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UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon hails ‘new dawn of cooperation on climate change,’ urges action on Paris accord
15 November 2016 – Ten days after the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on climate change, world leaders showed strong s
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Belize PM Hon. Dean Barrow (left) with UN Dep. Secretary-General after signing
Historic Climate Change Agreement in force from Today – CARICOM Member States signed on
Several CARICOM Member States signed the Paris Agreement when the Book was opened for signature at the United Nations on 22 April 2016 
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Delegates at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2016 High Level Caribbean Forum.
Close collaboration enhancing Region’s development prospects – PM Rowley
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley at the 2016 IMF Caribbean Forum, in Port of Spain, 2-3 November 2016: 
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CARICOM launches online skills movement applications
n what is being viewed as a major development for the region, CARICOM is today expected to start the implementation of an online system that will dramatically improve the applications for free move
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CARICOM Youth Ambassador Charde Dessir accepts the Reparations baton from Mayor of Castries His Worship Peterson Francis
We are not begging! CARICOM Official on Reparations
We are not begging! That’s the word from Programme Manager, Culture and Community Development at the CARICOM Secretariat Dr.
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Members of the team discussing logistics at the Derek Walcott Square
Youth Forum, Reparations Baton Relay and Rally head to Saint Lucia
The CARICOM Secretariat in collaboration with the
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CRFM Chairman, the Hon. Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Jamaica
Caribbean Fisheries Ministers meeting in Cayman Islands
The Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), the top policy and decision-making arm of the 
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OECS official expresses support for CARICOM HRD Strategy
Head of the Human and Social Development Cluster at the OECS Mr. Marcellus Albertin has expressed the support of the OECS Commission for the development of  the CARICOM HRD strategy.
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No shortage of coconuts, as Caribbean coconut water increases- CARDI boss
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Demerara Waves – As the demand across the Caribbean grows for bottled coconut water, the Executive Director of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Insti
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President of the Jamaica Agriculture Society (JAS), Norman Grant
Jamaica shares experience in reducing food import bill at CWA
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, (Kenton Chance)  – The head of Jamaica’s largest farmers association says the rest of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) can draw on his country’s experience as the r
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CARICOM SG tours farm during Caribbean Week of Agriculture
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (3rd left) joined the Premier of the Cayman Islands Hon.
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Ms. Desiree Field-Ridley, of the CARICOM Secretariat chairs the opening plenary of the CWA. (Photos by Avneel Abhishay, Social Media Reporter, CTA)
Investment, partnerships critical to agriculture
Agriculture requires investment for the sector to flourish and be sustained, and policy-makers must create the environment which is attractive to investors.
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CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque interacts with youth at the Secretariat earlier this year
Perspectives on the 2016 Youth Development Index: Role of youth in building resilient economies for small states
By Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
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UWI Regional Task Force on Zika tracks rare neurological disorder
The Caribbean has moved one step closer to uncovering the link between the Zika virus disease and a rare neurological illness.  
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Saint Lucia’s Prime Minister Hon. Allen Chastanet receives a cheque from CCRIF CEO Mr. Isaac Anthony
CCRIF completes 29 million dollar payments to Member Governments affected by Hurricane Matthew
The Regional Institution set up to provide rapid cash flow support to Member States after major natural disasters has paid almost 30 million US dollars to four countries affected by the recent pass
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(l-r) Ambassador Anthony Liverpool, Dr. Hillary Browne, Sydney Bartley.
Reparations Baton passes to Antigua/Barbuda
Following stops in Barbados and Guyana, the CARICOM Reparations Commission’s baton makes a stop in Antigua and Barbuda where a Reparations Relay will be held as part of National Heroes Day celebrat
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Dr. Olivia Smith, Deputy Program Manager CSME, speaking at the workshop
Training for establishment of a Labour Market Information System gets underway in Guyana
In order to promote the free movement of skills within the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME), the Caricom Secretariat is currently hosting a three-day workshop in collaboration with the Mini
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Services Sector Stakeholders to present actionable plans to Antigua-Barbuda PM
Services sector stakeholders from across the Region were Wednesday meeting in Working Groups to develop Strategies and Action Plans to carry priority areas of the sector forward over the next three
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