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New learning apps for Caribbean preschoolers
‘Krik Krak One’ Apps, a series of Interactive Ebooks and apps that
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Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (CARCIP) Regional Steering Committee Convenes In Grenada
High ranking officials from several Caribbean countries will assemble in Grenada next Monday March 16, 2015 to participate in the sixth Regional Steering Committee (RSC) meeting of the Caribbean Re
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Promoting Healthy Weights in the Caribbean: Safeguarding our Future Development
Roseau, Dominica, March 12, 2015: The Caribbean is in the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic, despite the fact that the health status of the Region’s children and young people has dramatically i
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CCJ hosts 7th Annual Law Moot tomorrow
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will be hosting its 7th Annual International Law Moot this Friday 13th March, 2015, at
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Ambassador Felix Gregoire
New information channel promises timely updates to Dominicans on CSME developments
ROSEAU, Dominica -- The ministry of trade, energy and employment in Dominica has launched the CSME Report Card, a bi-annually hosted press conference that will serve as a direct reporting mechanism
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Caribbean countries to benefit from EU funds
BRUSSELS, Mar 11, CMC – Caribbean countries are expected to benefit from funds being made available to the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF)
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CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (fourth from right) joins CARICOM Foreign Ministers at a panel discussion on Renewable Energy in Hamburg, Germany.
CARICOM Foreign Ministers engage German interest groups
CARICOM Foreign Ministers held wide-ranging engagements with various interest groups in addition to meeting their German counterpart, 2-3 March 2015.
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CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador LaRocque on a visit to the Mayor of Hamburg, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana Hon. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (left). CARICOM Foreign Ministers met their German counterpart in Berlin on 2-3
CARICOM and Germany renew commitment
At the Conference of   Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers and Germany, held on 2-3 March 2015, in Berlin, representatives renewed their commitment to further strengthen exist
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Mr Dereck Springer and Hon. Dr Altagracia Guzman Marcelino, the Minister of Health, Dominican Republic
PANCAP and the Dominican Republic Commit to Strengthening the Partnership
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  --  Population Services International (PSI), Domincan Republic, organised a press conference this morning to share the work PANCAP is supporting in
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Haitian Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr Florence Duperval Guillaume and Director of PANCAP Mr Derrick Springer
PANCAP and Haiti to Foster Closer Collaboration
Port-au-Prince, Haiti  --  Mr Dereck Springer, Director of the Coordinating Unit of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) visited Haiti last week, 2- 5 March,  
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Ambassador Hammer (centre) presents PM Timothy Harris with a token during his meeting. Honourary Consul Allen-Ferdinand is at right. (Photo via SKNIS)
Swedish Ambassador to CARICOM pays courtesy call on PM Harris
Basseterre, St. Kitts -  Sweden’s Ambassador to CARICOM, His Excellency Claes Hammer, paid a courtesy call on St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr.
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OAS Cyber Security Training Course participants
CARICOM Member States participate in OAS Cyber Security Training Course
The Organization of American States (OAS) on Monday began a training course on Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) aimed at technical staff responsible for the development and manage
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Dominica PM wants more debate on marijuana issue
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he is not completely sold on the idea of decriminalising small amounts of marijuana as regional countries debate the issue.
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines civil society, media personnel commend CSME training
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – Fifteen-newly trained representatives from civil society organizations and three journalists have praised a capacity building programme that recently concluded in St Vincent
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Caribbean Labour Ministers commit to strengthening social dialogue … while focusing on youth employment and the greening of the economy
PORT OF SPAIN (ILO) – The 9th International Labour Organization (ILO) Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers concluded on March 4, 2015, with a commitment to strengthen social dialogue further both
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The Document and Workflow Management System
The Document and Workflow Management System (DWMS) is a crucial component of the larger initiative to make the rights under the CSM more accessible and to ensure a higher level of efficiency and ef
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CAPTION: (L-R) CDB Projects Director, Michelle Cross Fenty with Walter Bernyck and Julia Sutherland, representatives of the Governments of Canada and the United Kingdom, respectively, at Jeffrey Town.
Two Disaster Risk Reduction Projects funded through CDB programme launched in Jamaica
Community-based disaster risk management is a critical and essential part of the process of building a nation’s preparedness and resilience to disasters.
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The College of The Bahamas
The Bahamas, CDB fund College of The Bahamas transformation project
Nassau, THE BAHAMAS – Aimed at strengthening the institution in key areas that will undergird the future University of The Bahamas, The College of The Bahamas Transformation Project was launched on
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Jamaica highly vulnerable to climate change
TECHNICAL officer in the government's Climate Change Division, Dr Orville Grey, says that Jamaica and other small island developing states are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
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