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CARICOM advances relations with Sweden, Netherlands

CARICOM SecretariatCaribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers have put measures in place for

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Ms. Myrna Bernard of the CARICOM Secretariat (centre) and Member of the CARICOM HRD Commission, Mr. Wayne Chen, chat with programme host Ms. Cassandra Crawford
HRD Commission showcased on Mornin’ Barbados ahead of launch today

In preparation for the launch of the Commission, Director, Human Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms.

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Tony Cozier, voice of West Indies cricket, dies at 75

Tony Cozier, the West Indian cricket writer, commentator and journalist, has died in his home country, Barbados, at t

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Outsource to the Caribbean?

The Caribbean is experiencing growing interest as a delivery destination for global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services.

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The Kalinagos are Dominica’s indigenous people (Photo via Dominica News Online)
The Kalinagos are Dominica’s indigenous people (Photo via Dominica News Online)

BELIZE CITY – The Caribbean’s indigenous people have urged that they be given a seat at the political table so as to safeguard their rights to their ancestral lands and resources, as they wrapped u

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CARICOM Foreign Ministers, other Heads of Delegations and the CARICOM Secretary-General share a group photo at the start of the 19th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Monday
Communiqué issued at the conclusion of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and…

The Nineteenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) took place in St.

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Richard Done of the ICC with participants Courtney Walsh, Steve Liburd, Junior Bennett and Robert Samuels. Photo courtesy: WICB Media
WICB coaches workshop a success

BRIDGETOWN—As part of its continued efforts to enhance coaches’ education, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) hosted another key initiative with a two-day workshop to deal directly with the bowli

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CARICOM Foreign Ministers, other Heads of Delegations and the CARICOM Secretary-General share a group photo at the start of the 19th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), Monday
CARICOM’s strategic relationships critical in changing global environment: SG

The critical importance of  CARICOM maintaining traditional relationships and building new ones was underscored by Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque as he addressed CARICOM Foreign M

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Caribbean foreign ministers discussing Cuba, EU, other issues in St Vincent

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, Monday May 9, 2016 – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers have convened in St Vincent for the 19th meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFC

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Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week launched to raise awareness on preventing Zika

 Eliminating mosquito breeding sites, avoiding mosquito bites, and protecting pregnant women from Zika virus are the key messages of the inaugural

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Flashback to last year’s COFCOR Meeting in St. Lucia
CARICOM Foreign Ministers to discuss implications of major global issues

The Region’s Foreign Ministers gather in St. Vincent and the Grenadines this morning for the Nineteenth Meeting of CARICOM’s Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR).

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Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis
PM Harris champions CARICOM’s case on correspondent banking

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS and NEVIS (PRESS SEC) – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr.

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Fishers grapple with rising costs amid fiercely competitive markets.
Meeting on cost of fishing underway in Barbados

A meeting is currently underway in Barbados to chart the course for a new study on the impacts of rising cost factors of fishing operations.

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At the the opening ceremony for the 9th UK-Caribbean Forum, April 29 at the Grand Lucayan in Freeport, Prime Minister of The Bahamas the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie (right) greets United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs the
UK Affirms Longstanding Friendship with Caribbean and Financial Support for Infrastructural…

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama – Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, the Rt. Hon.

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Human Resource Development Commission for CARICOM launches Thursday in Barbados

A Commission, charged with creating a Human Resource Development Strategy for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will be launched on Thursday, 12 May, 2016, in Barbados.

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Left to right: "CDB President Warren Smith, US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno, and CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque participate in a signing ceremony at the IDB in Washington, DC on May 4, 2016. IDB Phot
IDB, CDB, CARICOM and the US Department of Energy Sign MOU to support renewable energy and energy…

Partnership will aid cleaner, cheaper, and more secure sources of energy for the Caribbean Region

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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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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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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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