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Government announces new regulation as the country explores for oil
NASSAU, Bahamas, Oct 8, CMC – The Bahamas government Wednesday said it has completed the preparation of a new Petroleum Act and a suite of regulations designed to guide and govern oil exploration in country. Environment and Housing Minister Kenred M.A. Dorsett said the legislation and regulations will form “an integral part” of the recently announced National Energy policy.…
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Caribbean Family farmers neglected in development policy, says expert
by Panoscope- Panos Caribbean Paramaribo, Suriname. October 8, 2014. Food and Agriculture Organisation expert, Dr John R Deep Ford, is urging increased attention, investment and policy interventions to improve the economic capacity of family farmers in the Caribbean who he says have largely been neglected by policymakers. ‘This is the International Year of Family Farming – a year to focus…
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Dominica wants evaluation of Caribbean Agriculture Week; CTA says that’s planned
The Netherlands –based Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) on Wednesday signaled its willingness to review the success of the annual Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA). Executive Director of the CTA, Michael Hailu said his organization would possibly conduct the CWA assessment, following concerns by Dominica’s Minister of Agriculture Matthew Walter at a meeting of the Agriculture Alliance…
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Ebola survivors’ blood to treat deadly disease
Anastassia Cunningham, Health Coordinator The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the blood of patients who recover from the deadly Ebola virus could be used to treat those still suffering from the disease. Like other infections, infected humans produce antibodies in the blood in an attempt to fight off an Ebola attack. According to scientific theory, those antibodies can…
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IMF takes gender equality campaign to Jamaica
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it will continue to enhance the analysis of the macroeconomic effects of gender inequality, including in its surveillance work, under which it oversees the international monetary system and monitors the economic and financial policies of its 188 member countries. The IMF emphasised that the World Bank and itself have recognised that gender equality and…
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Political will needed to unlock CARICOM’s free trade in food
Caribbean ministers of agriculture will Friday make another push to break down artificial non-tariff trade barriers but an expert at the Inter American Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture (IICA) says progress will depend largely on political will. “It’s political will! Really and truly it comes back down to the political will and for countries, for Heads of Government to understand…
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State minister hails Caricom consumer protection system
MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams says that the Caribbean Community's (Caricom) online consumer-protection warning system has the potential to foster development of regional economies, while protecting consumers from unsafe goods. She was addressing a sensitisation workshop on the Caricom Rapid Alert System for Information Exchange on Dangerous Goods (CARREX), held last…
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St. Lucia prepares to deal with possible threat of Ebola virus
CASTRIES, St.Lucia, Oct. 2, CMC – Senior Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sharon Belmar-George says the country is improving its readiness and ability to respond, to a possible threat of the Ebola virus . Belmar says Ministry of Health has taken an approach approved by both regional and international standards. This includes education and sensitization for health…
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