Environment
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World Bank approves US$6m to protect Belize’s ecosystem
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2,CMC – With the approval of a Global Environment Facility (GEF) project amounting US$6 million the World Bank says Belize will be able to better manage natural resources key Biodiversity Areas. “Like the rest of the Caribbean, Belize is most vulnerable to hurricanes. It is only by protecting its forest and rich environmental resources, as well as supporting…
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World Environment Day Celebrations June 2014
Each year the United Nations via the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) marks June 5th as World Environment Day (WED). Every year a different theme is highlighted and a different country acts as host to the celebrations. It should be noted that 2014 is the 20th Anniversary of the ground-breaking United Nations Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island…
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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, Spain identify priority areas for continued cooperation – Cooperation must be visible to Member States – DSG
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Spain have identified information and communication technology, the development of Regional micro small and medium enterprises, and the strengthening of a competitive Regional economy as areas of priority that will be pursued under Spain’s technical cooperation agreement with the Community. Developing human capacity through the transfer of knowledge, as…
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CCJ orders Guyana to repay Surinamese beverage company US$6 million in environmental tax
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Thursday ordered Guyana to repay a Surinamese beverage manufacturer more than US$6 million in environmental tax that had been levied on non-returnable bottles because it amounts to a discriminatory import duty that violates Caricom’s Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC). The CCJ took note of the fact that the Guyana government had taken steps…
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Innovation is alive and well at CARIFESTA XI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Two of the most innovative aspects of CARIFESTA were declared open on Monday in Paramaribo, Suriname with the Caribbean Market Place for the Arts and the Youth Village. President of Suriname, His Excellency Desire Bouterse, First Lady Ingrid Bouterse and Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, left their vehicles behind and…
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