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Grenada pilot project to improve court administration to be launched
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) through the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project in collaborati
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Photo Courtesy JIS.
Jamaica to Introduce Blood Testing for Athletes
News Americas Now, NEW YORK, NY, Monday, February 2, 2015-Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, has indicated that the agency is well to its way to introduc
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Ambassador Niermala Badrising assumes chair of the Permanent Council.
Suriname Assumes Chair of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development of the OAS
The Permanent Representative of Suriname to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Niermala Badrising, today assumed the Chair of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development
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The Shams 1 concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the United Arab Emirates covers an area the size of 285 football pitches and generates over 100 MW of electricity for the country’s national grid. (Photo via Wambi Michael/IPS)
Renewables can benefit water, energy and food nexus
ABU DHABI, Jan 26 2015 (IPS) - With global energy needs projected to increase by 35 percent by 2035, a newreport says meeting this demand could increase water withdrawals in the energy se
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Bob Marley
Grammy Museum Declares February 6 Bob Marley Day - New Exhibit Planned For US, Brazil
Last year, they celebrated Marley's 69th birthday by naming the Bob Marley Museum on Hope Road as their first affiliate, and this year the Grammy Museum has decided to step it up a notch by officia
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Caricom
C’bean film industry needs to be taken more seriously
MORE investment is needed.
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How This Foundation is Developing the Caribbean’s Next Tourism Leaders
SAN JUAN — Tourism: it’s the largest single economic driver in the Caribbean, and promoting its continued development remains one of the most crucial objectives for the wider region.
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Tourism Minister Asot Michael secures CTO debt reduction at   Caribbean Tourism Organisation Ministerial Meeting in San Juan
(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico…… January 29, 2015) – Ahead of the opening of the annual CHA Caribbean Marketplace convention in San Juan Puerto Rico, The Honourable Asot Michael, Antigua and Barbuda’s
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Prime Minister Browne and President Maduro during their discussions in Venezuela
PM Browne Sees Positive Results from Meeting with Venezuelan President
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – 30th January, 2015…….Prime Minister the Honourable Gaston Browne rounded off a series of bilateral meetings at the Third CELAC Summit in Costa Rica on Thursday with a bi
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Caricom
Telecoms merger has potential to prejudice trade, says CARICOM Competition Commission
PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Competition Commission has concluded that the agreement by Cable and Wireless Communications Plc (CWC) to acquire Columbus International In
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FAO presents plan for eradicating hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean
Fight against hunger and poverty on the table at the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit 27 January 2015, San José, Costa Rica - Today FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silv
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Prime Minister Browne seen with President Raul Castro of Cuba during a recent visit
PM Browne makes another call for ending of US Embargo against Cuba
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – 29th January 2015……Heads of States and Governments attending the Third Summit of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean states have been urged to call on the Unite
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Prime Minister Browne arriving in Costa Rica on Wednesday following attending the Energy Security Summit in Washington, USA.
PM Browne calls for strengthening of relations between CELAC Members
SAN JOSE – Costa Rica – 29th January 2015…..Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda the Hon.
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Caricom
OAS Secretary General Calls for Greater Integration and Expanding Domestic Markets at the Opening of CELAC Summit
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, urged the countries of the region to further integrate and to expand their domestic markets to restore the e
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Caribbean climate change officials meeting in Saint Lucia
CASTRIES, St Lucia, Jan 27, CMC – Caribbean climate change negotiators are meeting here in preparation for global talks on the environment in Paris later this year.
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Key Stakeholders Being Trained in Matters of CSME
CARICOM, in partnership with the Ministry of Trade, is working to create more awareness among even more stakeholders as it relates to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy.
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Initiative to eradicating hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean
FAO presents plan for eradicating hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean
Fight against hunger and poverty on the table at the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States summit.
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