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Local Youth Programs Guided by International Best Practices
The Department of Youth continues to ensure that opportunities to engage in regional and international conferences are seized as part of the process to positively develop young people. On Wednesday (October 28) during the radio programme “Working for You” Deputy Prime Minister, Honourable Shawn Richards, noted that networking and strategic collaborations are key parts of the strategy for holistic development…
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CCJ grants historic constitutional relief to Maya people
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today delivered its decision in The Maya Leaders Alliance et al v the Attorney General of Belize [2015] CCJ 15 (AJ). The appeal was brought by 25 appellants who are members of the Maya community of the Toledo District. The Appellants have been fighting for recognition and protection of Maya land rights before international courts and…
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IMF approves funds for storm-hit Dominica
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on October 28, 2015 approved a disbursement of an amount of about US$8.7-million for Dominica as the island rebuilds following the ravages of Tropical Storm Erika. Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair of the IMF, Mitsuhiro Furusawa, said an assessment report by the World Bank and the Government of Dominica estimates…
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CCREEE reaches the next step in development
A collective approach to developing the region’s renewable energy resources, improving the use of energy and increasing resilience to climate change, has reached its next step in development. Set to be up and running by the end of the year, the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) is expected to be a medium used at the inter and…
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CARICOM climate change ministers and negotiators working out COP21 strategy
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Wednesday October 28, 2015 – CARICOM climate change negotiators and ministers began a two-day meeting in St. Lucia today, to revise and improve the region`s negotiating artillery in preparation for the 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). This second meeting of CARICOM ministers responsible for…
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Regional financial services sector called on to be proactive not reactive
The Caribbean region has to take ownership of regulatory issues affecting the international financial services sector. Stakeholders in the sector must start using their high level of expertise and the Diaspora community with their vast international connections to lobby and convince international regulatory institutions of the importance of the sector for the regional economies. To change the focus from reactive…
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CARICOM and Brazil strengthening relations – SG pays official visit
At the request of the Foreign Minister of Brazil, H.E. Mauro Luiz Vieira, Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque paid an official visit to Brazil on 26 October 2015. In the course of the visit, the Secretary-General met with the Foreign Minister and senior officials at the Foreign Ministry, Itamaraty, the Director of the Brazilian Agency for technical cooperation, and the President…
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Redouble efforts on Deposit Insurance – CARICOM ASG
Redouble efforts and focus on the “critical policy intervention” of Deposit Insurance, CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General, Trade and Economic Integration, Mr. Joseph Cox, said Monday. CARICOM Assistant Secretary-General, Trade and Economic Integration, Mr. Joseph Cox He was at the time addressing a Regional consultation at the Radisson Resorts in Barbados that focused on the development of a harmonised deposit protection model…
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CARICOM Election Mission to Haiti releases Immediate Post-Election Statement
The CARICOM Election Observation Mission (CEOM) to Haiti has issued its Immediate Post-Election Statement in which it highlighted areas that could lead to “undesirable sequels” if not corrected. Those areas included anomalies pertaining to voting norms, varying methodologies in poll practices and inadequate physical space at polling stations The eight-member team, headed by Dr. Steve Surujbally, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, observed the 26…
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Pursue more vibrant statistics agenda – Dr. Philomen Harrison
Regional statisticians and stakeholders in the sector are meeting in Bridgetown, Barbados, this week on the heels of the observances earlier this month of Caribbean Statistics Day and World Statistics Day, both celebrated under the theme ‘Better Data, Better Lives’. The Barbados meetings are the 40th Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (SCCS); the 25th Meeting of the…
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