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Youth in Agriculture – Focusing on youth agri-preneurs at CWA 2016

The Youth and Agriculture Programmes at the CARICOM Secretariat are collaborating to have a Youth Pavillion during

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CARICOM fully engaged in assisting recovery and rebuilding post Matthew – Secretary-General

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has expressed sadness with the loss of lives, homes and  property during the passage of hurricane Matthew, and he gave the assurance that CA

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Hurricane Matthew forces postponement of Haiti presidential elections

The presidential elections in Haiti, which were scheduled to be held on Sunday 9 October, have been postponed and an announcement is to be made on a new date next week.

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CCRIF Ready to Pay Haiti a little over US$20 Million Following Passage of Hurricane Matthew

CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) is preparing to make a payout to the Government of Haiti as a result of the passage of Hurricane Matthew which triggered payme

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CDEMA deploys response teams to Haiti and The Bahamas following Hurricane Matthew

The islands of The Bahamas and Haiti suffered severe impact from the passage of Hurricane Matthew.

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CARICOM Chairman appeals for help for Haiti and The Bahamas

Chairman of the 15-member regional integration movement, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Friday urged support for Haiti and the Bahamas, the two CARICOM countries severely affected by the passage

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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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Consultation on the CARICOM Strategy for Regional Implementation of the World Trade

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, with the support of the World Bank Group (WBG) is convening a Consultation on the CARICOM  Strategy for Regional Implementation of the World

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CARICOM Kicks Off LMIS Training in Trinidad and Tobago

The region is set to benefit from a major effort by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat to establish a labour market information system (LMIS) as a vital element of the smooth functioning

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Barbados Considers CARICOM Model Bill for Public Procurement

A major national consultation on public procurement gets underway in Barbados today.

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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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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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Greater CSME Awareness for Barbados Private Sector and Rural Communities

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is ensuring that vital stakeholders continue to be well informed about the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and its significant benefits.

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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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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…

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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