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$1.5 billion in recovery funding and in-kind services pledged at Hurricane Dorian conference
Governments, NGOs, multilateral institutions, companies and individuals pledged $1.5 billion in recovery funding and in-kind services on Monday at the Hurricane Dorian Private Sector Pledging Confe
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Barbados will grant free access to public schools for CARICOM students
(Barbados Government Information Service) Barbados is moving ahead with advancing elements of the CARICOM
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Current Status of the ACP/EU Post Cotonou Negotiations
You will recall from previous articles that the negotiations between the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and the European Union (EU), the 27 members, for a successor agreement
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CCJ’s 2018 Annual Report showcases growth
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has released its 
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After record Sargassum influx, CRFM initiates fact-finding study in CARICOM States
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has initiated a regional fact-finding study to document the record-breaking influx of Sargassum seawe
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Chairman of the Meeting and EPA Coordinator, Government of Saint Lucia (2nd left) Ms. Lisa Louis Philip, and other participants on the second day of the consultation
One step closer to new framework for dialogue among CARIFORUM, FCORs, OCTs
A new framework for dialogue among CARIFORUM, FCORS and OCTs is closer to being completed following a consultation that was held in Barbados over the past few days.
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Ambassador Irwin La Rocque, CARICOM Secretary-General
Youth must be equal partners – CARICOM SG
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin Larocque, speaking at the Caribbean Summit on Youth Violence Prevention which opened earlier today, in Georgetown reminded yout
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UN commends CARICOM’s electoral processes
United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator (Guyana), Ms Mikiko Tanaka, has commended the CARICOM Region for making “important progress” in the conduct of periodic and genuine elections.
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CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors charting enhanced role
The CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors is holding its 8th meeting in Guyana, Thursday, with heightened expectations of the group following the ground-breaking Special Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Gove
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Participants at the  Regional Train-the Trainer  Capacity-building Workshop on Restorative Justice
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Group photo of  Participants  at the Regional Train-the-Trainer Workshop on Restorative Justice (Photo: Rawle Warde)
CARIFORUM/EU Capacity Building Workshop on Restorative Justice ends with loud praise for the Initiative
(CARICOM Secretariat) The Regional Train-the-Trainer Workshop on Restorative Justice, using the Sycamore Tree Project methodology ended on 4 December, in Georgetown, Guyana.
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Tackle CSME issues head on, urges Prime Minister Holness
CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Andrew Holness of Jamaica has urged the  ‘head on’  tackling of complex issues during the Special CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting on the CSME, taking
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Senator Dr Floyd Morris
Disability respects no one says CARICOM Special Rapporteur on Disabilities
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Special Rapporteur on Disabilities (CSRoD), Senator Dr.
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Mr. Dereck Springer, Director of PANCAP
PANCAP 2018 World AIDS Day Message: KNOW YOUR STATUS
 This year’s World AIDS Day theme “Know your status” encourages us to be tested to know whether we are HIV negative or positive.
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Building Resilience to Disasters and Climate Change in the Caribbean… from Vulnerability to Sustainable Prosperity – PM Holness
On behalf of the small island and coastal states of the Caribbean, let me convey sincere appreciation to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World B
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Trinidad and Tobago to Host Special CSME Meeting in December
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, OPM:  Trinidad and Tobago will host a Special Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from De
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Secretary-General highlights Region’s work against Gender-based Violence
As the Region joins the global observance of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, progress has been identified in the important area of data collection on discrimination and violence
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