Year: 2017

  • Photo of Opposition Free National Movement Wins Bahamas 2017 General Elections
    May 11, 2017
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    Opposition Free National Movement Wins Bahamas 2017 General Elections

    NASSAU, Bahamas, May 10 2017, (Caribbean News Service) — Dr. Hubert Minnis led the main opposition party to victory on Wednesday, ousting the ruling party in General Elections. Prime Minister Perry Christie, who was seeking a second consecutive term, conceded defeat after exit polls projected a major win for the opposition Free National Movement (FNM). Just before 9 p.m. (local…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Secretariat moving to become Region’s model in energy efficiency
    May 8, 2017
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    CARICOM Secretariat moving to become Region’s model in energy efficiency

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is positioning itself to be a model in energy efficiency in the Region. At a simple handing over ceremony on Tuesday, 2 May, of a piece of software to monitor and measure energy use in the Secretariat, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan PhD., said that the efficiency that could be gained from use of…

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  • Photo of Turks and Caicos signs on to CARICOM Advance Passenger Information System
    May 6, 2017
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    Turks and Caicos signs on to CARICOM Advance Passenger Information System

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Deputy premier and minister with responsibilities for the ministry of border control and employment, Sean Astwood, led a delegation from the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) to Bridgetown, Barbados, for the signing of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) with the United States. The signing took place between the US ambassador to Barbados, the…

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  • Photo of Strengthening Cooperation – three Caribbean Community Institutions sign MOU
    May 4, 2017
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    Strengthening Cooperation – three Caribbean Community Institutions sign MOU

    Three Caribbean Community Institutions, Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) through which to cooperate, coordinate and combine their resources, experience and expertise in the discharge of their obligations to the Community. The signing by the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA), and the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM),…

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  • Photo of MARPOL Implementation in Caribbean a Concern
    May 4, 2017
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    MARPOL Implementation in Caribbean a Concern

    Grand Cayman was the site of a pivotal conference on “Implementing MARPOL in the Caribbean” held on May 2nd under the auspices of WISTA (Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association) Cayman Islands and the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA).  The event attracted subject matter experts in the field to develop a strategy for greater implementation of MARPOL (the…

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  • May 3, 2017
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    Caribbean rolls out plans to reduce climate change hazards

    Climate change remains inextricably linked to the challenges of disaster risk reduction (DRR). And according to the head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Robert Glasser, the reduction of greenhouse gases is “the single most urgent global disaster risk treatment”. Glasser was addressing the Fifth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the Americas. Held…

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  • May 3, 2017
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    Regional statisticians identify 113 core Indicators for SDGs

    Regional statisticians have listed an initial 113 core Indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The statisticians identified the core Indicators during a three-day meeting held in Dominica late last month at which a CARICOM Technical Working Group (TWG) on SDGs was established. The criteria for the CARICOM recommended core Indicators include linkages to the CARICOM Five-Year…

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  • May 3, 2017
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    Robert Bermudez confirmed as The UWI’s 6th Chancellor

    The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce that Mr. Robert Bermudez has been appointed as its 6th Chancellor. The appointment came after members of the University Council accepted the recommendation of the Search Committee for the Chancellor at the Council’s annual business meeting, held on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at The UWI Cave Hill Campus…

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  • Photo of Agriculture stakeholders discuss regional food safety
    May 3, 2017
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    Agriculture stakeholders discuss regional food safety

    May 2, 2017 — In an effort to enhance the quality of agricultural produce in the Region, food safety stakeholders convened in Barbados from April 25-26, 2017 to discuss the improvement of plant health in the Region. The two-day consultations, conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services Services (APHIS), and the Greater…

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  • Photo of Curacao election results reflect will of the people – CARICOM Observer Mission
    May 3, 2017
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    Curacao election results reflect will of the people – CARICOM Observer Mission

     The CARICOM Election Observation Team to Friday’s General Elections in Curacao has reported favourably on the conduct of the poll, labelling it peaceful and orderly, and noting that the results reflected the will of the people and reinforced their commitment to the democratic process. The four-member CARICOM Team, led by Chief of Mission Dr. Steve Surujbally of Guyana, in a…

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