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Jamaica sets up Internet Exchange Point for Freer, Faster Access
KINGSTON, Jamaica November 14, 2014 – The Jamaican Government has established an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) which will reduce the cost of internet use to Jamaicans while having faster access. Minister of Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell told the National Medal for Science, Technology and Innovation Awards ceremony on Wednesday, that the IXP, hosted at eGOV Jamaica Limited, will further…
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CARICOM Foreign Ministers hail Japan summit as a success
TOKYO, Japan, Nov 15 – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers have hailed the one-day summit with their Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida as a success, and have welcomed Tokyo’s solidarity with the region on many global issues. In a joint communiqué issued at the end of the Fourth Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference, “The Foreign Ministers resolved to strengthen the bond between Japan…
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A Fair Climate Treaty or None at All, Jamaica Warns
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov 10 2014 (IPS) – As the clock counts down to the last major climate change meeting of the year, before countries must agree on a definitive new treaty in 2015, a senior United Nations official says members of the Alliance of Small Island Developing States (AOSIS) “need to be innovative and think outside the box” if they…
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Avoiding local transmission of Ebola is ‘the goal’ in Caribbean, says PAHO
WASHINGTON, DC, USA (CMC) — Director of the Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Marcos Espinal, says preventing local transmission of Ebola is the main goal in preparing for the eventual arrival the disease in Latin America and the Caribbean. According to Espinal, who is leading PAHO's support for preparedness and…
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EU committed to help build economic resilience in the Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday November 14, 2014, CMC – Head of the EU delegation to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Mikael Barfod, says the European Union remains committed to working with Caribbean governments and the regional private sector in building economic resilience. “The EU believes a favourable environment for doing business and the expansion of trade through regional and global integration…
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St Kitts and Nevis, India Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement
The governments of St Kitts and Nevis and India have signed a tax information exchange agreement. The agreement was signed by St Kitts and Nevis’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Delano Frank, and his Indian counterpart, Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji. The agreement includes information “relevant to administration of domestic tax laws of each country in terms of assessment, tax claims…
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COTED approves two new standards for the region
The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) has adopted two regional standards – both of which have been in development for a number of years. The region now has a common Specification for Cement, and a Code of Practice for Organic Production and Processes, both of which have been hailed as major developments by the CARICOM Regional Organisation for…
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New strain of Chikungunya in Brazil could spur North American outbreak
BAHIA, Brazil, Wednesday November 12, 2014 (AMG) — The Chikungunya outbreak which continues to affect thousands of Caribbean residents since it first appeared in St. Martin last year has been relatively self-limiting in the United States, due to the fact that the current strain only spreads through the Aedes egypti mosquito vector, which is uncommon on the US Eastern seaboard.…
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Improve standards to generate growth – Minister Darcy Boyce
(Caribbean Export Development Agency) Public and private sector entities across the region have been urged to improve business processes to best standards, in an effort to generate economic growth and employment. According to Darcy Boyce, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister of Barbados, the region cannot afford to wait on projects to be developed and executed only at…
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