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Jean Odelin Ordelus
Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year Awardee 2015

Mr. Jean Odelin Ordelus, in being a recipient of the Digicel Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Construction Category. Mr.

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Sir Ronald Sanders with Haitian Senate President, Jocelerme Privet
OAS delegation welcomes constructive discussions in Haiti

The Special Mission of the Organisation of American States (OAS) to Haiti, headed by the Chair of the Permanent Council, Ambassador of Antigua and B

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WHO Director-General  DR. Margaret Chan
WHO declares Zika an International Public Health Emergency

The World Health Organization declared the spread of Zika and an associated birth defect an international public health emergency Monday, freeing funds to combat the disease.

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Students of the James Garbutt SDA School Choir perform the National Anthem during the launch of Phase Two of the Belize Education Sector Reform Programme in Belize City on January 27, 2016. (Photo via CDB)
CDB launches education sector reform project in Belize

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) on Thursday launched a programme that will build 35 new schools, benefitting 5,300 students at

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Caribbean tourism sector to be enhanced by better health systems
Caribbean tourism sector to be enhanced by better health systems

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago is one of six Caribbean countries to benefit from a US$800,000 Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) grant to develop and implement a regional tourism

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At the signing of the MOU, from left to right: Raymon van Anrooy, Secretary of WECAFC; Mario González Recinos, Executive Director of OSPESCA; and Milton Haughton, Executive Director of the CRFM (Photo via CRFM)
MOU boosts regional sustainable fisheries coordination

Three Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs) on Wednesday 27 January signed  a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)  to facilitate, support and str

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National Company Registries Going Online

Company registries within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) are set to go online this year.

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CARICOM STATEMENT ON THE SITUATION IN HAITI

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community condemns the acts of violence which have, in recent days, marred the

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Drug Commanders meet to combat illegal drugs, firearms

The number of individuals interdicted for illegal substances has increased by as much as 50 per cent across Barbados and the region.

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Targeting Vulnerable Communities to Strengthen National Resilience – CDEMA

Paramaribo, Suriname, January 26, 2016 (CDEMA) – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in partnership with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societ

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Guyana to lobby for greater role for CARICOM in CELAC

The Guyana delegation will be seeking to ensure that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) plays a greater role in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) at the

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Anastasia Elliott (centre) gets her entrepreneurship award
Entrepreneurs must be committed, innovative – CEBO participant, business owner, awardee

Anastasha Elliot is an ambitious young woman from St.

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CARICOM calls for urgent resolution of Haiti’s political crisis

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has called on all the stakeholders in Haiti’s electoral process to do their utmost to resolve the current political crisis.

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Reduce mosquito breeding to zap Zika – CARPHA

As the Caribbean public health sector ramps up its response to the Zika virus in the Region, officials are strongly advising the adoption of personal protective measures to avoid mosquito bites and

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CARICOM presence at important hemispheric meeting

Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations at the CARICOM Secretariat Ambassador Colin Granderson (top left) joined national coordinators in a preparatory session of the

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Small ruminants are an integral part of Caribbean agriculture © M Hansen
Local ruminants: Reducing reliance on imports

Although the 15 Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) countries consume over 11 million kg of goat and sheep meat annually, only about 30% is produced locally.

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‘SAMOA Pathway’ - Outcomes from the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing…
Port-of-Spain (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) welcomes the outcomes of the Third International Conference on Small Island Develop
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