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CARICOM governments ready to assist hurricane-hit Member States
Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) governments, including Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Guyana, have indicated their readiness to assist Member States that were hit by Hurricane Matthew.
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CARPHA Team deployed to the Bahamas in the Aftermath of Hurricane Matthew
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has sent a team to the Bahamas to carry out rapid needs assessment following the passage of Hurricane Matthew.
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World Teachers’ Day: Valuing teachers, improving their status
(UNESCO) This year World Teachers’ Day marks the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO 
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Caribbean Youth pose for a fun photo during the recent Caribbean Youth Leader’s Summit
Youngsters encouraged to make personal commitment to action
Youngster across the Region were encouraged to make a personal commitment to  action in a recent Youth Day message delivered by Dr.
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Alisha Ally, a senior staffer at the Saint Lucia Government Information Service and new CARICOM Youth Ambassador for St. Lucia
Saint Lucia Reparations Committee welcomes new CARICOM Youth Ambassador
The Saint Lucia National Reparations Committee (NRC) has con
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A tap tap (public transportation) crosses a flooded street in Port-au-Prince after Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Southwestern Haiti, on Oct. 4, 2016. (Photo via Time)
Hurricane Matthew Impacts Haiti With 145 Mile-Per-Hour Winds And Heavy Flooding
Les Anglais, Haiti braced itself for Hurricane Matthew’s landfall around 7 a.m. Tuesday morning (Oct. 4), Mic reports.
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With the help of coaches, participants analysed case studies from their countries on refrigeration and energy efficiency in buildings
Caribbean countries to make climate-friendly cooling bankable
More than 50 policy-makers, bankers and project developers from the Region, gathered in St.
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Director General and CEO of CHTA Frank Comito (seated at right) and USAID CARCEP’s Energy Efficiency Promotion Specialist John Marcocchio at yesterday’s signing in Puerto Rico. Standing from left is Jonathan Schwartz of Deloitte Consultin
USAID Caribbean Clean Energy Program And CHTA Forge Collaborative Partnership To Bolster Energy Efficiency In The Caribbean’s Hotel Sector
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico, Sunday October 2, 2016 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Caribbean Clean Energy Program (CARCEP) yesterday signed a collab
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CARPHA Unravels the “Mystery” Behind the Zika Numbers
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) reports that positive Zika cases confirmed by laboratory testing represents only the “tip of the iceberg.”  This mea
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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-Western Caribbean braces for hurricane impact
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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Programme Manager for Culture and Community Development at the CARICOM Secretariat Dr. Hilary Brown answering questions during the Caribbean Youth Leaders’ Summit in Belize
Regional Youth Leaders urged to help shape solutions for climate change and other issues
Participants at the fourth staging of the  Caribbean Youth Le
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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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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 specialised fisheries training in Australia
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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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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