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US Secretary of State John Kerry (File photo)
US identifies priority areas to help Caribbean economies grow
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, has identified what he regarded as three priority areas in which the Obama administration would like the economies of
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OECS to focus on geothermal energy at St. Kitts and Nevis forum
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean S
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Caricom
Suriname and St Vincent and the Grenadines human rights records to be reviewed
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The human rights records of both Suriname and St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) were due to be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Wor
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Food safety chemist at Matis Laboratory discusses monitoring procedures with CARIFORUM professionals
Building Caribbean resources to ensure safe seafood and protect and grow fisheries exports
Caribbean countries have a living bank of marine resources from which they collectively cash out hundreds of millions of dollars a year to support emerging national economies by providing good jobs
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The new varieties on display on Friday morning (Photo via Dominica News Online)
Black Sigatoka tolerant bananas harvested in Dominica
The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, has successfully harvested in Dominica types of banana and plantain, which
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DR Edward Green UN Envoy on HIV AIDS and Prime Minster DR Timothy Harrisher
UN Envoy Briefs CARICOM’S Lead Prime Minister On HIV/AIDS
By Valencia Grant – CNS Contributor
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Paris Agreement on Climate Change
CARICOM bloc signs and 5 member states ratify historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Fourteen CARICOM nations, with only the exclusion of Montserrat, a British overseas territory, have joined 160 countries and the European Union in signing the historic Paris Agreement on Friday, Ap
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- Minister for Grand Bahama Dr. Michael Darville, left, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell at a press briefing Wednesday to announced the staging of the 9th UK-Caribbean Forum in Grand Bahama April 29-30,
9th UK-Caribbean forum opens in Grand Bahama
Freeport, Bahamas – Prime Minister Perry Christie is expected to officially open the 9th United Kingdom-Caribbean Forum in Grand Bahama tonight signaling what is expected to be two days of exhausti
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(From left: CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque; Hon. Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas; Rt. Hon. Phillip Hammond, Foreign Secretary of the UK, prior to the start of the meeting on Saturday in Freeport, Bahamas
CARICOM-UK Forum frank and cordial
Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Kingdom Foreign Secretary ended two sessions of “frank and cordial” talks in Freeport, The Bahamas at the Ninth Caribbean UK Fo
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Head Table: Chair of the Regional Coordinating Committee on Climate Change (RCCC) and Minister of Sustainable Development in St. Lucia Dr. Jimmy Fletcher (right) and Executive Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) Dr. Kenr
Region continues climate change planning
The Caribbean Community continues to plan the way forward following the recent signing of the
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Caricom
St. Kitts and Nevis CYAs celebrate Girls in ICT Day 2016
Basseterre, St. Kitts, (SKNIS): St.
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Energy, Science and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, addresses a Girls in Information and Communication and Technology (ICT) Day seminar and workshop, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, today (April 28).  (Photo: Donald Delahaye)
Technology Minister Wants More Females in ICT
Energy, Science and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, is underscoring the need for greater female involvement in the field of information and communication technology (ICT).
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Jamaica’s Prime Minister Mr. Andrew Holness
Jamaica to Take Full Advantage of CARICOM Benefits
The Government will be appointing a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Review Commission, aimed at positioning the country to take full advantage of benefits under the organisation.
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Grenada's CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Amanda Scott and Judd Cadet at a Fruit Day that they organised at the St. George’s Methodist Primary School
Grenada CYAs embark on health and wellness initiatives
Grenada’s CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Amanda Scott and Judd Cadet have embarked on several activities to promote health
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Sir Hilary Beckles (Photo via Jamaica Gleaner)
UWI Vice Chancellor commits support for C@ribNET
C@ribNET, the Regional research and education network, is to be the primary platform for the research and education initiatives of the
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The Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Antonio Prado, opened the 26th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Photo: ECLAC
Senior Government Officials Address Sustainable Development Priorities of the Caribbean
The Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Antonio Prado, opened the 26th session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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