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PRIME MINISTER DR KENNY ANTHONY
St Lucia tightens cyber security after hacking of SVG site

CASTRIES, St Lucia, Wednesday May 6, 2015 – Concerned about the recent attack on the official website of the St.

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Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell is pictured at the podium (at right) as he addressed the United Nations in New York on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Monday, May 4, 2015. He was filling in for Bahamas
Financing for Development critical – CARICOM tells UN SG

Adequate financing is critical to our region’s sustainable development.

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Children affected by HIV/AIDS to benefit from $8-million programme

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Over 100 children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS will benefit from psychological, educational and social support under a J$8 million (US$70,000) grant assistance progra

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Guyana’s agriculture sector gets US$40,000 boost from APP – to develop small ruminant industry in…

GUYANA’S livestock sector last Wednesday received a further boost of US$40,000 from the Agricultural Policy Programme (APP) with the signing of an agreement between the Caribbean Agricult

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Trinidad and Tobago’s Sacha Cosmetics is Caribbean Exporter of the Year

Sacha Cosmetics, a well-known beauty brand founded in 1979 in the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has been named the Caribbean Exporter of the Year at the recently held inaugural Caribb

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CARICOM Exposition Milano 2015
Strong CARICOM presence as Exposition Milano 2015 opens

The CARICOM Standard flutters prominently during the Opening Ceremony for Exposition Milano 2015, in Milan, Italy on Friday 1 May.

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Newspaper editors at last week’s CSME workshop in Trinidad. [Photo: Stan Bishop]
CSME Facing Uphill Battle - Political Will Still Lacking, Many Say.

THE quest to make the CARCOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) become something that the region’s people recognize as a “living, breathing thing” and not just a theory, was the crux of a major two-d

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Ramesh Persaud, Chairman of the CMFA
Caribbean MicroFinance Alliance works on promoting responsible lending

AS the Caribbiance (CMFA) prepares to make its presence felt on a regional basis, it is working to promote "responsible lending" according to chairman of the CMFA, Ramesh Persaud.

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Vision for Region in 2050 needed: UWI St. Augustine Principal

MUCH of the Caribbean is now struggling economically and so the region must create a vision for where it wants to be by the year 2050, advised University of the West Indies (UWI), St Augustine prin

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Jamaica celebrate their 4x200m victory at the IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015 (Getty Images) © Copyright Jamaica after winning the men's 4x200m at the IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015 (Getty Images)Jamaica after winning the men'
Congratulations Jamaica: World Relays 2015

JAMAICA added three more medals, including two gold on last night's second and final day of the 2nd IAAF World Relay Championships at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium in the Bahamas and went a far way

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Forum for the Future of the Caribbean
Forum on the future of the Caribbean shaking up the Caribbean
From May 5-7, a group of committed organisations come together to present proposals to the Caribbean for a new approach to developmental challenges.
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Commitment of the haitian government to the success of CARIFESTA

The President of the Republic His Excellency Mr. Michel Joseph Martelly and Prime Minister Mr.

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Caribbean Broadband Development and Spectrum Requirements

Broadband roll-out in the Caribbean has become one of the most important Information and Communication Technology (ICT) issues in the Caribbean.

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Digicel (Guyana) helps promote ICT among Guyanese girls

Digicel (Guyana) teamed up with the country's National Frequency Management Unit (NFMU) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) headquarters to promote and observe 'Girls in ICT Day', the phone compa

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Students, teachers, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan (front row, fourth from left) and other representatives of the CARICOM Secretariat in a group photo on Girls in ICT Day 2015 Thursday observances at the CARICOM Secre
CARICOM DSG encourages young girls to join ICT revolution

CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan has encouraged young girls to become more involved in the ICT sector.

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PANCAP Launches the Local Capacity Initiative Project

Trinidad and Tobago— During and inception meeting 28-29 April, the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) launched its PEPFAR- and USAID-funded Local Capacity Initiative (LCI)

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