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Alphonso Clarke, Marketing Officer at the Department of Agriculture, outlined the department’s expectations.

Bridgetown, Barbados, June 17, 2015 – One Caribbean Community (CARICOM) resident is being given the opportunity to walk away with a grand prize of US$1,000 in a logo competition launched by the Car

WASHINGTON, United States, Thursday June 18, 2015 –A group of agencies concerned about the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on human and economic development has launched a new task force

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has welcomed the European Union’

A cross-section of this island’s youth have been encouraged to make the most of the opportunities afforded them under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, especially as it relates to the Free Mov

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jun.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Wednesday June 17, 2015 – A new World Bank report says there is considerable potential for boosting trade and accelerating growth in the region.

“CARICOM Overcoming Challenges: Pathway to Development”. That is the focus of a major regional forum to be held in Antigua and Barbuda on Tuesday 23 June 2015.

The World Bank is driving the process to link the entire Caribbean by ferries with the results of an initial assessment being described as promising.

LOCAL plantain farmers will soon be receiving full support from a Canadian-funded six-year project aimed at enhancing production and facilitating linkages with local and overseas markets.

(Bridgetown, Barbados)  The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will join government ministers, officials an

Efforts by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to promote the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency among its Borrowing Member Countries have been advanced by the signing of a Contribution

Significant progress has been made in the Caribbean towards achieving the goals of the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS, according to Mr.

“Education and employment to promote social inclusion and cohesion” is one of ten key areas in the Action Plan from the just-ended 2nd summit of the European Union and the Communit

This amount represents more than a doubling of the funds that were available in previous years (€165 million euros).

KINGSTON, Jamaica – With the mosquito-borne Zika Virus closer to home, Jamaica has now implemented a five-point integrated vector management control programme that includes prosecuting people

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Curaçao Tourist Board have announced the dates for the region’s leading tourism forum, the State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) 2015.

Guyana was bestowed an award for achieving the distinction of meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG), relating to hunger.

I wish to stress the issue of citizen security and the adjunct to that public policy issue: the education and training of our young. I have said this many times before.