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CARICOM strengthens efforts to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community is strengthening its efforts to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment through the Sixth Meeting of Directors/Coordinators of Women’s/Gender Bureau being convened 6-7 May in Bridgetown, Barbados. The meeting is being held in partnership with the UN Women Multi-country Office (MCO) for the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Development Bank. It focuses on…
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First ever Dutch Ambassador to CARICOM presents credentials
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The first ever Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from the Kingdom of the Netherlands Her Excellency Lucita MoenirAlam presented her credentials to Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque at a simple ceremony at his office in Georgetown, Guyana on Wednesday. Both Ambassadors agreed that the accreditation was a step forward in the deepening of relations…
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CARICOM Triennial Award for Women selection process begins
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The selection process for the eleventh CARICOM Triennial Award for Women 2014 got underway in Bridgetown, Barbados on Monday. The Selection Committee comprised representatives from Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica and Montserrat. This year there were eight nominees from five Member States. The aim of the Award is to honour a Caribbean Woman…
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CARPHA and CTO Launch Tourism and Health Programme in the Region
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, May 06, 2014: Closures of hotels and cruise ports due to outbreaks of communicable diseases, environmental challenges like climate change, and poor health and wellness in the tourism workforce, can result in significant losses in revenue. These were the major catalysts for the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) partnering to…
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CARICOM Secretariat Staff Association gives back
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) “We [CARICOM Secretariat] operate as a family so all staff members from Executive Management to Office Assistants and Office Attendants made a contribution….” This is the explanation of the CARICOM Secretariat Staff Association President, Timothy Odle, on the US$1800 donated by the Association to two homes in Paramaribo, Suriname on 3 May 2014. Members…
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TrulyCaribbean.Net Launches “Caribbean Girls Can Code” Campaign
To coincide with the international celebration of Girls in ICT Day on April 24, 2014, http://www.trulycaribbean.net has a series of stories on women who code. According to the founder Nerissa Golden, the campaign provides videos of women of Caribbean heritage who develop web applications, solve real world issues and are making a difference in their communities and in the technological…
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Dominica hosts seventh regional CaribNOG meeting
ROSEAU – Regional and international technology experts are gathering in Dominica to address Caribbean technology challenges and to collaboratively derive solutions that are relevant to the region. The Caribbean Network Operators Group, CaribNOG, is hosting its seventh regional meeting in the island’s capital city, Roseau, from April 28 to May 2. CaribNOG is a forum for network technicians and technology…
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Discussions on Agriculture at Third CARICOM-Mexico Summit build on triangular cooperation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will be enhanced with discussions on agriculture at the Third CARICOM Mexico-Summit being held in Merida, Mexico. This sentiment was expressed by Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, at the opening of the summit. According to…
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Grenada implements CEBO with support from CARICOM Spain Initiative
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The first Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity Workshop (CEBO) workshop being implemented with funding from the CARICOM-Spain Citizen Security Initiative is currently underway in Grenada. CEBO is a tool to engage, inspire and create entrepreneurial interest and action among young CARICOM nationals in and out of school and from all walks of life.…
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Peace and tranquillity necessary for sustained development says Prime Minister Stuart.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Sustained development could be attained only in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity and “that is the message that must emanate from our Summit.” That was charge of the Prime Minister of Barbados the Rt Honourable Freundel Stuart, as he addressed the opening ceremony of the Third CARICOM Mexico Summit in Merida, Mexico on…
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