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ACTT Executive Director Michael Bradshaw (left) presents Tertiary Education Minister Fazal karim (right) with a token during the opening of ACTT’s Second International Conference on higher Education and Learning at the Regency Ballroom, Hyatt.
Karim: T&T could be ‘growth zone catalyst’ for CARICOM
Tertiary Education Minister Fazal Karim says he believes that Trinidad and Tobago, with its hydrocarbon resources and financial prowess, could be a ‘pivot’ or ‘growth zone catalyst’ for the develop
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Speakers at the CARIFORUM -EU Business Forum
Caribbean producers optimistic about new opportunities
The Third CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum opened in Montego Bay, Jamaica on Wednesday with calls for Caribbean countries to seize new opportunities offered by globalisation and improved ac
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A Haitian takes an HIV test at a hospital in Port-au-Prince on World AIDS Day in Port-au-Prince in this file photo. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Generational shift threatens global progress against HIV
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Dr. Steve Surujbally and OAS Chief of Mission, Ms. Lisa Shoman in the presence of Chief Election Officer, Mr. Keith Lowenfield
OAS and GECOM sign Observer Mission agreement for elections
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have signed an agreement on the Electoral Observation Process of the 2015 General and Regional Elections.
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Ganja Law comes into effect this Wednesday
KINGSTON, April 14, 2015 -  The recently amended Dangerous Drugs Act commonly referred to as The Ganja Law which makes possession of two or less ounces of ganja a ticketable offence, will come
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Martinique to Host Caribbean Conference on Climate Change
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, April 15 2015 – In the context of the World Climate Conference in December in Paris, the French Region Martinique has organised a Caribbean conference on climate change.
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enior Fellow at the Brookings Institute, Amar Bhattacharya has the rapt attention of Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Peter Phillips at yesterday’s first Caribbean Regional Dialogue held with the G20 Working Development Group at the World Bank
Phillips hails CARICOM confab with G-20
Washington DC, April 14, 2015 - Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr.
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(From left) Reverend Jesse Jackson, US actor Danny Glover, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Sir Hilary Beckles, were among the speakers at the event.
Int’l reparations conference ends on high note
NEW YORK, USA (CMC) — An international conference on reparations has ended here with a call for Caribbean governments to proceed urgently with the recommendation that the slave-owning and slave-tra
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President Obama delivers remarks during a "Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative" town hall at the University of the West Indies. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)
Jamaica interaction with President Obama a ‘momentous occasion’ for youth
If you have ever had the pleasure of witnessing unforgettable history unfold, or experienced the sheer excitement of being on the brink of an experience you’ve only read in books or seen in a film,
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Health High On The Summit Of The Americas Agenda For St. Kitts-nevis
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 13, 2015 (SKNIS): The continued upgrade of the Health Sector in St.
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CARICOM SG updates Montserrat’s new Cabinet on regional developments
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met on Monday with the Premier of Montserrat Hon.
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Taking time-out with the Youth: (l-r) Montserrat’s Premier Hon. Donaldson Romeo; Stanley Graeme , Dean of the CYAP; CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque; Claris Yearwood, CYA.
CARICOM SG updates Montserrat’s new Cabinet on regional developments
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met with Montserrat’s two CARICOM Youth Ambassadors during his visit to the island on Monday to brief Premier Donaldson Romeo and his Cabinet on
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Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy, Head of the European Union Delegation Ambassador Robert Kopecky, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) representative, Wilmot Garnett, Programme Manager, Agriculture and Industry C
Guyana rolls out EU-funded Agriculture Policy Programme-youth, women, small farmers among beneficiaries
As part of component three of the Agriculture Policy Programme (AAP), which aims to develop enterprises, through improved market linkages, the Ministry of Agriculture, in partnership with The
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OAS Launches Small Business Development Center Network in Barbados
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of Barbados have announced the launch of the Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC) on the Caribbean island as part of the CAR
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Caribbean Court of Justice
Caribbean Court of Justice celebrates 10 years
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday April 13, 2015, CMC – By far its most celebrated case involved a Jamaican national, whose country is still going through the legislative process as to whether or not
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CARICOM says new US$70M initiative could spur youth entrepreneurship
- Guyana looks to boost ICT sector
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Jamaica to host conference on STEM, TVET
THE second International Con-ference on TVET in the Caribbean will be held May 13-15, 2015 at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
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OAS Assistant Secretary General Discusses Migration, Education, Technology and Internet Access during Seventh Summit of the Americas
The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, discussed migration, education and technology and internet access with leaders from the International Or
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Groups of leaders and representatives of the 35 independent countries of the hemisphere at the summit. BIS Photos/Peter Ramsay)
Several agreements reached as historic Summit of the Americas ends
The historic Organization of American States Seventh Summit of the Americas, April 10- 12, 2015 has concluded with Prime Minister of The Bahamas and Chairman of CARICOM the Rt. Hon.
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It’s On!  Viv Richards Stadium Ready!
Northsound, Antigua, April 13, 2015:     “It’s On – Viv Richards Stadium is ready,” were the words of Sports Minister the Hon.
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PERSAD BISSESSAR… called for summit during talks with US President Barack Obama
Caribbean security summit set for June
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -- Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar says a Caribbean Security summit will be held in June. A venue has not yet been decided.
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