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Professor Brendon Bain
Taking a principled stand on HIV

It’s not about freedom of speech, nor academic freedom. It’s about fighting HIV/Aids through a comprehensive approach which includes granting human rights to all groups in society.

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Caricom
CARIBBEAN-HEALTH- OAS, PAHO sign declaration for universal health coverage in the Caribbean

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay, Jun 4, CMC - The Organization of American States (OAS) has signed an agreement with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) pledging to cooperate in providing universal he

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Caricom
CARIBBEAN-AGRICULTURE-IICA signs agreement to strengthen agricultural cooperatives in the Caribbean

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Jun 4, CMC - The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) says it will cooperate with the Regional Office for the Americas of the International Coopera

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Caricom
Caricom mulls new int’l agreement for biodiversity

JAMAICA recently played host to government officials as well as scientific and legal experts from across Caricom to discuss the need for an international agreement dedicated to systematic ocean c

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Caricom
CARICOM youth ambassador praises CSME advocacy workshop

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- CARICOM Youth Ambassador Sonia Boddie has praised the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat for its hosting of a two-day CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYA) CARICOM Single M

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Caricom
Chikungunya cases increase in St Lucia and the region

CASTRIES, St Lucia (GIS) -- Officials at the ministry of health in Saint Lucia are aiming to reduce mosquito populations in order to curb the increasing spread of chikungunya.

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Caricom
Caribbean Export Supports Literacy in Schools

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) distributed the first set of the books from its inaugural book drive during May 2014 with presentations to the students of the West Terr

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Grenada’s Economic Development, Planning, Trade, Energy and Cooperatives Minister Oliver Joseph
Greater attention needed to statistics

– Caricom high-level forum hears

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Caricom
CARICOM Reducing Youth on Youth Violence programme to support youth violence reduction initiatives…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The capacity of the Cayon secondary school and community to deal with issues related to youth on youth violence

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Caricom
Region needs to be prepared for data revolution

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) seeks to position itself to take advantage of the data revolution, it has

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Programme Manager for Sustainable Development at the CARICOM Secretariat Ms. Beverly Reynolds (second right in front row) and Representative from the Government of Spain Mr. Gary Da Silva (front right) pose for a photo with stake holders from the par
National Consultations for Reducing Youth on Youth Violence in CARICOM Member States go to Jamaica

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Youngsters from the Anchovy High School in St.

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Michele Henderson
Dominica’s Michele Henderson wins CARICOM song competition

Dominican, jazz, fusion singer Michele Henderson is the winner of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) song competition, and her winning entry “Celebrating CARICOM” is now the regional body’s official

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Bahamas Planning to Introduce 7.5 Percent Value Added Tax in 2015

The Bahamas is planning to introduce a new 7.5 percent value added tax, the government announced this week.

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The first Board of Directors of the Caribbean Association of Professional Statisticians (CAPS): From left are, International Representative, Mr. Eric Rancourt, Director, International Cooperation Division, Statistics Canada; Vice President, Mr. Statc
Professional statisticians’ body gets Board of Directors

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Dr.

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EU willing to fund study on cost of not having CARICOM - Envoy

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The European Union (EU) is willing to fund a study that would explore the opportunity costs of not having a Car

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Caricom
More official commitment, resources needed – High Level Forum agrees

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Participants at a high level meeting on Monday underscored the need for increased advocacy for more official co

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Caricom
Remarks by the Secretary General - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque &…

It is always a pleasure for me to be a part of any activity involving the youth of our Community and even moreso when it involves the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs).

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Ms El Iza Mohamedou Deputy Secretariat Manager Organisation for Economic Development (OECD)
Remarks by Ms El Iza Mohamedou Deputy Secretariat Manager Organisation for Economic Development (…

The International community is convinced that to reduce poverty and improve living standards in developing countries, it is necessary to promote the integration of statistics and reliable data in

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PetroCaribe President Bernardo Alvarez at Surtab in Haiti (Photo: OPM Haiti)
Venezuela Makes “Major Order” Of Haiti-Produced Tablets

PetroCaribe President Bernardo Alvarez made a 24-hour visit to Haiti on Tuesday to announce a “major order” placed by Venezuela’s government of tablet computers made in Haiti.

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Sergeant Coleridge Minto, Director Safety and Security in Schools Ministry if Education Jamaica, Ms. Victoria Tur Deputy Ambassador Spanish Embassy, Ms. Beverly Reynolds, Programme Manager, Sustainable Development, CARICOM Secretariat and Mrs. Hilary
National Consultations on Reducing Youth on Youth Violence in CARICOM Member States kick off in…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     A series of National Consultations on Reducing Youth on Youth Violence in CARICOM Member States kicked off in A

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