Year: 2014
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COHSOD Endorses Holistic Strategy to Reduce Adolescent Pregnancy in the Caribbean
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM’s Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) has approved a Strategy and Plan to reduce the number of adolescent pregnancies in each country of the English- and Dutch speaking Caribbean by at least 20 %, over the five year period 2014 – 2019. The plan was developed by a multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary Regional…
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CARICOM Canada project improving regional flow of CSME information
Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia and St. Kitts and Nevis to benefit from capacity-building project (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As part of its on-going efforts to advance the full implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), the CARICOM Secretariat is undertaking a six month project aimed at enhancing the distribution of information about the Single Market’s…
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Tobago Readies New Anti-Crime Plan
Tobago’s government is planning a new push to combat crime, according to Chief Secretary Orville London. The new plan involves more cameras, the creation of a canine unit and greater surveillance at ports of entry, London said. The plan, drafted by Tobago’s Assistant Commissioner of Police, Brian Headley, also dealt with the question of manpower in the police service. London…
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PASCF Statement on Reparations Owed
Following the historic London Reparations March from Brixton to 10 Downing Street organised by the Rastafari Movement in Britain on 1st August 2014, the PASCF issues the following statement – they all owe us: The Capitalists, the Working Class and the Trade Union Movement all owe Reparations to Afrikan People The enslavement of Afrikan people created unprecedented levels of wealth…
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Statement on the Israel Palestine Conflict in Gaza
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) reiterates its call for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza to bring an end to the hostilities and the appalling bloodshed being caused by the bombardments, shelling and ground invasion. With the toll of civilian deaths and wounded mounting incrementally in Gaza, the vast majority being in particular…
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AIDS 2014: Key Messages/Lessons for the Caribbean
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Twentieth International AIDS conference is over. Far from over, however, is what must be done on this “last climb” to end the epidemics of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 2030, “leaving no one behind”. This is even of more pressing concern, given the fact of an almost gone MDG era and, in this…
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Regional Youth Business Training programme Expands
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Training for the region’s at-risk youth continues to grow, with the launch of the Creativity for Employment and Business, CEBO programme in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, July 21-26 2014. Targeting at-risk youth age 15-29, CEBO is a tool to engage, inspire and create entrepreneurial interest and action among young CARICOM nationals as a…
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Barbados to Host Meeting of Latin American, Caribbean Tourism Ministers
Barbados will soon play host to the 22nd Inter-American Congress of Ministers and High-Level Authorities of Tourism. The meeting, which will be held Sep. 3 and 4 in Bridgetown, will take place under the theme of “Tourism Competitiveness: An Essential Component of Sustainability.” Barbados Tourism Minister Richard Sealy and Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza signed a…
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CARICOM Secretariat exposes Guyanese youth to lucrative animation career
A group of young people in Guyana began foundational training in computer animation on Monday (28 July) aimed at safeguarding cultural heritage, steering young people away from crime and violence, and offering them a different career option. The training, which is underway at the Guyana International Conference Centre, is being undertaken as a partnership among the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat,…
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PANCAP represents Region at 20th International AIDS Conference in Australia
Melbourne, Australia—Caribbean success stories on advocacy and human rights formed part of the region’s presentation to the 20th International AIDS Conference in Australia last week. Dereck Springer, Coordinating Unit Director of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) was among those who attended to represent PANCAP and the region. Mr Springer had two opportunities to present on behalf…
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