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CDEMA’s drive to advance disaster resilience
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has said it will continue to advocate for the passage of key legislation in its member states, to advance disaster resilience. Executive Director of CDEMA, Ronald Jackson, told a news conference on Friday to mark the start of this year’s hurricane season, that the region remains vulnerable to natural disasters, and such legislation…
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FEATURE: UN Ocean Conference ‘dream come true’ for Caribbean nations such as Trinidad and Tobago
2 June 2017 – Protecting the oceans is among the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the blueprint for a more just and equitable world adopted by the 193 Member States of the United Nations in September 2015. SDG 14 on conserving and sustainably using marine resources is the springboard for the Ocean Conference, taking place at UN Headquarters…
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Disciplined Forces trained for the CARICOM Disaster Relief Unit in Barbados
Bridgetown, Barbados May 30, 2017 – 31 participants from the disciplined forces, including police, military and fire services are taking part in the annual CARICOM Disaster Relief Unit (CDRU) training, which is being held at the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Coordinating Unit and the Headquarters of the Regional Security System (RSS) in Barbados from May 29 – June…
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Opposition Free National Movement Wins Bahamas 2017 General Elections
NASSAU, Bahamas, May 10 2017, (Caribbean News Service) — Dr. Hubert Minnis led the main opposition party to victory on Wednesday, ousting the ruling party in General Elections. Prime Minister Perry Christie, who was seeking a second consecutive term, conceded defeat after exit polls projected a major win for the opposition Free National Movement (FNM). Just before 9 p.m. (local…
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Turks and Caicos signs on to CARICOM Advance Passenger Information System
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Deputy premier and minister with responsibilities for the ministry of border control and employment, Sean Astwood, led a delegation from the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) to Bridgetown, Barbados, for the signing of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) with the United States. The signing took place between the US ambassador to Barbados, the…
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MARPOL Implementation in Caribbean a Concern
Grand Cayman was the site of a pivotal conference on “Implementing MARPOL in the Caribbean” held on May 2nd under the auspices of WISTA (Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association) Cayman Islands and the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA). The event attracted subject matter experts in the field to develop a strategy for greater implementation of MARPOL (the…
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CARICOM heightens preparation for UN oceans Conference
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CARICOM Secretariat – Small Island Developing States (SIDS) including those of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are heightening their preparations ahead of the United Nations (UN) Conference on the sustainable use of the oceans (SDG14), scheduled for June 5-9 in New York. CARICOM Member States and the CARICOM Secretariat participated in a forum from 29-31 March 2017, in Jeju,…
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Acting Chief Medical Officer to chair SKN National Commission on Marijuana
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, April 5, 2017 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, announced the establishment of a National Commission on Marijuana/Cannabis sativa, to be headed by acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Hazel Laws. Prime Minister Harris, speaking at his monthly…
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Empower Women, Experience Prosperity, UN Official Tells Region Read more: http://www.caribbean360.com/news/empower-women-experience-prosperity-un-official-tells-region#ixzz4dJ39Ssng
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday April 2, 2017 – As regional states search for ways to grow their struggling economies, a United Nations official is telling governments they have access to a resource that could help bring about strong turnaround. Deputy Regional Director at the UN Women Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, Lara Blanco, said economic empowerment of women would lead…
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Caribbean Safe School Ministerial Forum opens in Antigua
High level delegates from at least 12 Caribbean countries are in Antigua & Barbuda to discuss measures that can be implemented to improve the safety and security of education facilities within the region. The participants are ministers of education and other representatives who yesterday commenced their first session of the inaugural Caribean Safe School Ministerial Forum at the Halcyon Cove…
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