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Private sector urged to invest
The cultural industries sector can help to boost the local economy, but it calls for an all of society approach, including the support of the private sector to ensure that it can achieve that goa
Caribbean Plant Health Officials Meet to Discuss Strategies to Improve Food Security, Expand…
Grand Cayman Island, - 1st August,2014 – During the period July 29 to August 1, 2014, representatives from more than 20 Caribbean countries and territories and several partner organizations, incl
MIIC state minister urges youth to choose careers in ICT
KINGSTON, Jamaica--Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams says there must be a stronger effort to foster a culture of entrepreneurship amo
Dry spell could stretch to next season, says Met Office
THE Meteorological Service of Jamaica is forecasting that the drought that parts of the island have been experiencing could continue into the January to April dry season of 2015.
Solving the education challenge
TWO pieces of information published over the last couple of days or so highlight the challenges that some Caribbean countries are facing when it comes to financing higher education.
Tourism minister outlines development plans for the sector
Tourism Minister Asot Michael will be wrapping up talks with tourism stakeholders in Canada and the US this weekend.
UNSIDS Conference outcome important for CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is viewing the Third International Meeting on Small Island Developing States
Caribbean Export Supports Haiti’s Private Sector
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) recently held a series of high level meetings with Ministry officials and key Stakeholders in Haiti.
CARICOM Secretariat strengthens internal risks management system
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat is actively pursuing enhancements to systems and procedures required of organisations t
CARICOM Consumer Warning System being rolled out
n online consumer-protection warning system now exists, in which 13 million consumers in the 14 Caricom member states can alert authorities to dangerous products on the market.
Remarks by Deputy Programme Manager, CSME, Mr. Philip McClauren At the Opening…
Salutation! I bring greetings from the CARICOM Secretary General. The objectives of the CARREX in-country mission are twofold:
Caribbean Export Strengthens Relations in the Dominican Republic
Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) Pamela Coke-Hamilton addressed an audience of beneficiaries and key partners and extended congratulations to the f
CARICOM Moves to Harmonize Business Rules in CSME
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has started work towards creating a harmonized framework within which compani
Turks and Caicos student wins COTA 2014 essay competition
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Martha Bohlale Rakuoane, a student of the Helena J.
Cayman establishes regional HIV evaluation
Government officials are working with British and Dutch overseas Caribbean territories to strengthen the region’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
COHSOD Endorses Holistic Strategy to Reduce Adolescent Pregnancy in the Caribbean
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM’s Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) has approved a Strategy and Plan to reduce the numb
CARICOM Canada project improving regional flow of CSME information
Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia and St. Kitts and Nevis
to benefit from capacity-building project
Tobago Readies New Anti-Crime Plan
Tobago’s government is planning a new push to combat crime, according to Chief Secretary Orville London.
PASCF Statement on Reparations Owed
Following the historic London Reparations March from Brixton to 10 Downing Street organised by the Rastafari Movement in Britain on 1st August 2014, the PASCF issues the following statement – the
Statement on the Israel Palestine Conflict in Gaza
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) reiterates its call for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza to bring an end to the hostilitie







