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Baroness Patricia Scotland, new Commonwealth Secretary-General
CARICOM congratulates new Commonwealth SG

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended congratulations to Dominica-born Baroness Patricia Scotland on her election as Commonwealth Secretary-General.

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WARNING: St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony says that unless we can get the countries that are the major emitters of greenhouse gases to commit to more ambitious reductions, the Caribbean will face serious and potentially deadly conse
Stakes are high for CARICOM at COP21

 “Unless we can get the countries that are the major emitters of green house gases to commit to more ambitious reductions, the Caribbean will be confronted with more extreme storms and hurrica

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The Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP) launched the Justice for All Programme on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2013.
PANCAP concludes successful Justice for All Mission in Haiti

The PANCAP Coordinating Unit, in collaboration with UNAIDS and the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV in the Caribbean, coordinated a three-day mission in Haiti on November 22-25, 2015.

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Dr Hopeton Dunn
High Internet And Mobile Data Charges Hampering Business Development - Professor

Professor of Communications Policy and Digital Media at the University of the West Indies, Dr Hopeton Dunn has raised concerns that the high cost of Internet access and mobile data charges may be h

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Prime Minister Perry Christie of The Bahamas
Hurricane Joaquin’s impact shows ‘climate change is real’ – PM Christie tells Commonwealth Business…

The Hon. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, said Wednesday that the damage his country suffered during the passage of Hurricane Joaquin showed that climate change was real.

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Prime Minister Freundel Stuart at the Business Form , Malta 2015
Caribbean open to business – CARICOM Chair tells Commonwealth Business Council

he Caribbean is open to business! That was Prime Minister Freundel Stuart’s clear message today in Malta, as he addressed a Commonwealth Business Forum which focused on investment in the Carib

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UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MICHEL SIDIBÉ
UNAIDS: Caribbean can accelerate progress to end AIDS as public health threat

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday November 25, 2015 – The Caribbean is being told it can build on the gains of its HIV responses to end AIDS as a public health threat, if it follows a new strategy

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AIDS deaths down by 61% in Caribbean

In the last ten years alone the Caribbean achieved a 61 per cent reduction in Aids-related deaths, according to a report, titled Focus on location and population: Fast track to end Aids by 2030, wh

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CARIBBEAN: HIV/AIDS elimination by 2030

The Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) initiated a Justice for All program in September 2013, that was designed to achieve broad based goals for

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Remarks by The Secretary-general Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin Larocque on The…

It is really a pleasure for me to participate in this Ceremony, which is a clear indication of the strong ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States.

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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Today is being observed as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

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President Granger preparing for Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting while in transit in Trinidad and Tobago (Photo via Ministry of the Presidency)
Commonwealth Declaration can demonstrate that Guyana is not alone – President David Granger

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – (November 25, 2015) President David Granger, this morning departed for the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Gover

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IICA says Latin America and Caribbean Need new Strategies to Deal with EU Reforms

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Nov 25 2015 – The Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) says the development of regional strategies could be the ke

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3 ways to support sustainable energy development in Latin America and the Caribbean

What is the importance of having a goal of sustainable development specifically dedicated to energy (SDG 7) as part of the United Nations Sust

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CARICOM Ready for COP21

Saint Lucia will lead the CARICOM delegation to COP 21 in Paris and will make a case for the survival of small island states at the talks.

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