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Artist impression of Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve. (Photo: MSC Cruises)
Cruise company to create first ever marine reserve island in Bahamas

Geneva-based global cruise line MSC Cruises has unveiled plans to create an unprecedented exclusive marine reserve island experience in the Bahamas.

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End of Year Message by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador…

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen,  Greater  Georgetown)   CARICOM Secretary-General, Amb.

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Jamaica to host regional workshop on cassava

Technical officers from five Caribbean countries have ended a weeklong workshop aimed at learning about new ways of adding value to cassava production and modern technologies for processing the veg

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Adolescent Pregnancy is not just a Health issue - UNFPA

UNFPA Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean has embarked on a sexual and reproductive health information programme, to increase awareness about the health and development challenges posed by adoles

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Strong regional collaboration credited for CARICOM’s successful Climate Change campaign

CARICOM’s well prepared and experienced team of negotiators, and a focused, unified campaign, helped the Caribbean Community get its red line climate change issues all represented in the final Agre

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Attorney General Basil Williams
No arbitrary legalisation of ganja, says AG

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams on Wednesday said while he is in support of non-custodial sentences for persons found in possession of small amounts of marijuana, coun

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Value chain analysis will also look at improving the supply of fresh reef fish at Caribbean markets (Photo via CRFM)
CRFM, partners to unlock Caribbean’s fisheries potential through value chain approach

Belize City, Belize, (CRFM)— Some fear that climate change and global economic pressures will create a toxic mix that would cripple the potential of the Caribbean fisheries and aquaculture sector.

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CARICOM coordination at its best; Region’s issues all represented – CARICOM SG on Paris Climate…

“We saw our Community operating as its best on the international front in Paris.

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La harina de yuca, la producción de hojuelas, el procesamiento del cultivo para alimentación animal y humana y su uso como materia prima fueron los temas que despertaron más interés entre los participantes.(Phot courtesy I
Caribbean specialists acquire new expertise for adding value to cassava

A meeting supported by IICA, the European Union, and Colombia’s Presidential Agency for International Cooperation enabled specialists engaged in promoting the crop to learn about new forms

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Jamaica’s Minister Of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator A.J. Nicholson, Q.C., addresses the plenary session of the Tenth World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference, Nairobi, Kenya, on behalf of the Caribbean Community, 16th Decemb
CARICOM urges WTO to add Trade to new global deals

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Wednesday urged the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to join a successful year for multilateral diplomacy by delivering trade deals which will drive global econom

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Anguilla and St. Maarten Law Enforcement holds bilateral talks

ANGUILLA / SINT MAARTEN — Law Enforcement Officers from Anguilla and St.

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Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines
CARICOM SG congratulates re-elected Vincentian Leader

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador LaRocque has congratulated Dr.

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Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Rt. Honourable Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados
Ensure implementation of Paris Agreement provisions

 Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Rt. Honourable Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados, has applauded the historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

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Improved markets important to farming sector

Fresh produce markets in the Caribbean should ideally be a space for sellers, buyers and visitors, including tourists, to ‘circulate’.

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The Honourable Washington Misick, Minister of Finance of Turks and Caicos Islands; Dr. the Honourable Rufus Ewing, Premier of TCI and Dr Justin Ram, Director of Economics at the CDB following the press briefing on the Country Strategy Paper developed
CDB approves Loan and Grant for Turks and Caicos - Funds to cover economic and transportation…

Following the acceptance of the Country Strategy Paper developed by Caribbean Development Bank, the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands has moved quickly to work with the Bank to improve its

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CARPHA continues to battle Dengue, Chikungunya; prepares for Zika

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – Vector borne diseases, such as Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika, continue to emerge in the Caribbean, threatening health, tourism, social

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St. Kitts-Nevis Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Mark Brantley; Cuban Ambassador H.E. Hugo Ruiz Cabrera; Caricom Chairman, Hon. Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados  By R. Wilson
Cuba a critical partner to CARICOM, says Brantley

St. Kitts and Nevis joined the rest of the region observing Caricom-Cuba day on December 8, which marked 43 years of strong ties and friendship and cooperation between Caricom and Cuba.

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Cop21 agreement
Historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change

An historic agreement to combat climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low carbon, resilient and sustainable future was agreed by 195 nations in Paris today.

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