Year: 2016
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Caribbean leadership project aims at strengthening future leaders’ capacity
Basseterre, St. Kitts (SKNIS): An initiative known as the Caribbean Leadership Project (CLP) will be implemented in St. Kitts and Nevis to “strengthen the capacity of future leaders in the Caribbean so that they are equipped to contribute more effectively to regional integration and economic growth and support gender-sensitive public sector reform.” To achieve this goal, the CLP is following…
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CARICOM-US discuss threat of queen conch lawsuit, IUU fishing
Belize City (CRFM)—Officials from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States advanced talks in Washington last week at the 7th Annual Meeting of the CARICOM-US Trade and Investment Council, on several key concerns affecting trade between the US and the Region. Chief among then was the treat of a lawsuit by US-based NGOs over the harvesting of queen conch…
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CARICOM youth benefit from training in entrepreneurship
Several CARICOM out-of-school youth will benefit from training in entrepreneurship to increase their ability to earn. The exercise is part of the CARICOM/Spain Project: Support for Reducing Youth on Youth Violence in Schools and Communities in CARICOM Member States. It will use the Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO) model to build the capacity of out-of-school youth from the Babanneau community in Saint Lucia, the Cayon community…
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Caribbean to benefit from new WHO programme
GENEVA Switzerland (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries are to benefit from a new plan approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) for new health emergency programmes, globally. Caribbean health ministers were among delegates at the WHO meeting here and according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the programme adds operational capabilities for outbreaks and humanitarian emergencies that are…
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President Granger confers Order of Roraima on Barbados Prime Minister
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 26, 2016)President David Granger, who is Chancellor of the Orders of Guyana, today, conferred Prime Minister of Barbados, the Right Honourable Freundel Stuart with the insignia of the Order of Roraima, Guyana’s second highest National Award. The investiture ceremony was held at State House. The Prime Minister was bestowed with this honour in recognition of his…
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Deputy Secretary General of CARICOM Visits CCCCC
Ambassador Manorma P. Soeknandan, PhD., Deputy Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), is in Belize for a three day working visit. Ambassador Soeknandan is meeting with officials of the Government of Belize, as well as representatives of the various CARICOM institutions headquartered in Belize. On Tuesday May 24th, 2016, Dr. Soeknandan accompanied by Craig Beresford, Director of Strategic Management…
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SVG to host Electric Mobility Conference and Road Show – CARICOM Secretariat among supporting agencies
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will next week host a conference and road show on electric mobility. The CARICOM Secretariat, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are among the entities that are collaborating to host the event. The event will run from 30 May – 2 June, 2016, and…
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Networking to combat Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases
Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis – Zika, the latest vector-borne disease, has been reported in more than 30 countries of the Americas. This disease, along with Dengue and Chikungunya continue to threaten the health, tourism, social and economic development of the Region. According to Dr. Joy St. John, Director of Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control at the Caribbean Public Health Agency…
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CDB Leaders Have Left Indelible Mark – PM Holness
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is an example of regionalisation that works and has been blessed with outstanding leadership over its 46 years of existence. “The CDB has had some great leaders, who have left an indelible mark on this institution,” Mr. Holness said. “Their leadership and vision have made the CDB…
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Caribbean Certificate will soon be offered at TVET institutions
Technical Vocational and Education Training (TVET) institutes will soon be offering the Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQ) Certificate. This was disclosed by Chief Education Officer, Olato Sam during an interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA). Sam stated that, “Guyana has actually made a major milestone in relation to its approval it just received to actually award the Caribbean Vocational Qualifications. That,…
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