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Professor Barbara Evelyn Bailey

CITATION IN HONOUR OF PROFESSOR BARBARA BAILEY ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE NINTH CARICOM TRIENNIAL AWARD FOR WOMEN, 1 JULY 2008, DICKENSON BAY, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Professor Barbara Evelyn Bailey, Jamaican by birth and a Caribbean woman by disposition, has distinguished herself...
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Shirley Pryce

Ms. Shirley Pryce, a veteran advocate for Domestic workers right, motivational speaker and an “example of women’s empowerment”, joins the rank of some of the Caribbean’s most excellent and exemplary, courageous, committed and creative women. She is the recipient of the Twelfth Triennial Award for Wo...
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Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock

A Jamaican by birth, Sir Philip Manderson Sherlock has been described in the citation for the conferment of his OCC award in 1998 as "the complete Caribbean father figure, an inspiration to generations who knew him and served with him". A remarkable Caribbean scholar and educationist, Sir Phi...
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Jamaica

Key factsDate of Membership in CARICOM: 1 Aug 1973 Also Known as:Land of Wood and Water (Root: Xaymaca (Arawak)) Status of Independence:Independent 1962/08/06 Area: 10,991 km2 (4,244 miles2) Capital City: Kingston Population: 2,687,200 (2008) Currency: Jamaica Dollar Highest Nati...
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HIPCAR Project

Enhancing competitiveness in the Caribbeanthrough the harmonization of ICT Policies,Legislation and Regulatory ProceduresStart: 2008 Ended: 2013HIPCAR Project was conceived by the ITU, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Caribbean Telecommunication union (CTU) in response to reques...
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Ambassador Roderick Rainford

Mr. Roderick Rainford was educated at the University of the West Indies where he obtained a degree in Economics in 1963 and then proceeded to study jurisprudence at Oxford University in 1966. In 1971, he undertook studies in international relations at the University of Toronto, obtaining an MA degre...
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