Year: 2016
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CARICOM Secretariat and CDB collaborate to launch Human Resource Development Commission
The CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Development Bank have partnered to launch a Human Resource Development Strategy for the Region. The launch event was hosted on Thursday evening at the Caribbean Development Bank Conference Centre in Bridgetown Barbados. Main Speaker at the event: Assistant Secretary-General, Human and Social Development, CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Douglas Slater The Human Resource Development Commission is tasked…
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CARICOM advances relations with Sweden, Netherlands
CARICOM Secretariat – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers have put measures in place for closer cooperation with Sweden and the Netherlands even as they seek to place issues impacting the development of Small Island Developing and Low-lying States (SIDS) in the spotlight. The Ministers, at their just concluded 19th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), in…
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HRD Commission showcased on Mornin’ Barbados ahead of launch today
In preparation for the launch of the Commission, Director, Human Development at the CARICOM Secretariat, Ms. Myrna Bernard, and Member of the CARICOM Human Resource Development Commission and President of the Caribbean Employers’ Confederation, Mr. Wayne Chen, had a sit down with programme host of Mornin’ Barbados Ms. Cassandra Crawford Thursday morning. The discussion on the breakfast programme focused on issues such…
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Tony Cozier, voice of West Indies cricket, dies at 75
Tony Cozier, the West Indian cricket writer, commentator and journalist, has died in his home country, Barbados, at the age of 75 after an illness. He had been admitted to hospital on May 3 for tests related to infections in the neck and legs. Cozier began writing on cricket as a teenager in 1958 and, despite not having played the…
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Outsource to the Caribbean?
The Caribbean is experiencing growing interest as a delivery destination for global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services. With its proximity to the North American market, the region represents the largest source of near-shore English speaking talent pool in this hemisphere. Moreover, there are also advantages with the Spanish, French and Dutch speaking populations that can be found in the region.…
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The Kalinagos are Dominica’s indigenous people (Photo via Dominica News Online)
BELIZE CITY – The Caribbean’s indigenous people have urged that they be given a seat at the political table so as to safeguard their rights to their ancestral lands and resources, as they wrapped up an historic University of the West Indies conference of indigenous peoples here over the Labour Day weekend. The call for political representation for the minority…
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Communiqué issued at the conclusion of the Nineteenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) , 9-10 May 2016 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The Nineteenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) took place in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, on 9-10 May 2016, under the Chairmanship of the Honourable Sir Louis Straker, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade, Commerce and Regional Integration of St Vincent and the Grenadines. The COFCOR…
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Geothermal energy discussions kick off in St. Kitts and Nevis
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 10, 2016 (SKNIS): The development of geothermal energy in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and its prospects for economic and sustainable contributions are being reviewed at the Regional Geothermal Forum from May 10 – 12 at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. The forum, which is organised by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the…
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WICB coaches workshop a success
BRIDGETOWN—As part of its continued efforts to enhance coaches’ education, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) hosted another key initiative with a two-day workshop to deal directly with the bowling actions of players across the region. Richard Done, the International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) High Performance Manager, conducted the programme “Identifying and Rehabilitating Suspect Bowling Actions” — the aim to assist…
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CARICOM’s strategic relationships critical in changing global environment: SG
The critical importance of CARICOM maintaining traditional relationships and building new ones was underscored by Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque as he addressed CARICOM Foreign Ministers who are gathered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the 19th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). In a rapidly changing global environment, the need was critical for CARICOM to…
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