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A young farmer harvests cassava in Guyana. (Photo: Canbean Associates Inc.)
Putting together policy and strategy to work for small and medium agricultural producers

Making policy and planning strategies that are practical, useful and workable was the main objetctive at the Ninth Regional Planners Forum on Agriculture in the Caribbean, currently taking pla

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Assistant Secretary General in Charge of Human Development at the CARICOM Secretariat Dr. Douglas Slater
CARICOM expresses concern over illegal wildlife trade

Message from Assistant Secretary General in Charge of Human Development at the CARICOM Secretariat Dr. Douglas Slater for World Environment Day

 

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Prime Minister Allen Chastanet takes the oath of office the day after his UWP won general elections.
Allen Chastanet sworn in as new Saint Lucia Prime Minister

CASTRIES, St Lucia,  CMC – An emotional Allen Michael Chastanet was sworn in Tuesday as the sixth Prime Minister of St Lucia since the island attained political independence from Bri

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Prime Minister-elect of St. Lucia Mr. Allen Chastenet
Saint Lucians vote for change

The United Workers Party (UWP) led by businessman and former Tourism Minister Allen Chastenet was voted into office in St. Lucia’s general elections, Monday.

 

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Havana Declaration

“United for a Sustainable Caribbean”

1.    The Seventh Summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), meeting in Havana, Cuba, on 4 June, 2016;

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Raúl Castro Meets Presidents of Haiti, Guyana, Jamaica and Suriname

Havana.- President Raúl Castro has met the provisional President of Haiti, Jocelerme Privert; Guyanese President, David Granger; Suriname's Desire Delano Bouterse, and the Prime Minister of Jamaica

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Caribbean Foreign Ministers discuss regional challenges ahead of ACS summit

Foreign ministers of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) on Friday discussed regional challenges and the action plan for the next two years hours before the

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Jessica Sobhraj, President, Women in Music, during her presentation at the Workshop.
CDB funding Caribbean music sector development

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The Caribbean region is known and celebrated for reggae and dancehall, soca, zouk and other genres.

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A project directed at providing youngsters with entrepreneurship skills dubbed the Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO) continues to be implemented in CARICOM Member States. The most recent CEBO workshops were held in St. Kitts a
Youth entrepreneurship project continues in three CARICOM Member States

A project directed at providing youngsters with entrepreneurship skills dubbed the

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Association of Caribbean States’ 7th Summit to Be Held in Cuba on June 4

SAN JUAN – In its efforts to promote the sustainable development of the Greater Caribbean through “consultation, cooperation and concerted action,” the Association of Caribbean States will hold the

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A car powered by electricity on display in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Thursday
Electric vehicle road show underway in St Vincent and the Grenadines

Heritage Square in St Vincent and the Grenadines is the venue for the Electric Vehicle Road Show. The show began this morning and will conclude at 3.00 pm.

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President David Granger, CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque and Chef de Cabinet, Office of the Secretary-General, Ms Charmaine Atkinson-Jordan at the Ministry of the Presidency meeting (Photo credit MOTP))
CARICOM unwavering in its determination to preserve Guyana’s territorial integrity

Georgetown, Guyana – (June 2, 2016) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Wednesday said that the

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Isabelle Laguerre Mevs
CDB helps Haitian entrepreneurs find the recipe for success

In Haiti, small-business owner Isabelle Laguerre Mevs has found the recipe for success. Her company turns local produce into condiments that are in demand across the island.

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Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell Prime Minister of Grenada
Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell Prime Minister Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Lecture UWI-…

The last twenty years have not been kind to West Indies cricket.

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FLASHBACK: Phil Bentley, the then chief executive officer of Cable and Wireless Communications (left) and Brendan Paddick, CEO and chairman of Columbus Communications after signing the proposed merger agreement back in November 2014. (Photo credit ca
CCC launches investigation into CWC’s Agreement to Acquire Columbus International Pursuant to…

 The CCC has launched an investigation into the agreement by Cable and Wireless Communications (Plc (“CWC”) to acquire Columbus International Inc.

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(L-R) Dr. Lois Parkes, Regional Project Manager, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris,Project Director Colleen Rossiter, Canada School of Public Service, and Cabinet Secretary Josephine Huggins. (Photo via SKNIS)
Caribbean leadership project aims at strengthening future leaders’ capacity

Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): An initiative known as the Caribbean Leadership Project (CLP) will be implemented in St.

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