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St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force Capt. Graduate from Guyana Course
Ten Officers, including one from the St .Kitts and Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF), have graduated from the Guyana Defence Force Senior Command and Staff Course (SCSC) Number 13. Having successfully completed the course. St. Kitts-Nevis Defence Force Capt. P. Kayode Sutton and his colleagues are now equipped to command Units and Sub-Units and perform Staff duties at senior levels of…
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CARIBBEAN-POVERTY- UNDP says poverty on the decline in the Caribbean
EL SALVADOR, Aug 27, CMC – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says poverty is on the decline in the Caribbean and Latin American. In launching its latest report here to complement global analysis on vulnerability and resilience that was presented in Japan, the UNDP said more than 56 million people have been lifted out of poverty in Latin America…
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CXC expanding
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has outgrown the region. “We have been in the Caribbean for many years. We have expanded as much as we can within the Caribbean. We need now to share our experiences beyond the Caribbean into other areas, into other countries and in the Diaspora and so on,” stated Acting Registrar of the CXC Glenroy Cumberbatch.…
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SIDS leaders should attend conference, says PM
PRIME Minister Freundel Stuart says it is important that leaders of Small Island Developing States attend the upcoming Third International UN SIDS Conference in Samoa. Speaking ahead of his departure for the September 1 to 4 meeting, Stuart stated: “We need to be a part of the conversation in Samoa. We cannot stay at home. We must go and articulate…
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Risk of Ebola in the Caribbean “Low”
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, August 06, 2014: The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says the risk of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) being imported to the Caribbean is low. Executive Director of CARPHA, Dr. C. James Hospedales said “There have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in the Caribbean, and overall, the risk of becoming infected with the Ebola virus…
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MIIC state minister urges youth to choose careers in ICT
KINGSTON, Jamaica–Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams says there must be a stronger effort to foster a culture of entrepreneurship among the youth, with particular emphasis on Information Communication Technology (ICT). “This Ministry supports wholeheartedly the engagement of young persons in activities that direct their creativity towards an entrepreneurial culture that will not…
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Dry spell could stretch to next season, says Met Office
THE Meteorological Service of Jamaica is forecasting that the drought that parts of the island have been experiencing could continue into the January to April dry season of 2015. Director of the Meteorological Service, Jeffrey Spooner says statistics for January to June 2014 this year show that the island received 33 per cent of its normal rainfall, and that if…
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