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Antiguan public hit EC$100,000 target in telethon for Dominica

Just a week after spearheading a telethon dubbed Dominica will Rise”, ABS Television in collaboration with the Dominica Antigua Relief Fund –(DARF), led a fresh charge Thursday evening to raise a h

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Hon. Dr. Rufus W. Ewing
Turks and Caicos Islands Government approves $100,000 for Dominica

The Turks and Caicos Islands Government, in its 22nd Meeting of Cabinet held on Wednesday September 9th, 2015 in the nation’s capital Grand Turk, agreed to a relief fund of US$1

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Ms Pamela Coke Hamilton, Executive Director Carib-Export
Caribbean Investment Summit Brings Much Needed Focus to the Region

Attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) from European investors for some of the Caribbean’s most promising projects was the aim of the Caribbean Investment Summit 2015 (CIS) hosted

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(l-r) Mr. Neville Bissember, Advisor to the Secretary-General; Ms. Safiya Ali, General Counsel, CARICOM Secretariat; Mr. Henlsey Plantijn, Secretary-General of the Ministry of General Affairs, Sint Maarten; Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretar
CARICOM SG meets Sint Maarten delegation on Associate Membership

The Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, met with a delegation from Sint Maarten – one of five Caribbean countries seeking Associated Membership in CAR

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CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque welcomes new Plenipotentiary Representative of Khazakhstan H.E. Konstantin Zhigalov
Kazakhstan looks to help Dominica

Kazakhstan is seeking to assist Dominica in its recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Erika.

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Making Caribbean Hospitals “Smart”

The United States Agency for International Development and The Nature Conservancy have launched a major new project aimed at protecting critical marine ecosystems in the Caribbean.

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Bahamas PM: Creative Industries Must Feed Into Main Economic Pillars

With 60 percent of the Bahamian population under the age of 30 and a propensity for our youth for the pursuit of excellence in sports, art, music and cultural endeavours, Prime Minister the Rt.

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Barbados to host Caribbean Youth Entrepreneurship Summit

Regional policymakers, young entrepreneurs, and other major stakeholders, will meet in Barbados on Thursday 24th September, 2015 during the Caribbean Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (C-YES), to chart

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ASG Cox (3rd from right) paid a courtesy call on the President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Mr. Warren Smith (3rd from left). Others in the photo (from left) Lilia Ramjeawan, Special Assistant to the ASG-TEI; Desiree Field-Ridley, Advisor
New CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General makes familarisation visits

New CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration (TEI) Mr. Joseph Cox visited key Institutions and Departments during a visit to Barbados. Mr.

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UN agriculture agencies to strengthen rural employment opportunities for Caribbean youth

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have joined forces to tackle the growing level of youth unemployment

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Caricom
Caribbean achieves key Millennium Development Goals – ECLAC

 Two weeks before the 193 member-states of the United Nations approve the sustainable development agenda for 2030 in New York, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLA

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Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of The Bahamas the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie
Climate ‘Ripe’ for Caribbean Investment, says PM Christie

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of The Bahamas the Rt. Hon.

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PAHO Helps Dominica Cope with Health Impact of Tropical Storm Erika

PAHO/WHO is coordinating with health officials in Dominica to mitigate the impact of Tropical Storm Erika, which struck the island on August 26, causing widespread damage.

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PAHO/WHO Director, Carissa Etienne (PAHO)
Americas region free of rubella

The Americas region, which includes the Caribbean, has become the first region in the world to be declared free of the endemic transmission of rubella.

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CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque launching the CARICOM Secretariat’s Health and Wellness Week of Activities on Friday.
“Discourage the consumption of products with high sugar, trans fats and salt” - SG on Caribbean…

As we observe this year’s commemoration under the theme “Love that Body – Eat Healthy, Live Longer”, we must encourage more Member States to adopt the measure

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Dr C James Hospedales (File photo)
Adoption of healthful habits…improves quality of life, reduces future health costs: CARPHA on…

Recognizing the threat posed by NCDs, in the Declaration of Port of Spain, CARICOM Heads of Government outlined key strategies to prevent, control and reduce NCDs through the life cour

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File photo: Flooding in Dominica- Tropical Storm Erika
Dominica gets maximum payout from CCRIF for flood damage

The CCRIF SPC, formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, has made a payment of EC$6.5 million (US$2.4 million), the maximum payable under the policy, to the government of Dom

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CAAC chief Li Jiaxiang met with Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada on September 11, 2015
Grenada, China Sign MOU on Air Transport Cooperation

China and Grenada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on air transport cooperation on September 11, according to a statement on the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)'s website.

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