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Prepare for impact of Brexit but don’t panic, CARICOM told
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday June 30, 2016 – A University of the West Indies (UWI) forum held yesterday to discuss the impact of the UK’s pending exit from the European Union brought some advice for CARICOM – prepare for the potential fallout. At the same, there’s a suggestion that there won’t be any crisis. During the forum, the UWI Vice Chancellor…
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CARICOM heads to hear rum industry’s woes
After years of failed attempts to find a resolution to the ongoing rum dispute in the Caribbean, the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) will be making another desperate appeal to Caribbean Heads of Government, at next week’s Caricom summit in Guyana. The United States ongoing subsidy to rum producers in the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico was…
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Resuscitate civil society charter
— Caribbean Policy Development Centre Director urges regional Gov’t By Alva Solomon FAILURE by regional governments to constructively engage civil society undermines the legitimacy of social partnerships. This was the bold sentiment expressed by Executive Director of the Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC), Shantal Munro-Knight when regional civil society operatives met on Tuesday morning at the Ramada Georgetown Princess to…
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Chilean President to be Special Guest
CARICOM Heads of Government will have an exchange of views with special guest, the President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet at this Thirty-seventh Regular Meeting, 4 – 6 July in Georgetown, Guyana. Chile has been a longstanding partner of the Caribbean Community as a block, and to individual Member States, and both President Bachelet and her predecessor have worked closely…
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Agreement to improve Meteorological collaboration in the Caribbean
The Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) and the Meteorological Service of France (Météo‑France) signed an agreement on 21 June 2016 to formalize the working arrangements between their two institutions. The Caribbean Meteorological Organization, which is a specialized institution of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), coordinates the joint scientific activities of the National Meteorological Services of its sixteen Caribbean Member States, provides, among…
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CARILEC Launches Renewable Energy Community to Drive Regional Collaboration
June 29, 2016, CASTRIES: This morning, the Caribbean Electricity Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) launched a renewable energy virtual community for utility engineers and energy practitioners called the CARILEC Renewable Energy Community (CAREC). The community features informative documents and training materials, monthly technical webinars and a real-time discussion board. The online platform enables members to connect with peers, learn from each…
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Courts on board for CARICOM 10K Road Race
Furniture giant, Courts, will collaborate with the Ministry of Education – Department of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Athletics Association of Guyana to stage the 12th annual CARICOM 10K Road Race on Sunday. The partnership on Courts’ behalf was made official yesterday when its Managing Director, Clyde de Haas, handed over a cheque worth $500,000 to Coordinator of the…
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Jamaica’s PM launches CARICOM Review Commission
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuessday launched the CARICOM Review Commission at Jamaica House. The Chairman of the Commission is Mr Bruce Golding, former Prime Minister. In his address, Prime Minister Holness said, “We cannot preempt what the commission will say, but it was never the intention to lay any groundwork or chart any path out of CARICOM. This…
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Jamaica leads region in surveys, statistics
JAMAICA is leading the region in terms of the administration of surveys and statistics. “Jamaica is the country in the Caribbean that produces the most statistics and on the most frequent basis,” says Director General at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy. She said a number of countries in the region do not produce the types of surveys…
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UK’s exit from EU a threat to the Caribbean, warns region’s top academic
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sunday June 26, 2016 – Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Sir Hilary Beckles has warned the region to brace for the impact of the United Kingdom’s (UK) break with the European Union (EU), as he predicted that every aspect of life in the Caribbean will be negatively affected. The Brexit (British exit) vote last…
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