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CARICOM to implement system to measure results of integration

The reform process that is underway in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is working towards a Results Based Management (RBM) system that will measure the tangible results of regional integration me

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Chairman of CARICOM, President David Granger addresses the opening ceremony of the Twenty-Eighth Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM
The Spirit of Chaguaramas

Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana  to the Twenty-eighth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government

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Forum of CARICOM First Ladies and Spouses to move forward Every Caribbean Woman, Every Caribbean…

he high rate of violence against women will be among issues discussed when the Forum of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM’s) Spouses of Heads of State and Government on the Every Caribbean Woman,

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Crime and security ‘continues to pose a threat’ to region says CARICOM Secretary-General

“It (Crime) continues to pose a threat to our community, it is not just a national issue for individual member states, it’s a regional one and hence it demands a regional solution,” CARICOM Secreta

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‘Take stock of the positive’ – CARICOM SG on integration movement
“Can you imagine if there were no CARICOM? Things that we take for granted in our everyday lives… like CXC… that’s CARICOM at work.
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CARICOM heads to be briefed on CSME review

The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), crime and security and correspondent banking are among the issues to be discussed at CARICOM’s 28th Intercessional Heads of Government meeting.

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Jamaican scientists close to creating affordable hepatitis C drug from ganja

Research scientists, led by Dr Henry Lowe, say they have discovered properties in Cannabidiol (CBD), one of the major bioactive compounds in the cannabis (ganja) plant, that have the potential to p

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The Regional Response to Childhood Obesity Intensifies

Childhood obesity continues to be a serious public health concern in the Region.  Statistics show that more than 30% of our Caribbean adolescents are overweight or obese, and risk developing n

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Statement by the Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government His Excellency Brigadier (…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is deeply distressed at the violence which broke out in Dominica following a public meeting on Tuesday, 7 February.

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CARIFESTA Grand Market registration opens

Registration for the Grand Market and Buyers’ Mall for CARIFESTA XIII is now open.

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CARICOM Builds Consumer Protection Capacity

  The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is ensuring that Member States are equipped to safeguard the health and safety of consumers.

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Donovan Herbert (centre) amongst participants at the LMIS workshop (Photo via SKNIS)
Officials embrace creation of Labour Management Information System

Basseterre, St. Kitts, February 07, 2017 (SKNIS): Labour stakeholders in St.

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President Granger says CARICOM stands in solidarity with Haiti - welcomes democratic renewal and…

The CARICOM Chairman said that his presence at the Inauguration activities represents the region’s solidarity with Haiti, noting that the country has faced major catastrophes over the past 15 years

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President David Granger during the Swearing in Ceremony of the new Haitian President, His Excellency Jovenel Moise. President Moise sits beside his wife Martine in the front row during the Ceremony. (Photo via Ministry of the Presidency)
CARICOM stands in solidarity with Haiti – President David Granger

Port-au-Prince, Haiti – (February 7, 2017) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), President David Granger welcomes the democratic renew

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Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise and his wife Martine, after he was sworn in. (Photo: Hector Retamal, AFP)
New President Takes Charge in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Tuesday February 7, 2017 – Haiti officially has a new elected president.

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Amb. Mr. LaRocque (r) receives the Letters of Credence from H.E. Mr. Chasot
CARICOM and Switzerland – a potential model for north-south cooperation

Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Ambassador Irwin La Rocque accepted the Letters of Credence of His Excellency  Didier Chassot, Plenipotentiary Representative of Switzerland to

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