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Regional private sector needs urgent support – Caribbean Export
(Caribbean Export Development Agency) Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency, Pamela Coke-Hamilton says private sector organizations across the Caribbean are in urgent need of support as they continue to mitigate the negative effects of the global recession that started six years ago. Coke-Hamilton, in an address to delegates at the opening of the Caribbean Exporters’ Colloquium in Bridgetown,…
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Coke-Hamilton Sees Diversification in Agro-Processing and Cultural Industries
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, November 12, 2014. While indicating the potential for the Caribbean to grow exports of agro-processed goods and increase earnings from the cultural industries a two-day conference on exports and the private sector has heard repeated calls for more Caribbean-centric data to guide policy. Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) Pamela Coke-Hamilton identified agro-processed goods…
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Senator Darcy Boyce gives update – on the CARICOM Commission on the Economy
The CARICOM Commission on the Economy is pressing ahead with its efforts to generate economic growth and employment in Caribbean countries. According to Senator Darcy Boyce, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, who serves as Chair of the CARICOM Commission on the Economy, the Commission has already identified opportunities for private sector investment in energy, tourism, information and…
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Regional delegates discussing CSME
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – A two-day regional workshop exploring issues relating to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) began here on Monday with delegates being told that it would explore in some depth the areas of education, occupational classification, social security and social dialogue. “As we seek to expand the category of skilled workers, we can move…
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Supporting the Regional Private Sector
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, November 12, 2014. Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency, Pamela Coke-Hamilton says private sector organizations across the Caribbean are in urgent need of support as they continue to mitigate the negative effects of the global recession that started six years ago. Coke-Hamilton, in an address to delegates at the opening of the Caribbean Exporters’ Colloquium in…
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Caribbean Region Trained To Communicate In Emergencies
Basseterre, St. Kitts, November 12, 2014 (SKNIS): How to effectively communicate during emergencies was the clear message that was sent by the World Health Organisation (WHO)/Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and received by representatives from 21 English and French-speaking Caribbean territories during an Emergency Risk Communication Workshop held in Barbados last week. From November 4 – 6 approximately 64 participants,…
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CARICOM foreign ministers to meet in Japan
KINGSTON Jamaica — Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers including Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade AJ Nicholson will meet with their Japanese counterpart on Friday for talks aimed at strengthening the relations between the 15-member regional grouping and Japan. According to a joint statement issued on Monday, the November 15 meeting is a follow-up to the first Japan-CARICOM…
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CARICOM Secretariat Will Host the 4th Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF), 12-14 November 2014
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will be partnering with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) through the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (REETA) Project in hosting the Fourth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF). The Forum will be held from the 13-14 November 2014 at the Office of Caribbean Development Bank in St. Michael,…
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CACRICOM, UNFPA framework aims to reduce adolescent pregnancy in region
ADOLESCENT pregnancy in the Caribbean could decline by 20 per cent between 2015 and 2019 if an initiative by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) succeeds. Last year, UNFPA and Caricom unveiled a strategic framework aimed at reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in countries of the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, executive…
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Drugs and tourism combine to raise HIV risk in Caribbean
New research shows how drugs in the Dominican Republican’s touristy areas present barriers to preventing HIV. The Caribbean has the second highest global HIV prevalence in the world outside of Sub-Saharan Africa, with HIV/AIDS as leading cause of death among people aged 20–59 years within the region. Particularly hard-hit are the Dominican Republic (DR) and Haiti, on the island of…
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