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CARICOM to mount Observer Mission for the Trinidad and Tobago General Elections
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will mount a CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission to monitor the general elections to be held in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday 7 September 2015.
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Caribbean Carbon Forum 2015 looks towards International Climate Conference
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Government of Chile will host the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF 2015) next week with “an eye”
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CARICOM SG, Amb. LaRocque receives donations from the Managing Director of the Demerara Tobacco Company Ltd, Guyana, on behalf of the people of Dominica.
CARICOM SG receives Guyana Private Sector Commission donations for storm-hit Dominica
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque today received a donation of items from member companies of the Guyana Private Sector Commission (PSC) to support the recovery effort in storm-da
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Dominica clears up after deadly tropical storm Erika
CARICOM Youth Ambassadors launch Dominica drive
The CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) Corps today launched an “I am CARICOM” drive to raise “much needed financial assistance for storm-affected Dominica”.
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Spouses of Heads of Government of the Caribbean round table meeting
Network of Spouses of Heads of Government of the Caribbean established to champion the reduction of adolescent pregnancy in the region
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Development of Regional standards for adolescent friendly health services
Caribbean Experts seek to develop regional standards for adolescent friendly health services 
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Changing the world through our participation: Caribbean overview of the Sustainable Development Goals
Six strategic action areas were agreed as critical for the Caribbean in achieving substantive gender equality and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Workshop- Opendata
Open Data, Open Mapping: TeachOSM in the Caribbean
Web-based mapping is an activity of growing importance in many countries around the world, especially in places where base map data is often scarce and out of date.
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Statement by Honourable Premier Donaldson Romeo on Montserrat’s Assistance to the Commonwealth of Dominica
I have spoken directly to the Prime Minister of Dominica and to the Director-General of CDEMA, who were able to give me a more personalised overview of the situation on the ground in Dominica and t
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Members of the Monsterrat Defence Force
Montserrat sends Defence Force contingent to Dominica
With the passage of Tropical Storm Erika and coming right after the conclusion of the Royal Montserrat Defence Force annual camp the Government of Montserrat with the UK Department for Internationa
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US and UK governments announce humanitarian aid for storm-ravaged Dominica
The United States and the United Kingdom governments are sending personnel and humanitarian aid to assist in Dominica’s ongoing recovery effort on the heels of the destructive Tropical Storm Erika.
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Barbados To Lend Support To Dominica
Barbados will be lending support to neighbouring island Dominica which sustained significant damage following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika on Thursday.  
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CDEMA ramps up response support to Dominica
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has ramped up mobilisation of response teams following the declaration of the special disaster areas by the government of Dominica.
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CXC Launching Rebranding Programme
ST. MICHAEL, Barbados (CXC) -- The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) will launch its corporate rebranding programme on today.
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President of Haiti, H. E. Michel Martelly hands over the CARIFESTA baton created by acclaimed Haitian Visual Artist Phillipe Dodard to Barbados Minister of Culture Hon. Stephen Lashley
CARIFESTA XII closes on a high!
The twelfth edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts CARIFESTA XII has come to a close.
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Transport Ministers from 54 countries call for global policies to mainstream low-carbon transport
Transport Ministers participating in the International Transport Forum (ITF) Annual Summit agreed in their Declaration from Ministers on Transport, Trade and Tourism on the value of pursuing low-ca
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Minister of Health Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre, standing), observes while Principal of the University of the West Indies, Professor Archibald McDonald (right), and Deputy General Manager at China Engineering Company (CHEC), Qiwu Yang (left), sign a M
China funding half billion US-dollar university hospital project in Jamaica
The University of the West Indies (UWI) and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for a J$60 billion (US$511 million) development programme that
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PM Skerrit reflecting on life, ahead of address to the nation. Photo courtesy of the Prime Minister’s Office
A new beginning for Dominica- PM Skerrit
Prime minister Skerrit has described as heart wrenching, the loss of life from the devastating passage of Tropical storm Erika.
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Dominica’s Prime Minister Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit addressing the nation Friday night. Photo OPM Dominica
Twenty confirmed dead – Prime Minister Skerrit: National Address
Beloved Dominicans, I have been assessing the damage all day. The extent of the devastation is monumental. It is far worse than expected.
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CARICOM Institution CDEMA leads Region’s response in Dominica
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) today mounted an assessment mission to Dominica, following the devastating passage of Tropical Storm Erika over the island, Thursday.
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