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Agri ministry inks CDN$5M food security research project
In an effort to increase food production, improve nutrition, and achieve a
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Tufton: We created believers in agriculture
This is the conclusion of a two-part interview with former Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton. Part one was published on Sunday, July 10.
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Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Irwin LaRocque is new CARICOM Secretary-General
Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has been selected to serve as the seventh Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) by the Heads of Government.
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Guyana, Belize reduced hunger by 50 percent in 2010
Guyana is one of two countries (Belize being the other) in the Caribbean to reduce hunger by 50 percent last year, says Lystra Fletcher-Paul, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative.
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Jamaica buys sugar from Guyana to stave off shortage
The Jamaican Government has placed an order for sugar from Guyana to avert shortages in that CARICOM country.
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Saint Lucia to Inaugurate and Chair CARICOM Task Force on Sustainable Development
The island's Minister for Sustainable Development, Hon. Dr. James Fletcher will chair the high-level meeting.
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From L-R: Strategy Consultant, Dr. Camella Rhone; Senior Project Officer ICT4D, CARICOM Secretariat Ms. Jennifer Britton; Chairperson of the Regional ICT Steering Committee Mr. Kenneth Sylvester; and Deputy Chairman of the ICT Steering Committee, Dr.
CARICOM: A review Regional ICT4D Strategy underway
CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana  -   A Draft Regional Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) Strategy, designed to create a Single ICT Space for the
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Directorate of Trade and Economic Integration, Sergio Garcia
Agricultural specialists review CARICOM agricultural policy
GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The multi-faceted role of the agriculture as a main driver of the regional economy was underscored recently, as experts in the field of agriculture and trade gathered in Georg
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Bajan Company Streaming Caribbean to the World
BARBADOS (September 2, 2010) – An innovative Barbados company is using the global power of the internet to promote the Caribbean in faraway lands.
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Improved connectivity for Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica, July 20, 2010 – The Jamaica government is focusing on the rollout of a broadband backbone in the short-term to ensure adequate connectivity throughout the island.
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