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Taking a principled stand on HIV
It’s not about freedom of speech, nor academic freedom. It’s about fighting HIV/Aids through a comprehensive approach which includes granting human rights to all groups in society. This was the view of several stakeholders in the campaign against HIV/Aids in the Caribbean as they weighed in on the controversial firing of Trinidad-born academic Prof Brendan Bain by UWI, Mona. What…
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CARIBBEAN-HEALTH- OAS, PAHO sign declaration for universal health coverage in the Caribbean
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay, Jun 4, CMC – The Organization of American States (OAS) has signed an agreement with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) pledging to cooperate in providing universal health coverage in the Americas, including the Caribbean. OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza and PAHO Director Dr. Carissa Etienne signed the agreement on the sidelines of the OAS General Assembly…
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CARIBBEAN-AGRICULTURE-IICA signs agreement to strengthen agricultural cooperatives in the Caribbean
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Jun 4, CMC – The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) says it will cooperate with the Regional Office for the Americas of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA-Americas) to promote and strengthen agricultural and agro-industrial cooperatives in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Under the terms of the technical cooperation agreement, the two organizations will…
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Caricom mulls new int’l agreement for biodiversity
JAMAICA recently played host to government officials as well as scientific and legal experts from across Caricom to discuss the need for an international agreement dedicated to systematic ocean conservation and the sustainable use of areas beyond the jurisdiction of national governments. Already, there are institutions and agreements governing the high seas and the deep seabed located beyond the limits…
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CARICOM youth ambassador praises CSME advocacy workshop
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — CARICOM Youth Ambassador Sonia Boddie has praised the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat for its hosting of a two-day CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYA) CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) advocacy workshop, funded by the European Union and held in Georgetown, Guyana from May 29 – 30, in which she participated. She noted that the workshop was certainly educational,…
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Chikungunya cases increase in St Lucia and the region
CASTRIES, St Lucia (GIS) — Officials at the ministry of health in Saint Lucia are aiming to reduce mosquito populations in order to curb the increasing spread of chikungunya. Already, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has 500 confirmed cases of chikungunya in the Caribbean, with 20 in Saint Lucia. Officials warn that these cases are not truly reflective of…
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Caribbean Export Supports Literacy in Schools
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) distributed the first set of the books from its inaugural book drive during May 2014 with presentations to the students of the West Terrace and St. Stephen’s Primary Schools. During the first presentation at West Terrace, Ms. JoEllen Laryea Caribbean Export’s PR and Communications Advisor, stressed the importance of reading for the cultivation…
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Greater attention needed to statistics
– Caricom high-level forum hears Participants at a high-level meeting on Monday underscored the need for increased advocacy for more official commitment to statistics and the mobilisation of additional resources for the field. Those were among the issues that stakeholders in the field of statistics identified as critically important to the overall development of the Caribbean Community (Caricom). Senior Government…
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CARICOM Reducing Youth on Youth Violence programme to support youth violence reduction initiatives in St. Kitts and Nevis
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The capacity of the Cayon secondary school and community to deal with issues related to youth on youth violence should be significantly enhanced with the implementation of the Reducing Youth on Violence Pilot Programme in St. Kitts and Nevis. National consultations are currently being hosted in that country under the CARICOM – Spain ‘Reducing…
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Region needs to be prepared for data revolution
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) seeks to position itself to take advantage of the data revolution, it has been cautioned to prepare for an increased demand for information and a difference in the way it is collected and disseminated. Participants at a High Level Forum on Statistics held 26 May in Grenada were of…
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