Former Secretary General launches memoirs

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, CMC - Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Sir Shridath Ramphal has launched his memoirs entitled, “Glimpse of a Global Life” . The launch was held at the Hall of Americas at the Organization of American States (OAS) la...
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Urgency Required on Alternative Energy

The Caribbean needs to embrace a transition to 100 per cent adoption of Renewable Energy as if its very life depends on it. This was the general view from a panel discussion on alternative energy which formed part of the programme on Wednesday of Caribbean Exporters’ Colloquium 2014, organise...
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CARICOM Energy Week launched

Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, on Monday launched activities to mark CARICOM Energy Week which is being observed Region-wide from 16-22 November 2014. The theme for the week is ‘Achieving Climate and Economic Resilience through Sustainable Devel...
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Caribbean must improve export performance

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Exports from the Dominican Republic and Jamaica to Europe are trending up, but the Caribbean as a whole has earned a less than stellar report card from the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA). Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of CEDA, assigned grades ran...
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OAS Secretary General Received South-South Visionary Award

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, received last night the South-South and Triangular Cooperation Visionary Award, during a gala dinner held in the framework of the Global South-South Development Expo, being held this week at the headquart...
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Demand for new aircraft in Caribbean to reach 2,300 by 2033

Herdon, Nov. 17, CMC - A report by Airbus has forecast that the Latin America and Caribbean regions will require around 2,300 new airliners by 2033. This is according to the latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) by Airbus that says this will be driven by strong economy and expected air traffic growt...
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PM of Antigua to work with Jamaica to increase shipping revenue

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne, says his country will collaborate with the Government of Jamaica to increase the Caribbean region’s market share of the lucrative global shipping industry, through ship registration services.       &n...
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Jamaica sets up Internet Exchange Point for Freer, Faster Access

KINGSTON, Jamaica November 14, 2014 – The Jamaican Government  has established an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) which will reduce the cost of  internet use to Jamaicans while having faster access. Minister of Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell told the National Medal for Scie...
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