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CCJ hosts 7th Annual Law Moot tomorrow
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will be hosting its 7th Annual International Law Moot this Friday 13th March, 2015, at its Headquarters in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Students from throughout CARICOM are set to participate in the competition which was established in 2009 to provide future law practitioners with the opportunity to further develop their research and advocacy skills in a real…
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Gender Affairs Identifies Pioneering Women
Basseterre, St. Kitts, March 10, 2015 (SKNIS): One day ahead of the international observance, Cyndie Demming and Samantha Rochester were identified as pioneers and honoured by the Department of Gender Affairs in commemoration of International Women’s Day on March 07, 2015. At a classy breakfast ceremony, Ms. Demming was recognized for “Making It Happen” in the field of politics as an…
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New information channel promises timely updates to Dominicans on CSME developments
ROSEAU, Dominica — The ministry of trade, energy and employment in Dominica has launched the CSME Report Card, a bi-annually hosted press conference that will serve as a direct reporting mechanism from CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) touch-point agencies to Dominicans, in partnership with local media. The ambassador’s overarching message was that, with only one exception, Dominica has removed…
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Caribbean countries to benefit from EU funds
BRUSSELS, Mar 11, CMC – Caribbean countries are expected to benefit from funds being made available to the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) that has now come into full force. The European Commission announced the full entry into force of the EDF, regarded as a cornerstone of the EU's international cooperation and…
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CARICOM Foreign Ministers engage German interest groups
CARICOM Foreign Ministers held wide-ranging engagements with various interest groups in addition to meeting their German counterpart, 2-3 March 2015. The Foreign Ministers met with representatives of the German business sector in Berlin, representatives of the renewable energy sector in Hamburg on the morning of March 3, and with parliamentary representatives from the Latin American and Caribbean Commission of the…
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CARICOM and Germany renew commitment
At the Conference of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Foreign Ministers and Germany, held on 2-3 March 2015, in Berlin, representatives renewed their commitment to further strengthen existing fields of cooperation and to explore new areas for interaction. The Conference, held at the invitation of the government of Germany, “noted with satisfaction the steady and continuous progress in… relations”, between Germany and…
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PANCAP and the Dominican Republic Commit to Strengthening the Partnership
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — Population Services International (PSI), Domincan Republic, organised a press conference this morning to share the work PANCAP is supporting in the Dominican Republic. Dereck Springer, Director of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), explained that the mission this week is to foster closer collaboration between the PANCAP and the Dominican Republic at the…
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PANCAP and Haiti to Foster Closer Collaboration
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — Mr Dereck Springer, Director of the Coordinating Unit of the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) visited Haiti last week, 2- 5 March, to strengthen relationships with various stakeholders. Early in the week, Mr Springer met with Haitian Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr Florence Duperval Guillaume and other members of the Ministry as…
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Initiatives To Facilitate Building Of Cultural Industries Are To Be Announced
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says the Government will shortly be making announcements in relation to the introduction of initiatives to facilitate the building of cultural industries here. He made the disclosure during a News Conference on Tuesday, as he provided the media with an update on the issues discussed at the 26th Intersessional Meeting of Caricom, held in the…
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Swedish Ambassador to CARICOM pays courtesy call on PM Harris
Basseterre, St. Kitts – Sweden’s Ambassador to CARICOM, His Excellency Claes Hammer, paid a courtesy call on St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris on Monday, 9 March at his office at Government Headquarters. Ambassador Hammer presented Prime Minister Harris with a congratulatory letter from his Government. Discussions were held on the way forward towards greater cooperation between Sweden…
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