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Targeting Vulnerable Communities to Strengthen National Resilience – CDEMA
Paramaribo, Suriname, January 26, 2016 (CDEMA) – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in partnership with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) are seeking to strengthen and sustain national resilience through prioritized targeting of the most vulnerable communities. In efforts to promote and enhance resilience at the national level, it is vitally important…
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Guyana to lobby for greater role for CARICOM in CELAC
The Guyana delegation will be seeking to ensure that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) plays a greater role in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) at the IV Summit of the Heads of State and Government underway in Quito, Ecuador. Improving the integration process between Latin American countries and groups, and other countries such as China, Russia, South…
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Entrepreneurs must be committed, innovative – CEBO participant, business owner, awardee
Anastasha Elliot is an ambitious young woman from St. Kitts and Nevis who owns a business called Yaphene. Anastasha describes Yaphene as a local pioneer of fresh, raw and organic face, body and hair care products made from all natural ingredients with a focus on local herbal remedies. Her products include shampoos, hair tonics, deodorant, body spritz, hair conditioning butters, lotions,…
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Regional tourism organisations observing protocols on mosquito-borne diseases
The public-sector-led Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) and its private sector counterpart, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) said Monday that they were observing national, Regional and international health protocols in dealing with mosquito-borne viral diseases which can be found in tropical countries. In a statement on the Zika virus, the CTO and CHTA said they were in close contact with the Caribbean Public Health…
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CARICOM presence at important hemispheric meeting
Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations at the CARICOM Secretariat Ambassador Colin Granderson (top left) joined national coordinators in a preparatory session of the Fourth Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) which opened in Quito, Ecuador on Sunday and ends Wednesday. Twenty Heads of Government from the 33 member regional block are scheduled to attend.…
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Local ruminants: Reducing reliance on imports
Although the 15 Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) countries consume over 11 million kg of goat and sheep meat annually, only about 30% is produced locally. Sustainable breeding techniques, strengthening value chains and appropriate livestock policies are all necessary to increase the Caribbean ruminant sector. By 2050, CARICOM’s population will reach 22 million, which will undoubtedly impact food…
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‘SAMOA Pathway’ – Outcomes from the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Port-of-Spain (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) welcomes the outcomes of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) held in Apia, Samoa on 1-4 September 2014, and the adoption of the ‘Samoa Pathway’ – Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action, for the implementation of sustainable development and poverty eradication. Guided by the purposes…
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Jamaica spending millions to upgrade UWI lab to test for Zika virus
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday January 21, 2016 – The Jamaica Government is spending J$10 million (US$82,936) to upgrade and improve the Virology Laboratory at the University of the West Indies (UWI) to ensure that testing for the Zika Virus (ZikV) can be carried out locally. Minister of Health Horace Dalley made the announcement yesterday as ZikV, which is transmitted by the Aedes…
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Barbados accepted into IAEA
As Barbados works to ensure that its radiological sources are secure and safe, Minister of Health John Boyce announced today that the country’s application for membership to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been accepted. He was speaking at a course on Physical Protection and Security Management organised by the Office of Radiological Security in the United States Department…
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Bahamas PM calls for greater collaboration for Regional economic growth
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan 20, CMC – Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie says the key to the Caribbean achieving economic growth and development will be its ability to “think strategically and collaborate”. Addressing the Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference 2016 Trade Show organised by the Jamaica Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Christie said with a collaborative, strategic approach “we can position…
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