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Energy and security top agenda for talks between regional leaders, Obama

ENERGY and security will dominate the discussions between Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders and United States President Barack Obama during their summit here tomorrow, the senior director for W

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Haiti lone Caribbean nation to win IDB energy innovation contest

WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Tuesday April 7, 2015, CMC – Haiti is the lone Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country named among the winners of the IDEAS V 2014 Energy Innovation Contest, an i

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Stage set for CARICOM talks with US President

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Competitiveness, energy and security will be the focus of the highly anticipated Summit between the Heads of Gove

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Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the Organization of American States (OAS), Neil Parsan speaks in the presence of OAS Secretary-General, Jose Miguel INsulza (Second from right), Assistant Secretary-General ALbert Ramdin, and CARICOM
Trinidad and Tobago assumes OAS Permanent Council Chair

The Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the Organization of American States (OAS), Neil Parsan, has assumed the Chair of the Permanent Council of the hemispheric institution, a posit

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Kim Collins (Photo by André Zehetbauer via Wikipedia)
Silver Jubilee Stadium to be renamed in honour of Kim Collins

Kittitian World Champion sprinter Kim Collins will receive a significant honour in the renaming of the Silver Jubilee Stadium as the Kim Collins Athletic Stadium.

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Prime Minister Timothy Harris
PM Harris to attend CARICOM-US Summit

Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr.

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Food safety – Everyone’s responsibility

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 7, 2015:  “Food safety: from farm to plate, make food safe” is the theme of World Health Day 2015.

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Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy. (FP)
Sustainable tourism key to Caribbean

Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy said preserving the region’s vulnerable eco-system was important, given the “many examples where economic development often takes place at the expense of our envir

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US President Barack Obama alighting Air Force One at St Lucie International Airport on Saturday, March 28, 2015, in Fort Pierce, Florida. (PHOTO: AP)
Youth forum at UWI, Heroes Park visit on tight itinerary for Obama

United States President Barack Obama will maintain a tight itinerary during his visit to Jamaica this week.

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Renowned Barbados Spoken Word Artist, Adrien Green
St. Kitts and Nevis youth unleash spoken word potential

Vybzing with the Youth’, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture in St.

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Caricom
Caribbean region being urged to support cash strapped CDEMA

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s (CDEMA) moved into a new US$4-million headquarters on Thursday de

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HaMafilms’ Writer/Director Howard Allen with students from University of Toronto Caribbean Studies Student Union. (Photo courtesy HaMa)
The Skin makes regional site’s movies to watch list

A regional website, Caribbean & CO, has listed Antiguan film The Skin as one of 10 movies to watch.

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Participant in the Oil Training Exercise
Haiti’s Essential Oil Producers Receive Best Practice Training

Haiti’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIH) organized a best practices sharing mission for experts from the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) in Haiti from 10 to 13 March 2015 with the

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From left to right: Justin Rennie, Chief Fisheries Officer, Grenada; Mrs. Marilyn Austin-Cadore, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of Grenada; Hon. Simon Steele, Senator & Parliamentary S
Strengthen cooperation, unity in fisheries sector – Grenada agriculture official

A senior Grenada Government official has called for the strengthening of cooperation and unity in the Caribbean Region to develop, manage and utilise marine resources in a sustainable manner.

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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, addresses Monday's (March 30) opening of the Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law, at Secrets Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James. (Glenis Rose P
Jamaica taking steps to address environmental breaches – Minister Pickersgill

MONTEGO BAY, April 1, 2015 - Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon.

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Cable and Wireless Communications
Cable and Wireless completes US$1.85bn acquisition of Columbus

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday April 2, 2015, CMC – The British telecommunication company, Cable and Wireless Communications, Plc (CWC) Tuesday announced it had completed its US$1.85 billion acquisiti

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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (at podium), addressing the opening ceremony of the inaugural Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law, at the Secrets Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James, on March 30. Seated at the he
Jamaica at forefront of environmental agenda, says PM Portia Simpson-Miller

MONTEGO BAY, March 31, 2015 - Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, says Jamaica, as a small island developing state, has always been at the forefront of the global environmental agenda.

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CARICOM Youth Ambassador gives back
CARICOM Youth Ambassador gives back

April 1st, 2015  --  In a very brief yet meaningful ceremony, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Ms.

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Sea turtle in front of Castara Beach, Tobago (l). Bell and Manaca-Iznaga tower, Cuba (r).
Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba to develop multi-destination tourism packages

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday April 1, 2015, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago says it has signed a cooperation agreement with Cuba that will allow for the development of multi-destination tourism pac

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