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Caricom
Haiti: World Bank Approves $58 Million Grant For Agriculture

The World Bank has approved a $58 million grant targeting improved access to local markets and services for agriculture in Haiti.

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Caricom
Barbados to Develop “Blueprint” For Science, Technology Education

Barbados’ government says it is planning to develop a “blueprint” to reform its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) teaching across its education system.

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Caribbean Classrooms of the Future Initiative Launched in Trinidad and Tobago with the OAS, Virtual…

A series of technologically advanced classrooms, designed to benefit thousands of students and educators in schools across the Caribbean, is being launched following a commitment from internation

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Cross-section of participants at the Knowledge Sharing Session on New Tools and Resources for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in the Caribbean.
GWP-C Spearheads the Launch of New Tools and Resources for the Caribbean Water Sector

As part of the two-day Meeting of Regional Partners in Water and Wastewater, the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C), the United Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Regional Coordinatin

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Caricom
Bermuda Premier Resigns

Bermuda Premier Craig Cannonier has tendered his resignation, Governor George Fergusson confirmed on Monday evening.

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Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett,  Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guyana and Chair of COFCOR
Remarks by the Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett,  Minister of Foreign Affairs,…

It is a real pleasure for me to welcome you all this morning to the opening ceremony of the 17th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations of CARICOM.  As I welcome our visi

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Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General  Caribbean Community   At The Seventeenth Meeting of the Council For Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR)
Opening Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Community   At…

It is my pleasure to welcome you to this Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR).  This annual gathering is the opportunity for the Ministers of Foreign Affairs t

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Participates of the workshop
CARICOM enhances Member States’ Capacity to implement the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The CARICOM Secretariat continued to put measures in place to enhance capacity of Member States to implement th

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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Kingdom of Spain meet at the Georgetown, Guyana Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat on Monday 19 May in the 3rd CARICOM-Spain Joint Commission. The Joint Commission is a mechanism for the management of im
CARICOM, Spain identify priority areas for continued cooperation - Cooperation must be visible to…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Spain have identified information and communication technology, the devel

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Ms Myrna Bernard Director, Human Development
Remarks By Ms Myrna Bernard Director, Human Development   At The Opening Of The Caribbean…

I bring you greetings and warm wishes on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque.

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Caricom
High Level Advocacy Forum headlines week of statistics activities in Grenada

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The quest to place statistics frontally before the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues later this month wit

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Caricom
Implementation of CSME to be examined through gender lens

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) got underway on Wednesday at

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High Commissioner for Canada to Trinidad and Tobago, Gerard Latulippe hands over the new BSL-3 Laboratory to Executive Director, CARPHA, Dr. C. James Hospedales   Left to Right: High Commissioner for Canada to Trinidad and Tobago, Gerard Latulippe;
CARPHA’s New Laboratory Promises Faster Detection and Response to Control Disease Outbreaks in the…

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, May 14, 2014:  The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is now better equipped to perform faster and safer detection and response to infectious disease

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Hon. Ms.Jennifer Webster, MP Minister Of Human Services & Social Security Government Of The Republic Of Guyana
Opening Remarks At The 26th Meeting Of The Council For Human And Social Development (COHSOD –…

It gives me great pleasure this morning to welcome you to Guyana on behalf of His Excellency President Donald Ramotar, the Government and people of Guyana.

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Dr. Douglas Slater, Assistant Secretary  General, Human And Social Development
Remarks By Dr. Douglas Slater, Assistant Secretary General, Human And Social Development at The…

It is  a distinct pleasure to welcome you to this Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) convened under the Theme of Labour and Gender.

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Caricom
Address by The Hon. Colin Riley, Minister of Health and Social Development, Montserrat Chairman of…

It is indeed a privilege for me to address this opening session of the Twenty- Sixth Meeting of COHSOD in my capacity as Chairman of the Council.

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Caricom
Equal and equitable gender participation under CSME should be ensured – Secretary General LaRocque

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The ability of men and women to participate equally and equitably in all aspects of life under the CSME must be

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Secretary-General Of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque
Remarks by Secretary-General Of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at the…

It is indeed a pleasure to welcome you to this Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) and to the CARICOM Secretariat Headquarters.  I wish to welcome, in particular

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Caricom
Labor and gender take center stage at Twenty-Sixth COHSOD

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Issues related to gender and labor will be the main focus of the upcoming Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Council f

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Dr Keith Mitchell
Grenada PM concerned about slow growth of ICT in CARICOM

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (GIS) -- Grenada’s prime minister, Dr Keith Mitchell, has expressed concern about the slow growth in information and communications technology (ICT) within the Caribbean Comm

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