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World Bank says growth in remittances to Caribbean will slow down in 2015
WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Friday April 17, 2015, CMC – The World Bank says remittances growth in the Caribbean is expected to slow in 2015. The Washington-based international financial institution said in its latest issue of its Migration and Development Brief that growth in global remittances, including those to developing countries, such as the Caribbean, will slow sharply this year due…
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Students engaging in the CSME through field promotion
A group of Dominican students is on a study tour to St. Lucia this week as part of CARICOM’s programme to engage students in understanding the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Nineteen (19) students from the Dominica State College travelled to St. Lucia to participate in a series of engagements which have been arranged with ministries/departments responsible for labour,…
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Saint Lucia prepares for Earth Day
The Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) joins the rest of the world in the celebration of Earth Day. Earth day is an annual event on which activities are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Communications and Advocacy Officer at the Saint Lucia National Trust, Karetta Crooks-Charles, revealed that the SLNT will host their own activities on April 22.…
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Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival draws internationally renowned talent
nternationally renowned performers taking centre-stage this year include singer/songwriter Robin Thicke, two-time Grammy winner Jon Secada, Jamaican reggae musician and actor Jimmy Cliff, Latin sensation Timbalive, American rapper Flo Rida, acclaimed Paris-based pianist Alain Jean Marie and two-time Grammy nominee Joey DeFranceso featuring Grant Stewart. The 11-day St. Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival kicks off on April 30 and runs through May 10 featuring hundreds of musical performances and art showcases throughout the island. Locations span…
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CARICOM an untapped business resource
By Andre Bagoo CARICOM and its treaty laws relating to economic integration are an untapped resource for civil society, including the regional business and banking sectors, Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) President Sir Dennis Byron, 71, says today as the court marks its tenth anniversary. In an interview with Business Day granted last week, the senior jurist called for civil…
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St. Kitts and Nevis CYA urges inclusion at PANCAP meeting
Georgetown, Guyana, April 17, 2015: Incoming Dean of the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors Corps, Mr. Klieon John, made a strong appeal for Regional stakeholders to include youth in policy planning in the response to HIV/AIDS at a multilateral meeting in Guyana on Wednesday. The recommendation was made at the Twenty-Third Executive Meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) which was…
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CARICOM Border Officials Learn New Detection And Interviewing Strategies
Port of Spain, Trinidad, April 17, 2015 (CARICOM IMPACS) – CARICOM IMPACS in collaboration with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will conduct training in Deception Detection and Eliciting Responses Training (DDER) during the period 20-25 April 2015 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The training is designed specifically for Member States participating in the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) which includes countries from…
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Incoming CYA Dean meets CARICOM SG
Georgetown, Guyana, April 17, 2015: Incoming Dean of the CARICOM Youth Ambassador Corps, Klieon John, from St. Kitts and Nevis, paid a courtesy visit to CARICOM Secretary General, His ExcellencyAmbassador Irwin LaRocque in Guyana on Wednesday, 16 April, 2015. Also present was Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development at the Secretariat, Ambassador Douglas Slater. Mr. John was at the CARICOM Secretariat to attend the Twenty-Third Executive Meeting of…
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Agriculture Project Sowing Seeds Of Youth Development
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 16, 2015 (SKNIS): The St. Kitts-Nevis Agricultural Youth Forum (SKNAYF) is making a push to spread greenhouse technology to farmers and provide them with opportunities to develop new leadership skills so as to make them more productive citizens. The group opened its two-day conference on Crime, Greenhouse Technology and Leadership at the UWI Conference Room on Thursday…
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G20 to integrate Caribbean into global value chain
WASHINGTON, DC, April 16, 2015 – Member countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) concluded their inaugural meeting with members of the G20 Development Working Group (DWG) in Washington DC on Monday, and welcomed the implementation of DWG and other G20 commitments noting that this will strengthen the development outcomes from these initiatives. In a communiqué following the meeting, Participants underscored…
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