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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (at podium), addressing the opening ceremony of the inaugural Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law, at the Secrets Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James, on March 30. Seated at the he
Jamaica at forefront of environmental agenda, says PM Portia Simpson-Miller

MONTEGO BAY, March 31, 2015 - Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, says Jamaica, as a small island developing state, has always been at the forefront of the global environmental agenda.

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CARICOM Youth Ambassador gives back
CARICOM Youth Ambassador gives back

April 1st, 2015  --  In a very brief yet meaningful ceremony, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Ms.

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Sea turtle in front of Castara Beach, Tobago (l). Bell and Manaca-Iznaga tower, Cuba (r).
Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba to develop multi-destination tourism packages

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday April 1, 2015, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago says it has signed a cooperation agreement with Cuba that will allow for the development of multi-destination tourism pac

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Grenadian businessman lauds ‘noble’ intention of CSME

St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): A leading Grenadian businessman says while implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy regimes may be slow, the intention behind these measures is noble.

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New Antigua-Barbuda to Turks and Caicos Islands connection

V.C Bird International Airport will serve as an important hub for UK based carrier British Airways, as the airline, on Sunday, launched their inaugural flight service from Antigua to the Turks and

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Christopher Roberts, Coordinator, CARCIP Saint Lucia, with students from Sir Arthur Lewis Community College last week
CARCIP partners with local college to expand internet access in St Lucia

CASTRIES, St Lucia -- The Saint Lucia ministry of public service, information and broadcasting is partnering with the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College to conduct a series of surveys, as part of a

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Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Robert Ready
Canadian high commissioner commends CARICOM Single Market

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Canadian high commissioner to Jamaica, Robert Ready, has commended Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states on the significant advances made in the CARICOM Single Market, in

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Rash caused by Chikungunya (Photo via Caribbean Journal)
Traditional herbal remedies harnessed to treat chikungunya in Antigua

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Tuesday March 31, 2015 – Last summer, 38-year-old Sira Berzas from Antigua and Barbuda was struck down with chikungunya, the mosquito-borne disease that has swept through t

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Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller and OAS Assistant Secretary-General Albert Ramdin at the opening ceremony of the First Inter-American Congress on the Environmental Rule of Law (Photo via OAS)
Environmental Rule of Law Meeting opens in Jamaica

More than 100 high-level officials including judges, prosecutors, parliamentarians, experts from international organizations, academics, students, and representatives of civil society and the

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(L-R): Peter Nygard of Nygard International and Dr Eugene Redmond, President of the St Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation.
Stem cell research and treatment facility to be established in St Kitts

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) -- Plans are in the works to establish a stem cell research and treatment center in St Kitts in the near future.

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Chair of CARICOM, the Rt Hon. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas
CARICOM seeks international support for socio-economic growth

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 31, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are still grappling with the effects of global economic crisis as well as the impact climate change, Bahamas Prime Minister Per

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BTMI Chairman, Alvin Jemmott (pictured) as well as cricketing legends, the Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers and Joel Garner, are in Cape Town, South Africa to promote the tournament. (FP)
Barbados To Host Golden Oldies Cricket Festival

Barbados has won the bid to host the 2017 Golden Oldies World Cricket Festival, an international tournament for semi-professional and retired players.

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The Hon Perry Christie, CARICOM Chairman and Prime Minister of The Bahamas
CARICOM Chairman addresses UN’s Economic and Social Council

Prime Minister Christie is in New York to participate in a high level dialogue during the 2015 integration segment of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations on Monday, 30th Marc

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Caribbean Fisheries Forum to review regional spiny lobster declaration

Heads of national fisheries authorities from the seventeen (17) Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), as well

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a cacao plantation (CJ Photo)
Transforming Caribbean Cocoa

By the Caribbean Journal staff

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Verene Shepherd, a member of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent of the Human Rights Council. (Photo via Jamaica News)
UN wants end to Racism, Intolerance as World Commemorates Anti-discrimination Day

Almost 50 years after the proclamation of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the UN has been told that too many individuals, communities and societies continue

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