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Sargassum project presents at the Smithsonian

A Saint Lucian project on the transformation of sargassum seaweed into organic compost will be showcased during the Earth Optimism Summit at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC.

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Montague talks cyber security with regional security ministers

Minister of National Security, Robert Montague recently met with St Lucia’s Minister of National Security, Hermangild Francis and the executive of the Regional Security System as they discussed a n

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Montague talks cyber security with regional security ministers
Minister of National Security, Robert Montague recently met with St Lucia’s Minister of National Security, Hermangild Francis and the executive of the Regional Security System as they discussed a numb
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Members of the delegations:H.E. Mr. Jules Bijl, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to CARICOM (centre left) and H. E. Mr. Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General Foreign and Community Relations, CARICOM Secretariat
Secretariat hosts Netherlands delegation – cooperation the main focus of discussion

A delegation from the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands paid a courtesy visit to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on Monday, 27 March 2017 to discuss,&n

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Sir Derek Walcott (Photo via the New York Times)
What Walcott Knew

“Biographies of poets are hard to believe,” warned Derek Walcott in an essay on Robert Lowell, for “[t]he moment they are published they become fiction, subject to the s

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At the policy workshop, from left are Mr. Karl James, Chairman Sugar Association of the Caribbean, Mr. Donovan Stanberry, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Ms. Nisa Surujbally, Programme Manager, Ag
Policy-makers discuss way forward for Region’s sugar industry

The ability of sugar industry in the Region to survive after the removal of production quotas in the European Union (EU) on September 30, 2

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Live launch of CARIFESTA XIII today

The  Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat wishes to advise that the Government of Barbados will  launch  CARIFESTA III today, Monday, 27 March 2017.

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Saint Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet (second from left) at the funeral of Sir Derek Walcott (Photo via Government of Saint Lucia)
Derek Walcott laid to rest

Sir Derek Walcott’s funeral was held on Saturday, drawing professors, writers and dignitaries from across the globe.(Photo via Government of Saint Lucia)

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Ganja Babies! More And More Children Reportedly Seeking Medical Attention After Using Marijuana

A 50 per cent jump in the number of children seeking assistance at public medical facilities for ganja-related illnesses in Jamaica since the weed was decriminalised in 2015, is causing wor

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PM Harris’ Statement on Deadly Explosion in St. Lucia

Chairman of the OECS Authority, Prime Minister Dr.

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Grenada receives grant for geothermal energy development

March 22, 2017, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has ap

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Work moves apace to develop Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code

A Regional Project Team (RPT), established to develop a Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code (REEBC), among other mandates, will be launched in Kingston, Jamaica, next week.

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Work moves apace to develop Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     A Regional Project Team (RPT), established to develop a Regional Energy Efficiency Buil

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CARIFESTA XIII Symposium

The Caribbean, the Arts and the Cultural Industries: Negotiating Tradition, Aesthetics, Economics and Legacy

The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, in partnership with the H

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USAID clean energy program to help regional hospitality sector

CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The United States government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Caribbean Clean Energy Program (CARCEP), is supporting energy efficiency a

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Introducing Banana Pasta

If one Entrepreneur has her way, more consumers will be setting aside their wheat, cassava and sweet potato products for those made with green bananas.

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Introducing Banana Pasta

If one Entrepreneur has her way, more consumers will be setting aside their wheat, cassava and sweet potato products for those made with green bananas.

 

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