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Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Patricia Scotland
Commonwealth SG welcomes UN decision on Guyana-Venezuela border controversy
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, welcomes the decision of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Gutteres, to refer the long-standing border contr
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Members of the survey team. Credit: Dr. Richard Teeuw
Dominica hurricane damage survey likely to help reduce disaster risk worldwide
The biggest natural disaster to ever hit the Caribbean island of Dominica is now likely to provide guidelines for reducing the risk globally of disaster from hurricanes.
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Building standards at forefront of UNDP Carnival Band
Roseau, Dominica, 15 February, 2018— In keeping with its mandate to support the government’s effort to build back better, following the devastating effects of category 5 Hurricane
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CARICOM Business News
Please see the latest edition of the CARICOM Business newsletter which comprises information culled from news entities in the Caribbean a
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Hon Delmaude Ryan
Montserrat signs two Agreements at CARICOM Inter-Sessional Meeting
Montserrat’s Minister of Education, Health and Youth Hon Delmaude Ryan, who is heading the island’s delegation to the 29th Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in Haiti, signed tw
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Hon Carl Greenidge, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guyana
Guyana signs CXC and MASA Agreements
Guyana signed the Revised Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and the CARICOM Multilateral Air Services Agreement (MASA) during the 29th Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARIC
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Guyana Standards Bureau working with CROSQ on Energy Efficiency Standard
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is working collaboratively with the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) and other CARICOM countries to develop a standard
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Myrna Bernard, Director of Human Development at the CARICOM Secretariat.
Multi-faceted approach needed to address crime, security challenges
Recognising the need for a multi-faceted approach to address various crime and security challenges in Barbados and across the region, a number of institutions will be working to implement the 10th
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Chairperson of the Reparations Task Force, Professor Emeritus, Pedro Welch presents Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth Stephen Lashley, with a copy of the report on reparations. (W.Alleyne Associates/BGIS)
Culture Minister Receives Reparations Report
Barbados has made another step towards the goal of obtaining regional reparations.
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Caricom
Coconut Boost For Barbados & Region
Barbados and the region can have a bustling coconut industry, despite being smaller than major growers such as Indonesia and The Philippines.
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Plenary at the WTO Ministerial (photo via WTO)
CARICOM calls for focused global attention on impact of climate change on small vulnerable states – WTO Ministerial Meeting
This year, many small and vulnerable economies in the Caribbean, including some in CARICOM, notably Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, The Bahamas,  Haiti, British Virgin Islands (
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