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  • Photo of Flashback to Closing Ceremony – CARIFESTA XIII Barbados (VIDEO)

    Flashback to Closing Ceremony – CARIFESTA XIII Barbados (VIDEO)

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  • Photo of Regional Network launched to collaborate on Zika, other vector borne diseases

    Regional Network launched to collaborate on Zika, other vector borne diseases

    [CariVecNet] Mosquito borne diseases continue to impact the Caribbean’s social, economic and health sectors. Recent outbreaks of Zika (2016), and Chikungunya (2014) and the continued circulation of Dengue, highlight the need for an integrated approach to the prevention and control of these vector borne diseases (VBDs), especially since many countries depend on tourism as a major source of revenue.  The…

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  • Photo of Regional network launched to collaborate on Zika, other vector-borne diseases

    Regional network launched to collaborate on Zika, other vector-borne diseases

    [CariVecNet] Mosquito borne diseases continue to impact the Caribbean’s social, economic and health sectors. Recent outbreaks of Zika (2016), and Chikungunya (2014) and the continued circulation of Dengue, highlight the need for an integrated approach to the prevention and control of these vector borne diseases (VBDs), especially since many countries depend on tourism as a major source of revenue.  The…

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  • Photo of CARIFESTA XIII ends in true Regional integration style

    CARIFESTA XIII ends in true Regional integration style

    The Region’s cultural performers transformed the Kensington Oval in Barbados into a sea of Regional integration as they brought the curtains down on CARIFESTA XIII, Sunday night.  The Closing Ceremony for the ten-day festival featured performances from some of the region’s top music and dance groups, steel bands, and individual artistes, while delegates and patrons partied to the regional cultural…

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  • Photo of Region on alert over spread of ‘red eye’

    Region on alert over spread of ‘red eye’

      Several Caribbean countries have reported outbreaks of conjunctivitis at health facilities and medical practices.   “The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is currently monitoring the situation and we want to urge persons to take the necessary precautions to prevent and reduce the spread of this illness,” said Dr Virginia Asin-Oostburg, Director, Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control. Conjunctivitis refers to inflammation of…

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  • Photo of CLIMATE CHANGE PRESENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES

    CLIMATE CHANGE PRESENTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES

    Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 25, 2017 (SKNIS): Although climate change has its disadvantages, it can also be used as an opportunity for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), especially St. Kitts and Nevis in a number of ways, said representatives from the Ministry of Tourism, Assistant Secretary, Diannille Taylor-Williams, and Annette Esquibel, Sustainable Tourism Coordinator. The duo appeared on Wednesday’s (August 23) edition…

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  • Photo of Boosting cassava production to improve Region’s food security

    Boosting cassava production to improve Region’s food security

        “Cassava is the prioritized commodity for this project, and currently results in a two percent reduction on the food import bill within CARICOM.” Saint Lucia, as one of these CARICOM countries, must continue to contribute to the import bill’s further decline.” – Regional Project Coordinator for the FAO, Vermaran Extavour Minister for Agriculture, Hon Ezechiel Joseph, has voiced continued…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Chair congratulates Caribbean athletes, extends gratitude to Usain Bolt

    CARICOM Chair congratulates Caribbean athletes, extends gratitude to Usain Bolt

      Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. the Rt. Hon Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, has extended congratulations to all the athletes who participated in the World Championships and made the Region very proud. In a congratulatory message to the athletes, Prime Minister Mitchell said he was “extremely proud” of their performances. He recognised the successes of Usain Bolt…

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  • Photo of CDB introduces Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund to regional practitioners at CARIFESTA XIII

    CDB introduces Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund to regional practitioners at CARIFESTA XIII

    Dr. Donna Greene, Director of Cultural Policy and Research (Ag), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, Barbados, speaking at the opening of the Cultural Policy and Intellectual Property Rights workshop August 22, 2017, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Building on the recent announcement of its provision of initial capitalisation for the Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) recently introduced the CIIF…

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  • Photo of Cultural traditions, country colours, costumes on show as CARIFESTA XIII opens

    Cultural traditions, country colours, costumes on show as CARIFESTA XIII opens

    After having to be rescheduled due to Tropical storm Harvey, CARIFESTA XIII officially opened Sunday evening in Bridgetown, Barbados. The Caribbean Region’s premier festival was declared open by Barbados Culture Minister, the Hon. Stephen Lashley at a ceremony held at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. Prime Minister of Barbados, the Right Hon. Freundel Stuart, and Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, as…

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