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Making Caribbean Agriculture Climate Smart’ book launched in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC — Two leading agricultural organisations have launched a book on agriculture in a climate-change Caribbean environment, as a leading agriculturalist warned that global climate change is one of the most serious threats to sustainable development in the region. The publication, “Making Caribbean Agriculture Climate Smart”, was launched during the Joint Technical Opening of Caribbean Week of Agriculture…
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Fenton: PAHO/WHO support vital to region
KINGSTON, Jamaica – HEALTH Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson has lauded the Pan American Health OrganiSation and the World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) for reaffirming their support to the Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries as they work to confront health challenges. Addressing the 25th Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) at PAHO headquarters in Washington DC last week, Minister…
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Developed countries criticised over failure to transfer technology
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana’s Agriculture Minister, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, has criticised the world’s rich countries over their failure to transfer to developing nations the technology needed to fast track their development. Ramsammy said their failure has led to developing countries being unable to meet Millennium Development Goal (MDG) number 8. The MDGs are the world's time-bound and quantified targets…
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Farmers protest lack of action from Government
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Promises, promises and more promises. This is what angry farmers said they been receiving over the years from the Government. Various farming associations falling under the umbrella of the National Food Crop Farmers Association (NFFA) protested yesterday at the Norris Deonarine Wholesale Market, Macoya. At the protest, they held placards, banners and threw pumpkins and…
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From farm to fork: improving nutrition in the Caribbean
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- Researchers from universities in Canada and the Caribbean will discuss improvements in the region's agriculture and nutrition during the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA2013): Linking the Caribbean for Regional Food and Nutrition Security and Rural Development, to be held in Guyana, October 4-12, 2013. Since 2011, researchers from the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago…
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Belize makes plea on behalf of small island developing states
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Belize Monday appealed to the international community to help Small Island Developing States (SIDS) overcome the problems associated with the global economic situation as well as those caused by climate change. Ambassador Lois Michele Young, addressing the United Nations “High Level Thematic Dialogue on Financing Sustainable Development” said that the developing countries are faced with economic,…
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Caribbean finance ministers among Commonwealth group meeting with international lending agencies
WASHINGTON, CMC – St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas is leading a high-level group of Commonwealth ministers that is ending a two-day visit to Washington on Tuesday after holding discussions with representatives of leading international financial institutions on the issue of debt and financing challenges for developing countries. The delegation also includes Jamaica’s Finance Minister Dr. Peter…
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