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Youth Month 2015 Observed Under The Theme “give Youth A Voice, Inspire Greatness”
Youth Month 2015 is celebrated during November under the theme “Give Youth a Voice and Inspire Greatness.” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, the Honourable Shawn K. Richards, on Sunday, November 1, declared open the month of activities in celebration of youth in an address to the nation where he highlighted the many good…
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Conformity Assessment Bodies
Conformity Assessment Bodies across CARIFORUM States were encouraged on Monday to work together to build a stronger network to improve the quality and ease of regional and international trade. The advice came from CEO of the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ), Mr. Deryck Omar, as the first ever Caribbean Conformity Assessment Week kicked off in Trinidad and…
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Happy 37th Dominica – CARICOM
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated Dominica on its thirty-seventh Anniversary of Independence. CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque Dominicans celebrate on Tuesday 3 November 2015 under the theme “Rebuilding Dominica Together.”. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit said the theme was most apt, given the recent extensive devastation by Tropical…
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CARICOM congratulates St. Vincent and the Grenadines
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM has congratulated the Government and People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as they celebrate the country’s 36th Independence Anniversary today 27 October 2015. The Theme “Working Together to enhance National Pride” is quite fitting, CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said in his congratulatory message to St. Vincent and the Grenadines…
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Caribbean to get support from UNESCO to meet Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will be providing support to Caribbean countries to enable them to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs, consist of 17 goals that are focussed on ending poverty and hunger, improving health and education, making cities more sustainable, combating climate change, and protecting oceans and forests. They build on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which countries…
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CTO launches Travel Trends Report 2015 at World Travel Market
LONDON, UK – The Caribbean Tourism Organiation (CTO) today launched its UK and European Travel Industry Trends & Insight Report 2015, produced in conjunction with the travel trade publication, TTG. For the second year running, the CTO has produced this report to give members and wider travel industry partners a unique insight into the key issues affecting the industry and…
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CARICOM Energy Week launches 7 November with `Kilo Walk’
CARICOM Energy Week 2015 will be launched on Saturday with a `Kilo Walk’ that begins at 6:00 am at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana. The Week, from November 7-14, will be observed under the theme ‘Empowering our Sustainable Development’. CARICOM Energy Week (CEW) was observed on four previous occasions. The CEW was established in 2011 as an annual event, based on…
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Sargassum export potential
There is potential for Barbados to commercialise and export a special ingredient found in Sargassum seaweed. Alginate is a substance normally used to make various products including cosmetics, textiles, fodo additives and pharmaceuticals. A group of undergraduate students participating in the latest McGill University/University of the West Indies (UWI) Barbados Interdisciplinary Tropical Studies 2015 summer programme conducted research where they…
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Local Youth Programs Guided by International Best Practices
The Department of Youth continues to ensure that opportunities to engage in regional and international conferences are seized as part of the process to positively develop young people. On Wednesday (October 28) during the radio programme “Working for You” Deputy Prime Minister, Honourable Shawn Richards, noted that networking and strategic collaborations are key parts of the strategy for holistic development…
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CCJ grants historic constitutional relief to Maya people
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today delivered its decision in The Maya Leaders Alliance et al v the Attorney General of Belize [2015] CCJ 15 (AJ). The appeal was brought by 25 appellants who are members of the Maya community of the Toledo District. The Appellants have been fighting for recognition and protection of Maya land rights before international courts and…
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