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May 25, 2015
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HIV AIDS in the Caribbean – Strengthening and expanding community-based approaches

Strengthening and expanding community-based approaches to delivering HIV treatment is vital to the long-term success of the AIDS response, according to a report launched on 20 April by Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) and UNAIDS. The report highlights MSF’s innovative approaches to the critical challenge of how to scale up treatment to ensure that people living with HIV have access to antiretroviral…
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May 25, 2015
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CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission in Suriname – update

It is the intention of the Mission to observe the activities of the poll in as many constituencies as possible and as many polling stations as time permits. In this regard, the CEOM were present at a number of polling stations at the opening of the polls to observe the opening procedures, and will also be present at the close of…
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May 25, 2015
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CDB approves US$35M loan to improve education access in Belize

More children are expected to gain access to education in Belize with the construction of 35 new schools and the provision of 5,300 additional places across pre-primary, primary and secondary levels. These are among the benefits to flow from a USD35 million loan and a USD 461,000 grant approved by the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)…
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May 25, 2015
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CARICOM observers monitoring elections in Suriname

A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Electoral Observer Mission is on the ground in Suriname to monitor the general elections underway today. The Mission is monitoring the electoral process, including the opening of the Poll, the voting process, the closing of the Poll and the counting of the ballots. The Mission is headed by Mr. Ian Browne, the Deputy Chief Elections Officer…
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May 24, 2015
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Communiqué Issued at The Conclusion Of The Eighteenth Meeting Of The Council For Foreign And Community Relations (COFCOR), 21-22 May 2015 Castries, Saint Lucia

The Eighteenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) took place in Castries, Saint Lucia, on 21-22 May 2015, under the chairmanship of the Honourable Alva Baptiste, Minister for External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia. The COFCOR was attended by the Hon. H. Charles Fernandez, Minister of…
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May 23, 2015
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Farmers and Communities to Benefit from Climate Change Adaptation Project

Soil erosion management, solar power energy and an improved building code are some of the areas to be handled under a Climate Change Adaptation project estimated at more than one million Eastern Caribbean Dollars. This information was shared by Jerome Meade, Montserrat’s Focal Point during the opening session of a one-day workshop to update the island’s policy on Climate Change…
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May 23, 2015
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Caribbean Region To Benefit From Launch Of PPP Support Facility

Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 22, 2015 (SKNIS): Effective partnership between government and private sector across the Caribbean are expected to grow with the establishment of a US$1.2 million Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Support Facility. This was one of the outcomes of the recently held Annual Board of Governors’ Meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. …
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May 22, 2015
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Haiti getting $27M for transportation improvements

(Caribbean Journal) Haiti is getting a $27 million grant to improve transportation infrastructure, following approval from the Inter-American Development Bank. The grant will help modernize and improve the management of Haiti’s roads and ports, the IDB said. It is the first in a series of three policy-based grants to support various government agencies. It will also improve road sector management and…
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May 22, 2015
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CDB’s Board of Governors Meeting ends with pledge to fight poverty more creatively

The continuing impact of poverty and high unemployment on the Region emerged as one of the key areas of concern for Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) who wrapped up the 45th Annual Meeting of their Board today. This was disclosed by President of the Bank, Dr. Warren Smith, as he gave the customary report on the meeting’s deliberations…
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May 22, 2015
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Regional statistics stakeholders meet to chart way forward post-2015

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Officials involved in the field of statistics will next week begin a four-day training session that will focus on the status of and requirements for the Region as it prepares for the post-2015 era. The Training Workshop by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, with support from the Tenth European Development Fud (EDF), will be…
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