Year: 2014
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OAS launches workshop on drug treatment courts in the Caribbean
The Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday inaugurated the third and final two-day regional training workshop on the Monitoring and Evaluation of Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs) in Bridgetown, Barbados. Participants in the workshop organized by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the OAS, included judicial, health and drug treatment officials from Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago,…
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Faster HIV Testing Process Coming To Nevis Soon
NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (December 02, 2014) – Persons unaware of their HIV status, will soon have the opportunity to test at select health care providers on Nevis for same day results. The service to be introduced shortly, is a new initiative planned by the Ministry of Health on Nevis. The disclosure came from Medical Officer of Health/HIV Clinical Coordinator…
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OAS launches workshop on drug treatment courts in the Caribbean
The Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday inaugurated the third and final two-day regional training workshop on the Monitoring and Evaluation of Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs) in Bridgetown, Barbados. Participants in the workshop organized by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the OAS, included judicial, health and drug treatment officials from Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago,…
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CTO Statement on New Changes in the British APD
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (3 Dec 2014) -The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) welcomes today’s announcement by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, of further changes to the Air Passenger Duty (APD) from next May. The Chancellor has announced in his December 3rd Autumn Statement the abolition of APD for children under the age of 12 from next May, one month…
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CARREX to be fully operational by year end
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Rapid Alert System for Exchange of Information on Dangerous (non-food) Consumer Goods (CARREX) is expected to be completely operational at the national and regional levels by the end of 2014. Representatives from national standards bureaux in CARICOM are being trained at a Regional Workshop in Suriname on matters relating to the CARREX…
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Message from Sophia Martelly- World AIDS Day 2014
Monday on the occasion of World AIDS Day, Sophia Martelly, the First Lady of Haiti has issued a message of hope. Message from Sophia Martelly : “The World Day against AIDS is once again an opportunity to take stock of the HIV epidemic in Haiti and look it in the face, our achievements and challenges. As First Lady of the…
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MSMEs to Receive assistance with Management Accounting Systems from CDB
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will be hosting a three-day Sub-regional Train-the-Trainer Workshop (TTW) on “Management Accounting Systems for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)” during the period December 3-5, 2014 at the Accra Beach Hotel & Spa, Barbados. The workshop will be hosted by CDB’s Technical Cooperation Division via the Caribbean Technological Consultancy Services (CTCS) Network, the…
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Gaston Browne administration inks deal with Robert DeNiro
The Gaston Browne Administration on Friday demonstrated that it is serious about its promise to make the sister island of Barbuda a major contributor to the economic development of the twin island state when Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne and international film star Robert De Niro signed a Memorandum of Agreement for an investment project valued at over US $250 Million.…
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PM Browne Says No Distinction when it comes to being a Citizen of Antigua and Barbuda
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 2nd December 2014……While welcoming over two hundred individuals as new citizenships of Antigua and Barbuda, Prime Minister the Honourable Gaston Browne has proclaimed that all Antiguans and Barbudans are one – citizens by birth, naturalization, descent or registration. During his first official citizenship ceremony as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, PM Browne, to loud…
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TOGETHER WE MUST CLOSE THIS GAP – says CARICOM Secretariat Assistant Secretary-General
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Dr. Douglas Slater, CARICOM Secretariat Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development, was speaking at a brief ceremony to hand over more than G$150,000 worth of food items to the Food Bank of Guyana National HIV & AIDS Programme (NAP). Initiated and organised by the PANCAP Coordinating Unit (PCU) in collaboration with the CARICOM…
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