Year: 2017
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Region needs to develop digital financial services sector – CTU President
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – “The ITU, UNECLAC, the CTU, the various bankers’ associations, the central bankers, the anti-money laundering regulators, the digital financial Services technology providers, the cyber security experts and the consumer protection officials need to see how we, as a region, can develop our regional DFS sector,” stated Hon. Darcy W. Boyce, the President of the…
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Michele Henderson featured in Canadian magazine
Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was pleased to feature Dominica’s very own singing sensation, Michele Henderson, in our April 2017 issue. The magazine promotes the Caribbean region as the ideal place to vacation, highlighting Caribbean culture, food, fashion, art, its people, travel stories, among other things – providing readers an all-encompassing view of the…
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Region moves to develop core indicators for 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Statisticians began meeting in Roseau, Dominica, on Monday to develop core indicators as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) moves towards fulfilling the requirements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At a Technical Workshop on the Indicator Framework for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, statisticians will craft robust recommendations on the core indicators for further…
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Region cannot sit on sidelines of digital era, CARICOM ASG warns
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Assistant Secretary-General Trade and Economic Integration, Mr Joseph Cox, has warned the Community not to sit on the sidelines of the digital era. “There is almost no option to sit on the sidelines in this new digital era. Whatever is happening in the developed world will also happen in the developing world. Our tourists for the most part…
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CARICOM extends sympathy to families of victims of recent terror attacks
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended its sympathy to the families of persons killed in recent brutal attacks in Sweden and Egypt, stating that incidents such as these served to strengthen the resolve of the international community to defeat terrorism in all its forms. The attack in Stockholm, Sweden on 7 April in which a lorry was ploughed into pedestrians, claimed the…
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CARICOM extends sympathy to families of victims of recent terror attacks
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has extended its sympathy to the families of persons killed in recent brutal attacks in Sweden and Egypt, stating that incidents such as these serve to strengthen the resolve of the international community to defeat terrorism in all its forms. The attack in Stockholm, Sweden on 7 April in which a lorry was ploughed into pedestrians,…
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Private Sector capacity building and consultation: CARICOM strategy for regional implementation of the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade Facilitation (TFA)
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has convened a Private Sector Consultation and capacity building workshop on the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation (TFA) and the CARICOM Strategy for Regional Implementation. The Meeting, intended for national Business Development Organisations from CARICOM WTO Members, takes place in Kingston, Jamaica, 19-20 April, 2017, with the support of the Commonwealth Secretariat/European Union…
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