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CARICOM-UN SG engagement to lead-up to CARICOM Summit

A High-Level Strategic Dialogue between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government and the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon will help set the tone for the Thirty-Sixth CARIC

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Caribbean leaders open annual summit with recurring issues dominating event

By Peter Richards BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jul 1, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders gather in barbados from Thursday for their annual summit with recurrent issues ranging from the impact of

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Minister Plenipotentiary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, His Excellency Paolo Serpi (left) and Ambassador Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations, CARICOM Secretariat.
Visiting Italian Special Envoy discusses Climate Change, Science, Security

CARICOM’s Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Ambassador Colin Granderson, in his capacity as Officer in Charge,  met with Ambassador Paolo Serpi, Special Envoy of

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CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque responds to questions at the social media interaction on Monday evening in Barbados
CARICOM SG’s social media interaction with youths a success

Youth from across the Region as well as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) diaspora Monday evening got the opportunity to engage in a live social media interaction with the CARICOM Secretary General

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Stage set for CARICOM Summit in Barbados

The theme Vibrant Societies, Resilient Economies, will guide Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government as they tackle a packed agenda at their Thirty-Sixth Summit that will b

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Top three men - (l-r) Pamenos Ballantyne (SVG) 3rd; Cleveland Forde (Guyana) 1st; and Kirk Browne (Jamaica) 2nd
Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago take titles: CARICOM 10K

Guyanese Cleveland Forde and Trinidadian Tonya Nero made it two in a row when they retained their male and female titles respectively in the 2015 edition of the CARICOM 10K race held in Bridgetown

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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Phillip Paulwell (right-background), looks as Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), John Morton (seated left), and Chairman of WRB Enterprises, G. Robert Blan
US initiative financing the largest solar energy facility in the Caribbean

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday June 29, 2015 – The United States is financing the construction of the first utility scale photovoltaic power plant in Jamaica.

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File Photo: Opening Ceremony of the 35th Heads of Government
CARICOM Heads Opening Ceremony on Thursday

Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart will assume chairmanship of the 15-Member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on July 1, replacing outgoing Chairman, Perry Christie of the Bahamas.

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Former Turkish President, Suleyman Demirel
CARICOM extends condolences to Turkey on death of former President

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended condolences to the Government and People of Turkey on the passing of the country’s former President His Excellency Suleyman Demirel.

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Barbados Youth Parliament debates CARICOM

As Barbados prepares to host the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of theCaribbean Community (CARICOM) next week, its Youth Parliament is today discussing the topic

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Dr. Kenny D. Anthony
Prime Minister to attend OFID Signing, CARICOM Heads Meeting

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, Planning and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Kenny D. Anthony leaves the state today to travel to Vienna.

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CARICOM heads to continue pushing reparations agenda

When the CARICOM Heads of Government gather in Barbados early next month for the 36th Regular Meeting, they are expected to continue “fleshin

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CARICOM states strong objection to EU “blacklist”

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) strongly objects to the recent decision by the European Commission to "blacklist" a number of Member States of CARICOM on the pretext that there is no cooperation

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Caribbean billed as next hotbed for renewable development

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, CMC - A senior official of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said Wednesday that the agency is convinced of the potential that renewables prese

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CARICOM SG to host social media interaction on entrepreneurship with youth

Young people from across the Region will have an opportunity to interact with the 

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The Rt. Hon Perry Christie, CARICOM Chairman and Prime Minister of The Bahamas
PM Christie calls for realistic approach towards education

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The three-day meeting of Commonwealth Education Ministers has opened here with Prime Minister Perry Christie calling for the 53-member grouping to “identify realistic an

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Guyanese President David Granger. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS
Climate Change: An Interview with Guyanese President David Granger

Nearly 90 percent of Guyana’s population lives on a narrow coastline strip a half to one metre below sea level.

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