Community Faces and Voices
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Minister weighs in on region’s development
Government is expressing its gratitude to the United Nations Development Programme and the entire United Nations system, for their assistance in helping the country to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Senator Maxine McClean, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade made the comments while speaking at the Opening Session of the Caribbean Regional Human Development Report Multinational Progress First…
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Redefining banking models to sieze digital age opportunities
Customers across the Caribbean look longingly at innovations in the US and other markets, such as full-service online and mobile banking, marketplace lending facilities and merchant payment solutions. The open question is if, or when, similar facilities will become available locally. The competitive landscape in the Caribbean does not provide optimal incentive for fast-paced, customer-centric, banking services innovations. Instead, dreams…
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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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“AgriKari”. Market place and platform to exchange information on agriculture
Young people are critical to the future of the agriculture sector, the young voice rubric gives a glimpse on what some of the young people contribute to the sector. An interview with Jeanvier Jong Loy, determined young Surinamese developer. Can you tell us about yourself? What inspired you to start the UniCode NV venture? I am Jeanvier Jong Loy. I live…
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Music as Regional Glue – Viewpoint by Dave Martins
We have been at it as far back as 1921, when the Jamaican legislature saw a motion to ask the British Colonial Office to consult the other islands on the idea of a federation – this notion of regional unity, that is. We had gone on to embrace the idea officially in 1947 in Montego Bay with the formation of…
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Culture and Integration- CARIFESTA 2013
As Head of State of Suriname, I must acknowledge that it is a privilege to organise the eleventh CARIFESTA, `Culture for Development: Celebrating our Diversity and Promoting the Central Role of Culture in Economic, Social and Human Development’ in August 2013. Being a member of the Caribbean Community, my country experiences this moment of preparation in connection with the Caribbean…
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The Abella Group was formed to exclusively manage the wealth of Warren Cassell Jr.
Warren Cassell, Jr. is a fifteen year old investor, author and entrepreneur from Montserrat. From a very early age, Warren knew that he wanted to own a business. At the age of eight, with a capital investment from his parents, he launched his own greeting card and graphic design company. After this, Warren embarked on a number of other ventures including…
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Michelle Henderson
When rhythm, melody and prose unite, there’s magic. A song can soothe the angry heart, bring joy to the saddest of souls and inspire a generation to succeed. The magicians who create these phenomena, are to celebrated and loved. One such magician hails from a vibrant village in the south of Dominica known as Grand Bay. Her name? Michele Henderson.…
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Interview with John Edward Greene, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for AIDS in the Caribbean
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoys for AIDS are committed individuals selected by the United Nations Secretary-General to help advance the AIDS agenda at global level and to ensure that AIDS is kept high as a political priority in their respective regions. In a series of interviews with Unaids.org, the Special Envoys for AIDS share their views on the state…
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