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General Assembly President Sam Kutesa outlines his objectives for 2015. UN Photo/Loey Felipe
2015 presents historic opportunity to improve people’s lives – UN Assembly President
14 January 2015 – The next several months will present a historic opportunity to agree on an “inspiring” agenda that will directly improve the lives of people around the world, United Nations Gener
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President Donald Ramotar greets Ronald Jackson, Executive Director, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) (photo via GINA)
CDEMA Head meets President Ramotar
Guyana’s role in the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) was the topic of discussion when President Donald Ramotar and Head of
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José Miguel Insulza, OAS Secretary General Duly Brutus, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti Niermala Badrisingh, Chair of the OAS Permanent Council and Permanent Representative of Suriname to the OAS (OAS photo)
OAS approves declaration for timely holding of elections in Haiti
The Organisation of American States (OAS) on Wednesday approved a Declaration for the swift holding of elections in Haiti, days after last ditch negotiations for a new electoral law collapsed and p
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Big Pink Garbage Truck Saving Lives in The Bahamas
Caribbean news. Last October, Bahamas Waste unveiled their big pink truck to raise awareness of cancer and during this special unveiling, Hon.
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CONCACAF Unveils First Edition of Diversity Handbook
News America Now, MIAMI, Florida, Thursday, January 15, 2015 – In the continued effort to embrace and promote diversity as a key value of football, the Confederation of North, Central America and C
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Consultation Reducing Youth on Youth Violence Project
Youth on Youth Violence in the Caribbean: CARICOM/Spain Pilot Project to reduce risk factors
A  Pilot Project to reduce youth on  youth violence, particularly in schools, currently underway, is increasingly receiving positive feedback and  buy-in from target audiences and st
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CPDC launches regional campaign against poverty and inequality
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan 14, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Policy Development Center (CPDC) says it will launch its Action/2015 Caribbean campaign on Thursday as part of the larger global Act
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Saint Lucia’s LGBT Community Seeks Acceptance
Advocates say 2015’s goal is to increase public acceptance for minorities under the theme "education, tolerance and love."
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Seneca President David Agnew with John Allen, Honorary Consul General of St. Kitts and Nevis.
More doors opened to advanced education
Basseterre, St.
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St. Lucians observe Nobel Laureate week
Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy called on Saint Lucians to pursue excellence in all their endeavors as our Nobel laureates have done.
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Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie
Bahamas to raise Boko Haram assaults at CARICOM summit
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Bahamas says it intends to place on the agenda of the next Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government meeting, the attacks by the Boko Haram militant Islamist gro
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St. Kitts and Nevis hailed for giant leap in renewable energy
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JANUARY 14TH 2015 (CUOPM) – The Federation’s construction of a second solar farm is not only getting region attention, but is also making international headlines.
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Dr Richard Bernal
Diplomatic Academy to examine the rise of China and its impact on the Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- What does the rise of China’s economy and active diplomacy mean for the Caribbean?
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A health worker wearing protective gear stands outside a quarantine zone in a Red Cross facility in the town of Koidu, Kono district in Eastern Sierra Leone December 18, 2014.
‘Extreme measures’ needed to see Ebola shot development through
(Reuters) - Developing and bringing to market effective Ebola vaccines requires extreme measures and unprecedented international cooperation, global health experts said on Monday.
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Jamaica has highest proportion of women managers globally – study
GENEVA, Switzerland, Tuesday January 13, 2015, CMC – A new study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found that Jamaica has the highest proportion of women managers, globally, ahead
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines has installed 750 kilowatt hours of photovoltaic panels, which it says reduced its carbon emissions by 800 tonnes annually. (Credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS)
St Vincent embarks on renewable energy path
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, Monday January 12, 2015, IPS – For decades, the fertile slopes of La Soufriere volcano, which occupies the northern third of this 344-kilometre-square island, has p
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Region warned to be prepared for massive earthquake
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jan 13, CMC – The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) is warning the region to “move expeditiously” towards building resilience amid pr
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