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June 11, 2015
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Jamaica implements vector control programme as Zika virus gets closer

KINGSTON, Jamaica – With the mosquito-borne Zika Virus closer to home, Jamaica has now implemented a five-point integrated vector management control programme that includes prosecuting people who fail to comply with its provisions. Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health Sherine Huntley-Jones made the announcement yesterday, just a few days after a 12-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic was the first…
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June 11, 2015
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2015 State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) (20 – 23 October 2015), Curaçao

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Curaçao Tourist Board have announced the dates for the region’s leading tourism forum, the State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) 2015. Curaçao will host SOTIC from 21- 23 October 2015 at the famous World Trade Center in Willemstad, bringing together senior industry decision makers and interested partners to address the biggest concerns and…
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June 11, 2015
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St Kitts And Nevis Prime Minister Sets Case For Investment And Development Cooperation From Eu At Critical Summit In Brussels

Basseterre, St. Kitts, June 11, 2015 (SKNIS): Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris engaged in an intensive two day high-level summit in Brussels over 10-11 June, bringing together heads of state from the European Union (EU), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). He was attending the EU-CELAC Summit – the core high-level negotiating forum linking Latin America, the Caribbean and the…
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June 11, 2015
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Guyana cops MDG award for reducing hunger

Guyana was bestowed an award for achieving the distinction of meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG), relating to hunger. Agriculture Minister Mr. Noel Holder was in attendance at Rome, Italy, for three specialised meetings, as well as for issues regarding Guyana’s membership of various agriculturally related organisations. The Minister also received the prestigious award for Guyana’s success in meeting the…
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June 11, 2015
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Climate Change, Citizen Security, Migration, Financial Services key focus at EU-CELAC Summit: CARICOM Chair

I wish to stress the issue of citizen security and the adjunct to that public policy issue: the education and training of our young. I have said this many times before. There is a sense of hopelessness; there is a problem with joblessness among the young, both here and in our regions, which we must address. If we ignore it,…
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June 11, 2015
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Turks and Caicos takes strategic measures to reduce NCDs’ impact

The Hon. Dr. Rufus W. Ewing Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, has committed to championing the fight against NCDs in his homeland and Regionally at the level of Heads of Government in CARICOM. Dr Ewing, who is also his country’s Minister of Health, Agriculture and Human Services, made the commitment during a press conference held at the conclusion Tuesday of…
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June 10, 2015
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Strong CARICOM presence as EU-CELAC Summit opens today in Brussels

Several CARICOM Heads of Government are in Brussels for the 2nd EU-CELAC Summit, which opens today and concludes tomorrow. The Summit, under the theme “Shaping our common futures: Working for prosperous, cohesive and sustainable societies for our citizens” brings together 61 Heads of State and Government from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. They will discuss bi-regional and global issues, and…
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June 9, 2015
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CRDARI wants to help CARICOM Cannabis Commission

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Jun 8, CMC – The St. Lucia-based Caribbean Drug and Alcohol Research Institute ‎(CDARI) says it is willing to provide support to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Cannabis Commission. In a June 8 letter to CARICOM Secretary General, Irwin La Rocque, CDARI director Dr. Marcus Day said his organization was seeking to serve the regional commission in the…
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June 9, 2015
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World Oceans Day: an opportunity to showcase new, emerging opportunities

World Oceans Day was celebrated on Monday 8 June 2015. For the Caribbean Region, the ocean represents the life blood for critical economic sectors including agriculture, tourism, fisheries, and transportation. Seized on the importance of the ocean to the Region, the Caribbean Community Secretariat sought the opinion of an expert in this field on several critical issues. The following is…
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June 9, 2015
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NCDs under focus in Barbados

The Forum of ‘Key Stakeholders on NCDs: Advancing the NCD Agenda in the Caribbean’, now underway in Bridgetown, Barbados, is a high level meeting were health leaders from throughout the Caribbean are discussing actions to intensify efforts to tackle chronic diseases and their risk factors. According to the current trends, and despite the efforts implemented to reduce the impact of…
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