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UNDP and Global Fund sign a new $7 million grant to address human rights barriers to HIV services…

New York- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Fund have signed a new US$7 million grant to address human rights barriers to HIV services in eight Caribbean countr

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Members of the Eastern Caribbean Development Partner Group – Disaster Management (ECDPG) meeting at CDEMA in Barbados, Thursday September 29, 2016.
Eastern Caribbean Development Partners Group convene post Tropical Storm Matthew while the North-…

A meeting of the Eastern Caribbean Development Partner Group – Disaster Management (ECDPG-DM) was convened at the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) on Thursday September 29, 20

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Caribbean declared measles free

WASHINGTON, United States CMC — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says the Americas including the Caribbean, is the first in the world to have eliminated measles, a viral disease that can

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Statisticians take time out from their meetings in Barbados to pose for a photograph.
September focus on statistics

The Caribbean Community( CARICOM) Secretariat earlier this month participated in a series of meetings that were geared at promoting t

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Prime Minister Allen Michael Chastanet of Saint Lucia addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-first session. UN Photo/Cia Pak
Caribbean leaders at UN warn of region’s ‘economic collapse’ under US, EU decision on banking

Given their size and limited choices for economic expansion, small island States like Saint Lucia have looked to the more advanced economies for innovative means of economic development, the tiny c

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CARICOM nationals arrive in Australia for 4-week fisheries law and management training.
15 CARICOM nationals start specialised fisheries training in Australia15 CARICOM nationals start…

Belize City, Friday (CRFM)—Fifteen fisheries personnel from the Region travelled to Australia this week to participate in a specialised training course on ‘Enhancing Fisheries Management Capacity i

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CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. (Photo via UN/JC McIlwaine)
Financing SDGs a major concern for CARICOM

(United Nations Radio) Ensuring financing so that they can meet the Sustainable Dev

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Regional planners, stakeholders meet as Agriculture Policy Programme winds down

Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, September 26-27, 2016 – The Caribbean Action under the Agricultural Policy Programme (APP) is all about working together to strengthen agriculture in the C

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President David Granger, Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister, Mr. Allen Chastanet and veteran Guyanese diplomat, Sir Shridath Ramphal sharing a light moment. (Photo via Ministry of the Presidency)
President Granger co-chairs special meeting between CARICOM Heads, UN SG

Georgetown, Guyana – Ministry of the Presidency (September 23, 2016) – President David Granger, today, co-chaired a special meeting in New York, which was convened at the request o

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From left, ASG, Trade and Economic Integration, Mr. Joseph Cox, Chair of the Meeting, Minister Guy Joseph and Deputy Programme Manager, ICT4D, CARICOM Secretariat, Ms. Jennifer Britton
Ministers endorse ICT Single Space roadmap

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Minsters of Information and Communications Technologies have endorsed the Roadmap for th

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Telecommunications Minister, Senator Darcy Boyce
Collaboration key to creating single ICT space – Barbados Telecommunications Minister

(Barbados Government Information Service) Minister responsible for Telecommunications in Barbados, Senator Darcy Boyce, has stressed the importance of collaboration between Caribbe

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From left, Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Her Excellency Sandra Granger, Guyana’s First Lady; Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, and t
PM Harris speaks at Clinton Global Initiative event

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, SEPTEMBER (PRESS SEC) – Prime Minister Dr.

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CARICOM proud of Paralympic athletes – Secretary-General

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is proud of the achievements regional athletes recorded at the Paralympic Games held in R

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Your development has been impressive – CARICOM SG to Belize on 35th Anniversary

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated Belize on 35 years of Independence, describing the country’s development over the period as impressive.

 

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CSME Public Procurement Training Gets Underway

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat continues its drive toward establishing an integrated and single CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Public Procurement Regime.

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Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management: Prepare, Respond, Recover

ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT WILL BE THE FOCUS OF A TWO-DAY MEETING HOSTED BY THE EU-FUNDED INTRA-ACP APP

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From left, Director, Human Development, CARICOM Secretariat, Ms. Myrna Bernard; Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Douglas Slater; Programme Manager, Communications, CARICOM Secretariat, Mr. Kendol Mor
Consultations underway to improve social protection in Region

Regional representatives converged at the CARICOM Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana, on Monday to discuss measures to improve social protection

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CARIFESTA 2017 Winners
CARIFESTA jingle, logo winners announced

A veteran graphic grapher and seasoned jingle producer were each awarded USD$5,000.

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