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Saint Lucia prepares for Earth Day
The Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) joins the rest of the world in the celebration of Earth Day.
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Batch of students who participated in the project
Students engaging in the CSME through field promotion
A group of Dominican students is on a study tour to St. Lucia this week as part of CARICOM’s programme to engage students in understanding the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
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World Bank says growth in remittances to Caribbean will slow down in 2015
WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Friday April 17, 2015, CMC – The World Bank says remittances growth in the Caribbean is expected to slow in 2015.
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Clive Lloyd (left) speaks with Sir Vivian Richards during the back-tie dinner. (Photo courtesy WICB Media)
Four Knights initiative a “masterstroke”, says WICB CEO
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board chief executive, Michael Muirhead as described the newly launched Four Knights Academy as a “masterstroke”, and says it has the potential to play
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Officials of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meet at the CARICOM Secretariat ahead of a Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED,
Officials begin meeting ahead of 40th COTED
Officials of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Monday began preparatory deliberations at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, ahead of a Meeting of the Council for Trade and
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (left), fields questions from journalists during a Jamaica House media briefing April 16. Also pictured is Permanent Secretary in the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Ambassador
US President’s visit sends excellent signal to world – Nicholson
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J.
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Caribbean Cout of Justice (CCJ)
CCJ itinerant sitting in Belize
The full Bench of the Caribbean Court of Justice is in Belize this week for the first time for itinerant sittings from 20-23 April, 2015.
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A section of the participants at the three-day workshop for Customs and Border Control
CARICOM Border Officials Learn New Detection And Interviewing Strategies
Port of Spain, Trinidad, April 17, 2015 (CARICOM IMPACS) – CARICOM IMPACS in collaboration with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  will conduct training in Deception Detection and El
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A UWI campus could possibly be established in China, says Beckles
A RECIPROCAL agreement has been forged following a recent trip by officials from the University of the West Indies to the People’s Republic of China which could see the establishment of a UWI campu
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CWC to beam Olympics to 15 million in region
More than 15 million people across the Caribbean will benefit from a strategic broadcast rights deal agreed and signed between Cable and Wireless Communications and CANOC Broadcasting Inc to televi
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Martinique to Host Caribbean Conference on Climate Change
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, April 15 2015 – In the context of the World Climate Conference in December in Paris, the French Region Martinique has organised a Caribbean conference on climate change.
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Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite
Level of crime a national and regional concern, says Barbados attorney general
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite is worried about the level of crime taking place in Barbados and across the region within the last few months.
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PM Harris greets Ambassador LaRocque
PM Timothy Harris And CARICOM Secretary General Discuss Regional Issues
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 14, 2015 (SKNIS): Prime Minister Dr.
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Caribbean entrepreneurs urged to address General Assembly on climate change
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 22, CMC -The United Nations is appealing to young entrepreneurs from the Caribbean and other developing countries to address a special High-Level Event on Climate Chan
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Since its creation seven years ago, CCRIF has made eight payouts amounting to US$32 million to help countries manage budget volatility in the aftermath of recent natural hazards. World Bank
Caribbean and Central American countries formalize partnership for catastrophe risk insurance
Washington, USA, April 18th, 2015 - The Council of Ministers of Finance of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (COSEFIN) and CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean C
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AMBASSADOR FELIX GREGOIRE AND SOME OF THE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDY TOURdominicavibes.dm
Dominica State College students welcome CSME
Students of the Dominica State College (DSC), who recently returned from a Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) study tour in St. Lucia, have welcomed the regional initiative.
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Securing a Sustainable Caribbean Future – upcoming Forum
Regional and international leaders will gather in Port of Spain from 5 to 7 May 2015 to tackle intractable challenges to development and identify strategies for securing a sustainable Caribbean fut
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