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(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     The 2014 World AIDS Day theme is ‘Closing the Gap’.

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     This World AIDS Day brings with it the realization that in less than 400 days the Millennium Development Goals wo

World AIDS Day provides an opportunity for reflection and resolution.  Not long ago an affliction with HIV and AIDS was literally a death sentence.

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 2014 (IPS) - Numerous international and national efforts have focused on gender equality and the empowerment of women.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- A renewable energy workshop sponsored by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) will be held in Grenada on Tuesday, December 2, 2014.

San Juan, (EFE).- The Caribbean Public Health Agency, or CARPHA, published a Plan of Action for Promoting Healthy Weights: 2014 - 2019, part of a push to reduce obesity among children and

MESSAGE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARICOM, AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ON THE OCCASION OF WORLD AIDS DAY 2014

The Board of Directors of the C

WASHINGTON, USA -- Haiti's electricity sector stands at a crossroads.

(Reuters) - An experimental Ebola vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline caused no serious side effects and produced an immune response in all 20 healthy volunteers who received it in an early-stage clini

GUNTHORPES, Antigua, Nov 7 2014 (IPS) - As concern mounts over food security, two community groups are on a drive to mobilise average people across Antigua and Barbuda to mitigate and adapt in the

Antigua and Barbuda has finally completed the process to waive the need for work permits for nationals of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated the Government and People of Suriname as they mark  thirty-nine years  of  Independence.

While Caribbean countries have made consistent progress in expanding the coverage of drinking water services, there are gaps that need to be filled to improve access, delivery and quality. 

At least four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member countries are taking steps to reduce their reliance on Venezuela’s PetroCaribe oil subsidy as crude prices plunge, according to the Internationa

Head of the EU delegation to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, H.E. Amb.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Addressing agricultural revitalization and the high food import bill are two of the major challenges facing the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)     Creativity and Innovation for a Better Tomorrow is the theme for this year’s Staff Talent Celebration at the CA

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, called on the countries in the region to redouble their efforts to end gender-based violence and exploitat

BROWN HILL, NEVIS, NOVEMBER 24TH 2014 (CUOPM) – The Nevisian-born minister in the Federal Government says his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Labour and Immigration