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CARDI and CDB to host black Sigatoka disease Training Workshops
The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will be hosting a series of workshops on the “Integrated Disease Management of black Sigatoka disease (BSD)” from August to October 2015. These training workshops are seeking to strengthen the capacity of BSD management teams in both the Ministry of Agriculture and banana and…
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Caribbean Development Bank Strengthens Haiti’s Efforts to Improve Access to Sanitation Services
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – On July 16, 2015, the Caribbean Development Bank’s Board of Directors approved USD211,000 in financing to help strengthen Haiti’s technical capacity to improve its population’s access to sanitation services. The funding, provided through the Bank’s Special Fund Resources, will contribute to the Governance and Sanitation Training Programme, which is to be run from September to December 2015.…
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CDB approves financing for solar photovoltaic plant in Anguilla
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday July 23, 2015 – The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a US$2.34 million loan to finance the installation and commissioning of a 1 Megawatt Solar Pholtovoltaic Plant which will enable the Anguilla Electricity Company Limited (ANGLEC) to introduce renewable energy into the mix for electricity production. ADVERTISEMENT The project in Corito, in the south of the…
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CARPHA visit covers tourism and health
CARPHA continues to advocate collaboration between health and tourism sectors to jointly address the critical link between tourism and health. One way of achieving this objective would be to strengthen the existing national surveillance system through the addition of an early warning and response mechanisms for travel related illnesses, i.e. establishing the monitoring of illnesses among visitors in hotels and…
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CDB provides grant funds to help University of Belize improve operations
CDB’s operations officer, education, Idamay Denny he government of Belize is continuing its focus on expanding access to quality tertiary education by looking at ways to improve operations at the University of Belize (UB). The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a grant of US$400,000 to the government of Belize to facilitate a comprehensive institutional assessment of UB, which will…
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Premier Rufus Ewing and Minister of Border Control Attends Pre-JMC In Bermuda
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, Thursday July 23, 2015 The Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, Dr. The Hon. Rufus W. Ewing along with his Minister of Border Control and Employment, Hon. Ricardo Gardiner left yesterday to join other leaders of the Overseas Territories at the Pre-Joint Ministerial Council Meeting being held in Bermuda. The meeting of OT Leaders…
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‘ANIMATED IDEAS’ Bootcamp
For the first time in Animae Caribe Festivals fifteen-year history, region-wide participation will be achieved. Through the support of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) funded by the European Union under the 10th EDF, over ten Caribbean Islands will be represented. From 28th to 31st of October 2015 ten representatives from Caribbean animation studios, will participate in roundtable discussions…
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Measuring Gender Equity in the Caribbean Development of the CARICOM Gender Equality Indicators Model National Consultation: Grenada
St. George’s, Grenada: Over the past fifteen years, the CARICOM Secretariat has supported Member States in the strengthening of data collection and the analysis of socio-economic data from a gender equality perspective. For Governments to assess the status of women and men and to better understand the impact and shaping of policies, it is essential that this analysis and dissemination…
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Strengthening Caribbean Regional Health Security Preparedness and Response
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) hosted a workshop titled Strengthening Caribbean Regional Health Security, Preparedness and Response from 20-22 July 2015. The three day workshop focused on contact tracing, and sought to promote and strengthen Member States’ capacity to respond to epidemic outbreaks and identify incidents that may be potential public health emergencies of international concern. While there are…
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Caribbean Sex Workers Trained in Advocacy for Health Care Rights
Thirty (30) sex workers from six Caribbean countries are now equipped to better advocate for their right to appropriate health care and to help their peers to do the same. The Guyana Sex Work Coalition in association with the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition and supported by the Global Network of Sex Work Projects joined forces to train the participants…
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