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Jetblue CEO to keynote CTO State of the Industry Conference

(BRIDGETOWN, Barbados) The head of one of the world’s most acclaimed airlines will keynote the region’s most valued tourism gathering.

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ARICOM chairman, Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (sitting right, at centre) told Venezuela’s vice president Jorge Arreaza (directly opposite Stuart) that Barbados and CARICOM said that Barbados stand by Guyana as that country seeks the
In meeting with Venezuela VP, CARICOM Chair reiterates Community’s position on Guyana’s territorial…

Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Freundel Stuart, met today with His Excellency Jorge Arreaza, Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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Trinidad and Tobago outlines $2 billion climate plan

Trinidad and Tobago has become the first Caribbean nation to outline its contribution to a UN climate deal, proposing limited greenhouse gas cuts across three main sectors by 2030.

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Deputy Chief Environment Officer Ruleta Camacho Thomas (Source: iisd.ca)
Accreditation: a regional first for Antigua’s Environment Division

Antigua and Barbuda no longer has to go through a middle man to access financing from the Adap

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Law Students Across the Caribbean Join Together to Participate in World Day Against Trafficking In…

Students across law schools in the Caribbean joined hands to participate in a global online campaign to raise awareness on World Day Against Trafficking In Persons.

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Draft National Youth Policy completed; to be sent to President, Education Minister

A draft National Youth Policy 2015 has been completed and a copy of it will soon be in the hands of President David Granger and Minister of Education Dr.

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ECTEL says telecoms stakeholders need to find ways to increase broadband uptake in Caribbean

Telecommunications service providers, consumers, regulators and policymakers need to engage in constructive discussions to address the factors contributing to slow uptake of broadband in the Caribb

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UN hosts campaign for International Youth Day

The engagement and participation of youth is essential to achieve sustainable human development.

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Caribbean Seeks to Provide Additional Support to Existing Investors

Targeting existing investors to reinvest in the Caribbean and creating linkages in the domestic economy between investors and local suppliers to drive investment growth were issues at the centre of

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Ambassador Irwin LaRocque
SG extends ‘hearty congratulations’ on Jamaica’s 53rd Independence anniversary

To mark the occasion, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, dispatched a congratulatory message to Prime Mini

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CCJ Headquarters, Trinidad and Tobago
Antigua and Barbuda moving to join CCJ

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda says it is moving towards joining the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), as the island’s final court.

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UN Secretary General , Ban Ki Moon
Caribbean countries reach agreement on draft document ahead of special UN summit

UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – The United Nations says all of its 193 members, including those in the Caribbean, have reached agreement on the draft outcome document that will constitute the

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The event is organized by IICA and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Caribbean countries take part in the Regional Colloquium of the Codex Alimentarius

Montevideo, Uruguay, August 4, 2015 (IICA). A Codex Alimentarius colloquium, a meeting in which 22 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries will endeavor to establish comm

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Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller admires farm produce on display at the Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show on Sunday. At right is President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society Senator Norman Grant. (Photo: Mark Bell/JIS)
Jamaica expanding cassava industry with help from Colombia

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday August 4, 2015 – Government is moving to expand the cassava industry through partnerships with the private sector and the University of the West Indies, with support

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At the closing ceremony of CARIFESTA 1972 is the CARIFESTA logo – a dark hand grasping the sun, depicting the skills and aspirations of the tropical man with talent untold’. In the foreground are (second and third from left respectively)
CARIFESTA- its symbolism, history, development

The Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) is an exhibition of the diverse cultures of the countries and islands that are washed by the Caribbean Sea.

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Young voices are heard in sustainability conversation -  Jetblue and sustainable tourism

One carrier has come up with a novel approach to the issue of sustainable tourism that involves science, students and scholarships.

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UNAIDS holds final virtual consultation on its 2016-2021 Strategy

UNAIDS is holding a second and final virtual consultation to review its 2016-2021 Strategy.

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Employers urged to support breast-feeding in the Caribbean

WASHINGTON (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has called for more employers to support breast feeding mothers in the Americas,

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File Photo: Animae-CaribeAudience
Animated Ideas Bootcamp to be held in October

For the first time in Animae Caribe Festival’s fifteen-year history, region-wide participation will be achieved.

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