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OAS and GECOM sign Observer Mission agreement for elections
The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have signed an agreement on the Electoral Observation Process of the 2015 General and Regional Elections. The agreement was compiled by the OAS. The signing took place on Wednesday when the OAS Chief of Mission, Ms. Lisa Shoman visited GECOM Secretariat and held discussions with GECOM officials. The agreement…
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Ganja Law comes into effect this Wednesday
KINGSTON, April 14, 2015 – The recently amended Dangerous Drugs Act commonly referred to as The Ganja Law which makes possession of two or less ounces of ganja a ticketable offence, will come into effect effect this Wednesday. According to the Justice Ministry the law is expected to among other things reduce the number of cases before Resident Magistrate's Courts…
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Martinique to Host Caribbean Conference on Climate Change
FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, April 15 2015 – In the context of the World Climate Conference in December in Paris, the French Region Martinique has organised a Caribbean conference on climate change. Serge Letchimy, the President of the Regional Council, said French President Francois Hollande will attend the one-day summit here next month. Letchimy said that the May 9 summit will be…
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Phillips hails CARICOM confab with G-20
Washington DC, April 14, 2015 – Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Peter Phillips, has welcomed the opportunity to co-chair yesterday’s first Caribbean Regional Dialogue with members of the G-20 Development Working Group, at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meeting in Washington DC. In his opening remarks, Dr Phillips said he was of the impression that…
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Int’l reparations conference ends on high note
NEW YORK, USA (CMC) — An international conference on reparations has ended here with a call for Caribbean governments to proceed urgently with the recommendation that the slave-owning and slave-trading European nations be invited to attend an inter-governmental reparatory justice summit in 2015. In addition, delegates also agreed to organise two global reparations summits, the first in 2016 to be…
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Jamaica interaction with President Obama a ‘momentous occasion’ for youth
If you have ever had the pleasure of witnessing unforgettable history unfold, or experienced the sheer excitement of being on the brink of an experience you’ve only read in books or seen in a film, you might understand the anticipation, and wave of exuberant curiosity that surged upon Jamaica’s shores, in the days announcing 8-9 April 2015. Certainly a momentous occasion,…
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Health High On The Summit Of The Americas Agenda For St. Kitts-nevis
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 13, 2015 (SKNIS): The continued upgrade of the Health Sector in St. Kitts and Nevis was brought to the forefront, as Minister of Foreign Affairs Honourable Mark Brantley addressed the recently held VII Summit of the Americas. “Health is inextricably linked to poverty and the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis is fully cognisant that a…
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CARICOM SG updates Montserrat’s new Cabinet on regional developments
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met on Monday with the Premier of Montserrat Hon. Donaldson Romeo and his Cabinet of Ministers and briefed them on latest developments in the regional integration movement. Premier Romeo’s government is among the newest in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). His Peoples Democratic Movement was elected to office in Montserrat’s 11 September 2014 elections. The State-owned…
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CARICOM SG updates Montserrat’s new Cabinet on regional developments
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque met with Montserrat’s two CARICOM Youth Ambassadors during his visit to the island on Monday to brief Premier Donaldson Romeo and his Cabinet on regional integration matters.
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Guyana rolls out EU-funded Agriculture Policy Programme-youth, women, small farmers among beneficiaries
As part of component three of the Agriculture Policy Programme (AAP), which aims to develop enterprises, through improved market linkages, the Ministry of Agriculture, in partnership with The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), hosted a cassava and small ruminant validation seminar, today. This event which was held at the Regency hotel, Hadfield Street, targeted farmers from across the country,…
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