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Caribbean Seeks to Provide Additional Support to Existing Investors
Targeting existing investors to reinvest in the Caribbean and creating linkages in the domestic economy between investors and local suppliers to drive investment growth were issues at the centre of the strategy recommended to the region’s’ Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) at the recently held workshop facilitated by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the Caribbean Association…
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Antigua and Barbuda moving to join CCJ
ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda says it is moving towards joining the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), as the island’s final court. Cabinet has accepted a recommendation from Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Steadroy Benjamin on the issue. The CCJ was established in 2001 to replace the London-based Privy Council and while most…
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Caribbean countries reach agreement on draft document ahead of special UN summit
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) – The United Nations says all of its 193 members, including those in the Caribbean, have reached agreement on the draft outcome document that will constitute the new sustainable development agenda to be adopted by world leaders at the Sustainable Development Summit here in September. It said the countries agreed to an ambitious agenda that features 17…
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Caribbean countries take part in the Regional Colloquium of the Codex Alimentarius
Montevideo, Uruguay, August 4, 2015 (IICA). A Codex Alimentarius colloquium, a meeting in which 22 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries will endeavor to establish common positions on international food safety standards, will be getting under way in Uruguay today. Among the participants in the activity, which will take place in the Sheraton Montevideo Hotel, will be the Minister of…
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Jamaica expanding cassava industry with help from Colombia
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday August 4, 2015 – Government is moving to expand the cassava industry through partnerships with the private sector and the University of the West Indies, with support from the Colombian government. Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, said the partnership between government and the manufacturer of Jamaican beer Red Stripe, which is using the tuber as part of its…
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CARIFESTA- its symbolism, history, development
The Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) is an exhibition of the diverse cultures of the countries and islands that are washed by the Caribbean Sea. This Festival is a progeny of several initiatives that were aimed at stimulating regional integration. The celebration of Caribbean arts hosted by Puerto Rico in 1952, the 1958 British West Indian Federation and the Caribbean…
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Young voices are heard in sustainability conversation – Jetblue and sustainable tourism
One carrier has come up with a novel approach to the issue of sustainable tourism that involves science, students and scholarships. JetBlue recently launched a program to increase planning for sustainable tourism in the Caribbean region through grants to students who will focus on using science to improve the travel experience for customers and communities now and in the future.…
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UNAIDS holds final virtual consultation on its 2016-2021 Strategy
UNAIDS is holding a second and final virtual consultation to review its 2016-2021 Strategy. The draft of the Strategy is available online for review and comment until 21st August. This consultation follows eight months of discussions at global and regional levels. UNAIDS hosted its first virtual consultation in March 2015, receiving 280 inputs from 50 countries in five languages. Young people, people living with and…
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Employers urged to support breast-feeding in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) has called for more employers to support breast feeding mothers in the Americas, including the Caribbean. In a message to mark World Breastfeeding Week from August 1-7, PAHO said employers who supported breastfeeding were not only taking the “ethical high road” but were likely to reap benefits for their businesses and…
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Animated Ideas Bootcamp to be held in October
For the first time in Animae Caribe Festival’s fifteen-year history, region-wide participation will be achieved. From October 28-31, 2015, in Trinidad and Tobago, ten representatives from Caribbean animation studios will participate in round table discussions and the inaugural ‘Animated Ideas Bootcamp’. Animated Ideas Bootcamp is a collaborative training and development project that encourages group participation for the advancement of animated…
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