PM Harris’ Statement on Deadly Explosion in St. Lucia

Chairman of the OECS Authority, Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris sends his thoughts and prayers to the people affected by Tuesday’s [March 21st, 2017] explosion at Farrand Quarry in St. Lucia. “Your Caribbean neighbours offer deepest sympathy to you, the people...
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Introducing Banana Pasta

If one Entrepreneur has her way, more consumers will be setting aside their wheat, cassava and sweet potato products for those made with green bananas.   Tonya Ifill, owner and operator of Carlesa’s Enterprises pioneered flour and pasta made from the unripened fruit. Ifill was att...
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PANCAP ENHANCING CAPACITY OF NATIONAL AIDS PROGRAMME MANAGERS THROUGH ‘DATA FOR DECISION MAKING’ WORKSHOP - Emphasis placed on the importance of using data for programmes related to key populations

The Pan-Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) hosted a one-day workshop on ‘Data for Decision Making’ on Friday, March 10 in Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for fifteen (15) National AIDS Programme (NAP) Managers from Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Bahamas, B...
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Prime Minister Chastanet honours Sir Derek as an icon

Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has offered condolences to the wife and family of Saint Lucian poet, playwright, and Nobel Laureate, Sir Derek Alton Walcott. Sir Derek passed this morning, March 17, at his home in Cap Estate, Saint Lucia. He was 87 years old. “When everyone speaks of excellen...
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Sir Derek Walcott was ‘a true Cultural Icon’ - CARICOM SG

MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ON THE PASSING OF SIR DEREK ALTON WALCOTT, KCSL, OBE, OCC   On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I wish to express profound sympathy on the passing of internationally acclaim...
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EU wants to advance common agenda with CARICOM in global fora

  The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Wednesday 17 March 2017 accredited a new Ambassador of the European Union (EU), with the new envoy advocating for the relationship to more effectively advance a common agenda in global and multilateral fora. In presenting her letter...
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Finland signals interest in CARICOM’s bioenergy

The Government of Finland, through its newly accredited envoy to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has expressed strong interest in exploring the bioenergy potential in mainland territories of CARICOM. Speaking at the ceremony for the presentation of his Letter of Credence to CARICOM Secretary-Gen...
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