Wilfred Elrington
Finance, sustainable development, foreign policy matters expected to be among highlights at Inter-…

The Region’s Ministers responsible for Community Affairs (Community Council of Ministers) met on Friday to review pressing matters to go before next month’s Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads

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Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson
Jamaica to Host Historic Regional Security Conference

The Jamaica Defence Force will this year host the Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) from the 26 to 29 January in Kingston, Jamaica.  The annual conference, which is in its 14th ye

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Caricom
Opening Statement by the Hon. Dean Oliver Barrow,  Prime Minister of Belize At the Opening…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)

Opening Statement by the Hon. Dean Oliver Barrow,

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Developing climate smart agriculture in Grenada

ST.GEORGE’S GRENADA JANUARY 15, 2016- GIS: Government is partnering with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and people in action to establish self-sufficient commu

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(l-r) Assistant Secretary-General Dr. Douglas Slater; Chef de Cabinet Ms Glenda Itiaba; CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque; Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Belize and Chairman of the Community Council of Minister
CARICOM reform moving apace: SG

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is proceeding apace with implementing the Community Strategic Plan 2015-2019, including the preparation of a Strategic Business Plan for the Secretaria

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H.E Brigadier David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Guyana’s President announces measures to pursue “greater economic” independence

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, , CMC – Guyana’s President David Granger has announced the reconfiguation of an executive cabinet that will lead to a renewed national effort to rebuild the economy.

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Roseau Dominica
The importance of competition during economic recession: CARICOM Competition Commission

“For 2016, drawing upon the work program which has already been approved by Member States, the CCC will continue to vigorously protect and maximise consumer welfare in the CARICOM region.

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Representatives of the private sector, employers organisation and trade unions in attendance
Labour, employers, government in Guyana commend CSME Free Movement regimes

Representatives of Guyana’s trade unions, employers and government are commending the Free Movement regimes within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) as important contributors to the regi

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