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Positive Outcomes From EU/CELAC Summit
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, is reporting a number of positive developments for Jamaica and the wider region, coming out of the Second European Union/Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU/CELAC) Summit. The summit was held June 10 and 11 in Brussels, Belgium. Minister Nicholson was part of the Jamaican delegation to the…
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Barbados reaffirms role in climate change flight
BARBADOS has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and combating the challenges posed by climate change. These assurances came from Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of the Environment and Drainage, Edison Alleyne, during the opening ceremony for Climate Diplomacy Day, held at the Old Spirit Bond Mall recently. Noting that the island was cognisant of its limited contribution…
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PM Stuart: CARICOM Single Market on the march
THE SINGLE MARKET component of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy is “on the march”, says Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, while the Single Economy element has been a little more challenging because it calls for more fundamental decisions. n an interview with the Barbados Government Information Service, Stuart noted that the Single Market had created an environment where goods, services…
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CYA attends UNESCO conference on youth and internet in Paris
The two-day event ,which was conducted in both English and French, brought together more than 250 officials, academics, policy-makers, youth NGO’s, experts and practitioners from a range of institutions and disciplines from across the world, to share experiences, highlight gaps and explore options in reducing the internet as a tool for youth extremism and radicalism. The conference highlighted the need for…
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Experts meeting to discuss options for renewable energy
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, CMC – A three-day meeting bringing together some of the world’s leading renewable energy experts considering options for renewable energy development in the Caribbean and on the numerous islands scattered around the globe is taking place here. Organisers say the Martinique Conference on Island Energy Transitions, being held under the theme, ‘Pathways for Accelerated Uptake of Renewables’, will…
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Shaping the Caribbean SDGs priorities to be responsive to the needs of women and men
As we get set to embrace a new global development roadmap, what will this mean for the Caribbean? What must our priorities be and how will we make them known to ensure that the Caribbean needs are given high visibility and programmed for action and finance? Effective and real development can only be achieved where all members of society have…
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Economist says Regional education systems must be refocused
An economist is calling for an overhaul of the education system in the region in order to bolster development. Head of the Caribbean Centre for Competitiveness, Indera Sagewan-Ali said while regional governments have been good at setting up learning institutions, they have failed to ensure the schools are functional and fulfilling their mandate. She said institutions are resourced “then we…
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CHTA proposes Caribbean Basin Tourism Initiative
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) yesterday called for the establishment of a Caribbean Basin Tourism Initiative (CBTI) to address the Caribbean's socioeconomic challenges and stimulate greater regional trade, travel, and investment, as Cuba gets poised to take a considerable share of the region's U.S. visitor market. In a press release issued yesterday, CHTA President Emil Lee said that…
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New approaches to managing disaster focus on resilience
UNITED NATIONS, Friday June 19, 2015, IPS – Natural disasters have become a fact of life for millions around the world, and the future forecast is only getting worse. From super typhoons to floods, droughts and landslides, these events tend to widen existing inequalities between and within nations, often leaving the poorest with quite literally nothing. In 2013 alone, three times…
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CARICOM workshop on financing for biodiversity
The Caribbean Community, under the EU-funded Project for Capacity Building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries held a workshop in Antigua and Barbuda on resource mobilisation and sustainable financing for biodiversity. The workshop was at the City View Hotel and was delivered in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), the United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Latin America…
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