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The Shams 1 concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the United Arab Emirates covers an area the size of 285 football pitches and generates over 100 MW of electricity for the country’s national grid. (Photo via Wambi Michael/IPS)
Renewables can benefit water, energy and food nexus
ABU DHABI, Jan 26 2015 (IPS) - With global energy needs projected to increase by 35 percent by 2035, a newreport says meeting this demand could increase water withdrawals in the energy se
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Ambassador Niermala Badrising assumes chair of the Permanent Council.
Suriname Assumes Chair of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development of the OAS
The Permanent Representative of Suriname to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Niermala Badrising, today assumed the Chair of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Photo Courtesy JIS.
Jamaica to Introduce Blood Testing for Athletes
News Americas Now, NEW YORK, NY, Monday, February 2, 2015-Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, has indicated that the agency is well to its way to introduc
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Grenada pilot project to improve court administration to be launched
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) through the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in collaborati
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The Caribbean’s Energy Potential
By Jorge Familiar CJ Contributor ENERGY SECURITY is at the top of the agenda for Caribbean leaders and it has been for some time.
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CARPHA’s Executive Director Dr.  Hospedales
CARPHA Observes World Cancer Day 2015
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, February 3, 2015.  In the Caribbean cancers are the second leading cause of death. Nearly one half of cancers are preventable or
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Haitian children benefit from free heart surgeries
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands (CANANEWS) – Four Haitian children, including a critically ill six-year-old girl with severe pulmonary issues, have received free life-saving surgery at Health City Cay
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Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General addresses the opening ceremony of the Special Meeting of COTED on Energy at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, Wednesday 4 February, 2015.
Meeting an opportunity to move along sustainable energy path – CARICOM DSG
The Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Energy which is being held at the CARICOM Secretariat today is an opportunity for the
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“Victory for Labour,” as PM Douglas signals next election is last as St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party leader
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUYARY 5TH 2015 (CUOPM) - Prime Minister the Rt. Hon.
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Jamaica Environment Minister wants unified energy policy framework, regulation integration
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change of Jamaica Hon.
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La Sagesse Beach, Grenada (photo via PureGrenada.com)
Grenada is the top trending beach destination – KAYAK
Grenada is the top trending beach destination according to KAYAK 2015 Travel Hacker Guide.
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Minister of Water, Land, Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Jamaica, The Hon. Roberton Pickersgill addressing the Fifty-Third Special Meeting of COTED on the Environment and Sustainable Development
Jamaica Environment Minister issues a call to action for sustainable development
Jamaica’s Minister of Water, Land, Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, the Hon.
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Jamaica’s Ziggy Marley Wins Grammy
Kingston, Jamaica — Ziggy Marley won his third solo Best Reggae Grammy at The Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre, on Sunday. His set, the 10-track album, Fly Rasta .
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), is assisted by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), as she cuts the ribbon to officially open the $4 billion state-of-the-art Faculty of Medical Sciences Teaching and Res
PM Lauds University for $4 Billion Investment
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has lauded the University of the West Indies (UWI) for investing $4 billion to create a state-of-the-art faculty of medical sciences.
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3rd left Prof Cardinal Warde, Dr Andrew Phillips with pupils of Evelyn Grace Academy. Photo Tyrone Roach
Next Google could be in Caribbean
Technology news. “The next Google could be based in the Caribbean,” or so says Dr.
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OAS Secretary General His Excellency Jose Miguel Insulza (right)  and St Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative to the OAS, Her Excellency Jacinth Lorna Henry-Martin
OAS to monitor St. Kitts and Nevis February 16th General Election
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, FEBRUARY 9TH 2015 (CUOPM) - The Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS) will be observing the general elections in the Federation of St.
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Above: Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Peter Phillips (left), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative for Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones
Jamaica Gets Boost to Climate Change Mitigation Efforts
By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is getting a boost to its efforts to improve its resilience to climate change.
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Montserrat looks to boost private sector contribution
The European Union has provided Montserrat with EC$14.2 million (€4.275M) as part of the 10th European Development Fund General Budget Support (GBS) Programme, which has been paid directly to the s
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TnT gets endorsement to host Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat
February 09, 2015: Trinidad and Tobago successfully secured the endorsement of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for its candidature to host the Secretariat of the Arms T
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