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Road mapping workshops for coconut industry development to continue
The second phase of the Road Mapping workshops for the European Union (EU) funded ‘Coconut Industry development in the Cari
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Prof Velma Newton, Regional Project Director Impact Justice(left) and Richard Hanley, Canadian High Commissioner (right) in discussion prior to launch of Impact Justice
Canadian-funded justice project launched at UWI
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Assistance to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region in drafting legislation to further regional integration and economic growth, more legislative protection of vulnerable
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Mangoes for export
Caribbean food production industry to receive US$469,000 in additional support
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has pumped an additional US$469,000 into the region’s specialty food sector via a supplemental grant to the Caribbean Export Development
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New and Optimized HIV Medicine Formulations for Children Living with HIV Developed
Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago are some of the countries that would benefit with this policy
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File photo: The members of Revofarm (from left) Warren Robinson, Ricardo Gowdie, and Oshane Gooden
Jamaican app to be launched after hackathon on climate-smart agriculture
Called RevoFarm, the app was developed by a team of three young Jamaicans and was one of eight finalists in the contest, jointly organised by CTA, the CGIAR 
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File Photo: Participants of a Hackaton Initiative
Jamaica to host regional hackathon
JAMAICA will be hosting a regional "hackathon" which aims to employ the use of technology in finding solutions to real-life problems and to enhance growth in critical sectors.
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Maing of Cassava Bread
Consumption of home-grown products being encouraged by FAO
Efforts are ongoing by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to have individuals of the region to see the benefits of consuming their own products.
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Dr Morais Guy (right) in discussion with the chairman of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (left), B. St Michael Hylton; and Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority Nari Williams-Singh during the three-day meeting held at the Terr
Jamaica Hosts Regional Civil Aviation Meeting
A contingent of directors general, state and other high-level representatives from the Central Caribbean, the United States and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), met at the Terr
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Winner of Vybzing Spoken Word Competition Quinn Martin (Photo via SKNIS)
Vybzing Youth Forum participants showcase talents
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 14, 2015 Creative youth from St. Kitts and Nevis are unleashing their creative thinking skills at the ‘Vybzing’ forum through hands-on experiences.
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File photo: CARPHA Staff
Food safety: More than just a health threat
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
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File Photo: Spiny Lobster
High-level meeting of Caribbean fisheries ministers for Grenada
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CRFM) — Fisheries ministers from member states of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) are expected to
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File Photo CARIFESTA Celebration
CARIFESTA XII begins August 21 in Haiti
The Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XII) 2015 will be hosted in Haiti August 21-30.
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File photo: Mrs Emontine Thompson (centre) at her sales outlet at the Charlestown Public Market, with the PS for Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration Mr Eric Evelyn and the acting manager for Nevis branch of the Development Bank of St. Kitt
Nevis Dept. of Agriculture to observe Agriculture Awareness Month in May
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (APRIL 30, 2015) -- The third annual Agriculture Awareness Month hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, will begin on May 1st with a range of agriculture-related activities pr
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French President Francois Hollande
France to modernise Haiti’s education system
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – French President Francois Hollande has promised to finance a large scale education programme to modernise the country’s education system.
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ENERGY Minister Kevin Ramnarine
Ramnarine: T&T to produce cleaner diesel fuel
ENERGY Minister Kevin Ramnarine said Trinidad and Tobago may soon be producing a cleaner alternative to diesel fuel when the recently-signed Mitsubish project comes on line.
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Bahamas Minister of Financial Services, Hon. C. V. Hope Strachan (centre) signing the MOU, while Permanent Secretary, Mr. David Davis and Director of The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality, Dr. Renae Ferguson-Bufford look on.
Accreditation and Metrology Services Given a Boost in The Bahamas
As the newest standards bureau in the region, The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) is now well on the way to enhancing its offering of accreditation and measurement standardisation se
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CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister of The Bahamas Rt. Hon. Perry Christie (c) and CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (r) meet French President Francois Hollande at the Caribbean-France Climate Change Summit
Caribbean Leaders Sign off on Climate Change Declaration
The document makes a special appeal to the conscience of the world’s richest countries to do their part to help small island developing states.
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