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Executive Director of the CPDC, Shantal Munro-Knight addresses the gathering at the conference
Resuscitate civil society charter
— Caribbean Policy Development Centre Director urges regional Gov’t By Alva Solomon
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CARICOM heads to hear rum industry’s woes
After years of failed attempts to find a resolution to the ongoing rum dispute in the Caribbean, the Caribbean Association of Industry and C
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CARILEC Launches Renewable Energy Community to Drive Regional Collaboration
June 29, 2016, CASTRIES: This morning, the Caribbean Electricity Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) launched a renewable energy virtual community for utility engineers and energy practitioners
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Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Sir Hilary Beckles (second right) makes a point at the UWI Forum on Brexit. With him are (l-r) Bruce Golding, Chair of Jamaica’s CARICOM Review Commission; British High Commissioner to
Prepare for impact of Brexit but don’t panic, CARICOM told
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday June 30, 2016 – A University of the West Indies (UWI) forum held yesterday to discuss the impact of the UK’s pending exit from the European Union brough
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Managing Director of Courts, Clyde de Haas, handing over a cheque worth $500,000 to Race and Programme Manager for Crime and Security at CARICOM, Sherwin Toyne-Stephenson
Courts on board for CARICOM 10K Road Race
Furniture giant, Courts, will collaborate with the Ministry of Education – Department of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Athletics Association of Guyana to stage the 12th annual CARICOM 10K Road R
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CARICOM Marijuana Commission: T&T ‘not ready’ for consultation
The Caribbean Collective for Justice (CCJ) is calling for Government to uphold its promise to discuss the decriminalization of marijuana.
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DR Edward Green UN Envoy on HIV AIDS and Prime Minster DR Timothy Harrisher
UN Envoy Briefs CARICOM’S Lead Prime Minister On HIV/AIDS
By Valencia Grant – CNS Contributor
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The new varieties on display on Friday morning (Photo via Dominica News Online)
Black Sigatoka tolerant bananas harvested in Dominica
The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, has successfully harvested in Dominica types of banana and plantain, which
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Food safety chemist at Matis Laboratory discusses monitoring procedures with CARIFORUM professionals
Building Caribbean resources to ensure safe seafood and protect and grow fisheries exports
Caribbean countries have a living bank of marine resources from which they collectively cash out hundreds of millions of dollars a year to support emerging national economies by providing good jobs
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Suriname and St Vincent and the Grenadines human rights records to be reviewed
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The human rights records of both Suriname and St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) were due to be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Wor
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OECS to focus on geothermal energy at St. Kitts and Nevis forum
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean S
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US Secretary of State John Kerry (File photo)
US identifies priority areas to help Caribbean economies grow
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, has identified what he regarded as three priority areas in which the Obama administration would like the economies of
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Participants of Girls in ICT Day 2016 at the Telesur Training Centre in Suriname
Suriname school library workers, daughters celebrate Girls in ICT Day
Suriname school library workers and their daughters engaged in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) activities la
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In consultation prior to summit (from left) President of Guyana David Granger; Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. Keith Rowley; CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque; Prime Minister of The Bahamas Perry Christie; Prime Minister o
Caribbean energy sector to get transformation support
The just ended Caribbean Energy Security Summit in Washington g
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Belize’s internet providers make history
All Internet providers in Belize have come together to form a non-profit company called the Belize Internet Exchange Point (BIXP) in order to vastly improve internet based services in the country.
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From left, Errol Catouse, Chairman of the Belize Internet Exchange Point and Bevil Wooding, Internet Strategist at Packet Clearing House at the launch of the Belize Internet Exchange Point in Belize City, Belize on April 27, 2016. PHOTO: CaribNOG
Belize launches Caribbean’s latest Internet Exchange Point
The Belize Public Utilities Commission announced that Belize’s first Internet exchange point, named BIXP, was successfully launched in Belize City on April 27 at the campus of the University of Bel
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Rt. Hon. Philip Hammond
Hammond expresses continued support from United Kingdom to Caribbean region
While on island last week to participate in the Ninth United Kingdom (UK) - Caribbean Forum held at the Grand Lucayan Resort, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the UK,
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Haiti’s President H.E. Michel Martelly passes the CARIFESTA Baton to Barbados Minister of Culture Hon. Stephen Lashley at CARIFESTA XII closing ceremony in August 2015 (CARICOM Secretariat file photo)
CARIFESTA XIII preparations: submissions invited for jingle, logo competitions
In preparation for this country’s hosting of the 13th edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) from August 17 to 27, 2017, the Government of Barbados is inviting submissions of jingles
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