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Expert advice: From left, David Kendell, permanent secretary Jennifer Attride­Stirling, Minister of Health, Seniors and Environment, Jeanne Atherden. Dr Lisa Indar, Cheryl Peek­Ball, Armell Thomas, Dy­Juan DeRoza, Minister of Tourism Deve
CARPHA visit covers tourism and health

CARPHA continues to advocate collaboration between health and tourism sectors to jointly address the critical link between tourism and health.

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Ms. Martha Doggett, Chief of the Americas Division of the UN Department of Political Affairs
UN lauds CARICOM’s lead role on climate change, HIV/AIDS

The United Nations (UN) has lauded the lead role the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is taking in relation to Climate Change, Non Communicable Diseases and HIV and AIDS.

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Amb. Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General, CARICOM makes remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the Eighth General Meeting of CARICOM and Associate Institutions and the UN System at the CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana
Address criteria for concessional financing and debt – CARICOM SG

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador  Irwin La Rocque, in

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Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing
Premier Rufus Ewing and Minister of Border Control Attends Pre-JMC In Bermuda

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, Thursday July 23, 2015

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CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (centre) addresses delegates at the Eighth General Meeting of CARICOM and Associate Institutions and the UN System, CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana, 24 July, 2015
Opening Remarks By Ambassador Irwin LaRocque Secretary-General of the Caribbean community at The…

It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the CARICOM Secretariat on the occasion of the Eighth General Meeting of the Caribbean Community, its Associate Institutions and the United Nations (UN) Syst

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A section of the audience at the Bootcamp
‘ANIMATED IDEAS’ Bootcamp

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

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Director, Human Development, Caricom Secretariat Myrna Bernard, Chairman of  COHSOD and Minister of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture St Kitts and Nevis Shawn Richard and Assistant Secretary-General, Directorate of Human and Social Development, Ca
Communique issued at The Conclusion of The Twenty-seventh Meeting of The Council For Human And…

The Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) on

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Caricom
Strengthening Caribbean Regional Health Security Preparedness and Response

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) hosted a workshop titled Strengthening Caribbean Regional Health Security, Preparedness and Response from 20-22 July 2015

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HIV Prevention Education to Protect Sex Workers (Photo credit: Globalfund)
Caribbean Sex Workers Trained in Advocacy for Health Care Rights

Thirty (30) sex workers from six Caribbean countries are now equipped to better advocate for their right to appropriate health care and to help their peers to do the same.
 

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PAHO/WHO issues warning as study shows high rates of harmful alcohol consumption in Caribbean

WASHINGTON, United States, Wednesday July 22, 2015 – Three CARICOM nations have been identified as having the highest rates of harmful alcohol consumption in the Americas, and the Pan American

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CTO's SG Hugh Riley talks about the theme for the upcomiing State of the Industry Conference
Region’s premier tourism conference to focus on growth through innovation

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A theme has been announced for the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO)’s State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) in Curaçao from 21-23 October.

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OUTSTANDING: Members of the Haitian band, Boukman Eksperyans, one of the island nation’s most treasured bands, had guests on their feet as Carifesta XII was launched in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince last week. The band’s rousing p
Carifesta XII ready and waiting Four Haitian cities in the spotlight

Boukman Eksperyans, one of Haiti's best known music bands, had guests on their feet as Carifesta XII was launched in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince last Tuesday.

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More than five million people registered to vote in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jul 21, CMC – More than 5.8 million people have been registered to vote in the elections to be held in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country later this ye

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Ms Pamela Coke, Hamilton Executive Director Caribbean Export Development Agency
Building Geographical Indications for the Caribbean’s Origin-Linked Products

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) opened the two-day sub-regional workshop on branding and the use of geographical

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Global warming is ticking time bomb for the Caribbean, expert says

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, Wednesday July 22, 2015, IPS – A leading geothermal expert warns that the small island states in the Caribbean face “a ticking time bomb” due to the effects of glob

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Managing Director of Technological Solutions Limited, Dr. André Gordon (seated), autographs his book - ‘Food Safety and Quality Systems in Developing Countries, Volume 1: Export Challenges and Implementation Strategies for Food Safety&rs
Agriculture Minister Reiterates Importance of Food Security

Agriculture Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has again underscored the importance of food safety, as the Government seeks to reduce the imbalance between imports and exports.

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State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Luther Buchanan (left), looks on as Christopher Persaud of Health 2000 (Guyana) Inc, points out features of a product in the Health 2000 (H2K) AGRO line. Occasion was the recent launch of H
Agriculture Ministry Endorses H2K Organic Stimulants

The Ministry of Agriculture is endorsing the use of the Health 2000 (H2K) AGRO line of organic stimulants in Jamaica in an effort to boost soil health and crop productivity.

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Caricom
Statement   by   the Honourable Gaston Browne Prime Minister of Antigua and…

Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Minister of Finance of Ethiopia

Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nations Secretary-General

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