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March 25, 2015
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Education Ministry achieves milestone in TVET policy implementation

The Ministry of Education on Thursday, March 19, held a sensitization workshop to design, develop and pilot a National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for St. Kitts and Nevis. It marked another milestone in the implementing of the National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Policy. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Ionie Liburd-Willett, stated that the workshop comes…
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March 25, 2015
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CARICOM General Counsel commends Guyana for ratifying Environmental Agreements

General Counsel at the CARICOM Secretariat Ms. Safiya Ali says Guyana has set an example for the Region by being the only CARICOM country so far to ratify two relatively new environmental agreements: the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing and the Minamata Convention on Mercury. Ms. Ali was speaking at the opening ceremony of a National Customs Workshop on Multilateral Environmental Agreements that…
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March 25, 2015
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Caribbean needs to strengthen its Internet infrastructure

by Gerald Best Electronic security threats levels are on the rise globally, and the stakes are getting higher. Kaspersky Lab’s Global IT Risks Report (2014) estimated that, after a data breach, small and medium sized business could spend up to $22,000 on staffing, training, and systems. Larger enterprises could potentially spend up to an additional $59,000 on staffing, $35,000 on…
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March 25, 2015
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Prime Minister Heads To New York For Memorial For Slave Trade Victims

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is slated to join other world leaders and government officials at the United Nations (UN) in New York today for the unveiling of the permanent memorial to honour the victims of slavery and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. Simpson Miller made the announcement in Parliament yesterday and subsequently, a statement was issued by Jamaica House. March…
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March 25, 2015
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Singer Michele Henderson shares words of inspiration

Dominican Singing Sensation, Michele Henderson is encouraging young artistes to keep developing their talent and honing their skills in order to become successful musicians. This statement she made during an interview with Dominica News Online on Monday. “If you don’t put that effort in then you are not going to be on the top of your game,” Henderson explained. “You might…
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March 24, 2015
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Customs & Border control officers undergo Int’l Environmental training

Customs and Border Control officers from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) are undergoing a three day workshop on the Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). The workshop, which is being conducted at the GRA’s headquarters in Georgetown, is an initiative by CARICOM, the Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment (MNRE) along with a number of regional and local agencies. The…
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March 24, 2015
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Industry Minister Encourages Regional Private Sector To Embrace Soca

KINGSTON, Jamaica March 20, 2015 – Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Anthony Hylton, is encouraging regional private sector interests to embrace the proposed Services of the Caribbean (SOCA) initiative. The initiative seeks to position the services sector as the new focus of United States-CARICOM trade and investment relations, under the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). Mr. Hylton told a public forum, hosted…
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March 24, 2015
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Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Suriname Communicate their Consent to Receive On-Site Visits in Fifth Round of the OAS Anti-Corruption Mechanism

The governments of Canada, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Suriname confirmed this week to the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) their consent to receive on-site visits as part of the Fifth Round of the Mechanism for Follow-up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (MESICIC) of the OAS. The five countries notified the MESICIC…
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March 24, 2015
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An evolving relationship between President Obama and Caribbean leaders

Last month, as Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne welcomed his fellow Caribbean leaders to a two-day summit, he looked out into the audience and thanked Venezuela, China and Taiwan for their support. “The governments extended a hand,” the outgoing chairman of the 15-member Caribbean Community regional grouping known as Caricom said to a backdrop of thunderous applause. “We will not…
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March 24, 2015
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Healthcare Tourism On The Rise In The Caribbean

CAYMAN ISLANDS (March 24, 2015) – Healthcare tourism is listed as an opportunity for the Caribbean region according to an article outlining “13 Opportunities for the New Caribbean.” In Caribbean Journal, an online news source, Curaçao-based development consultants, Miguel Goede and Runy Calmera, cite opportunities ranging from the film industry, higher education to ecotourism and sports, and note the special…
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