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African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) moving from aid to development
Although it was established 40 years ago, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) is still relevant today says secretary general Dr Patrick Ignatius Gomes. Guyanese-born Dr Gomes, who is in T&T for a few days before flying back on Tuesday to Brussels, Belgium, where the ACP headquarters is located, said the ACP was trying to shift from…
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PAHO says 2015 saw progress, challenges in health in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, CMC – The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) says 2015 saw both progress and challenges in health in the Americas, including the Caribbean. In its end of year report, PAHA said the Americas in April became the world’s first region to be declared free of endemic transmission of rubella, a contagious disease that can cause serious birth defects…
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Electronic marking is making progress – CXC
The Caribbean Examinations Council started using electronic marking, also known as e-marking, during the May-June 2013 marking exercise. E-marking facilitates the assignment of electronic scripts to examiners and the marking of these scripts in an online environment instead of relocating to a physical location. The process started with two subjects at the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) level. Since then,…
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2016 is Guyana’s time for renewal -President Granger
During the broadcast, the President said “this is a time for a national renaissance. The prospects are bright. The portents are propitious. This New Year is a time to chart our course for the next five years to 2020 and beyond.” In his first New Year’s Address to the Nation as Head of State, President David Granger declared that the…
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Caribbean’s ocean governance capacity to be boosted
Belize City, Belize, 29 December 2015 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the International Ocean Institute (IOI)have signed a new five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to extend their longstanding cooperation towards building the capacity of Caribbean fisheries and marine resource management professionals in ocean governance. The partnership between the CRFM and IOI started in 2004 and it has provided nearly 40 Caribbean…
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CRFM and IOI sign 5-year MoU to build the Caribbean’s capacity in Ocean Governance
Belize City, Belize, 29 December 2015 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the International Ocean Institute (IOI) this month signed a new 5-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to extend their longstanding cooperation towards building the capacity of Caribbean fisheries and marine resource management professionals in ocean governance. The partnership between the CRFM and IOI started in 2004 and it…
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Edutainment
Edutainment is the term applied to a proven approach that combines mass communication of a positive and culturally relevant message with community outreach to address social issues in an effort to make a positive change. The CARICOM Secretariat has embraced the concept of Edutainment as a tool to inform the public or audience by integrating important messages in a familiar or…
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Cruise company to create first ever marine reserve island in Bahamas
Geneva-based global cruise line MSC Cruises has unveiled plans to create an unprecedented exclusive marine reserve island experience in the Bahamas. The project was officially launched recently in Nassau, where Prime Minister Perry Christie and MSC Cruises Executive Chairman Pierfrancesco Vago signed a 100-year lease agreement that will enable MSC Cruises to occupy and develop the island to be called…
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FAO: CARICOM countries show progress in meeting global hunger targets
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday December 23, 2015 – The State of Food Insecurity in the CARICOM Caribbean 2015 Report, published yesterday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), shows progress in the Caribbean region in reducing undernourishment and towards meeting global targets. The number of undernourished persons in the Caribbean declined from 8.1 million in 1990-92, to 7.5…
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Jamaica to host regional workshop on cassava
Technical officers from five Caribbean countries have ended a weeklong workshop aimed at learning about new ways of adding value to cassava production and modern technologies for processing the vegetable, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has announced. The workshop was the second of three events scheduled for 2015 to strengthen alliances and share knowledge among countries. The last…
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