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The Region and US commit to strong joint citizen security measures
Governments of the Caribbean and the United States agreed to undertake a number of security-related priority actions at a High Level Security Cooperation Dialogue, held in The Bahamas, 4 June, 2015. The Nassau Commitment for Citizen Security in the Caribbean, issued following the meeting, requires the Region and the US to, among other things, “address the illicit trafficking of firearms…
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Region a steward to important ocean resources
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has links with the ocean that surrounds it that can be described as spiritual, cultural and economic. The economic benefits to this Region, derived from Ocean resources, cannot be underestimated. The fishing industry, for example, is estimated to provide jobs for more than 200,000 people in the Region directly employed, either full-time or part-time. Added to…
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Red Cross builds just six houses with $500 million after Haiti quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Monday June 8, 2015 – The Red Cross has been called to account for its operation in Haiti, after reports emerged claiming that the charity had built just six houses in the impoverished country since the January 2010 earthquake, despite raising almost half a billion dollars in donations. The Red Cross was among the many organisations to take…
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CKLN-C@ribNET – Part of the Global MAGIC Project
Caribbean academics and researchers are now able to be part of a network of worldwide collaborators with access to collaboration tools, as well as a means to application-sharing over the next 24 months as a European Commission supported project called MAGIC has begun. The Middleware for collaborative Applications and Global virtual Communities (MAGIC) Project intends to create cloud services, including…
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CARICOM critical to Coalition administration’s foreign policy –President Granger tells T&T-based WIN TV
THE A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Government will be prioritising regional integration, President David Granger told Trinidad-based media entity, WIN TV, on Saturday during an interview.Asked about future cooperation between Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, the president said that as someone who studied in that country, he was very grateful and respectful of the hospitality shown to him. His…
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Saint Lucians on heat stroke alert as drought conditions persist
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Friday May 5, 2015 – St. Lucia’s Ministry of Health has put the public on alert for increased risk of heat stroke and other heat related illnesses in light of the continuing drought conditions affecting the island. Heat stroke, also known as sunstroke, is a severe illness caused by the body overheating, usually as a result of…
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Beyond Ebola, laying foundations for Caribbean Regional Health Security
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, June 4, 2015: Diseases do not recognise borders, and as such, communicable disease outbreaks and epidemics pose a major threat to health, tourism, social and economic development in every country in the Caribbean region. In light of this, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), this week, hosted the first Caribbean Regional Health Security (CRHS) Meeting in…
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Influx of gun, youth hopelessness must be tackled – CARICOM Chair at Security Dialogue
A problem that is of special concern to us is the continuing influx of guns, and the increase in gun-related criminality, not only in The Bahamas but throughout the region. I am convinced that there is a great deal more that we can and should be doing to fight this common menace. As a country that produces the guns that…
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Regional Youth Development Workshop timely, dynamic – Barbados CYA
I am happy to be a part of such a timely and dynamic youth-focused workshop and I am immensely grateful for the opportunity to be a presenter.” Those were words of CARICOM Youth Ambassador to Barbados and Vice Dean of Regional Initiatives, Ms. Sade Jemmot, regarding a workshop on ‘Evidence-based Policies on Youth Development in the Caribbean’ hosted 2-4 June, 2015 in Bridgetown, Barbados. Ms. Jemmot…
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Google promises to pay more attention to Caribbean’s needs
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday June 4, 2015 —The first-ever Caribbean Peering and Internet Connection Forum (CarPIF) has concluded with commitments from Internet companies Akamai Technologies and Google to pay closer attention to the needs of Caribbean Internet service providers and consumers. The promise came after more than 40 regional and international technology experts met in Barbados recently to discuss strategies for improving…
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