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OAS undertaking cultural project in CARICOM countries
Expanding the Socio-Economic Value of Cultural Heritage in the Caribbean BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – At least 14 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are participating in an innovative-multi-nation initiative aimed at identifying untapped cultural heritage resources and to develop new tools for monitoring and incentivising their protection. The Organisation of American States (OAS) project which is being funded by the United States, is…
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Antigua And Barbuda Launches Caribbean Week With Must Attend Event Of The City
NEW YORK, NY – USA . June 3, 2015 – The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority started Caribbean Tourism Week with a splash by hosting the must-attend event of the city, with over 180 attendees including influential, top-tier leading media, and travel trade and executives. The event was held to celebrate achievements of the past year of The Government of…
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CARICOM Secretariat’s involvement in biodiversity in Region timely
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat’s expansion of its involvement in biodiversity in the Region is timely as it coincides with work being undertaken to establish a post-2015 sustainable development agenda in which biodiversity conservation and restoration are featured prominently. “We must now work to ensure that the contribution that biodiversity can make is adequately recognized and strengthened, including at the Regional and national…
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New and Optimized HIV Medicine Formulations for Children Living with HIV Developed
Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago are some of the countries that would benefit with this policy PANAMA CITY — Johnson & Johnson today announced that its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies have furthered their commitment to improve the health of children living with HIV through an expanded policy aimed at enhancing access to its HIV medicine darunavir. This policy…
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CARICOM to hold workshop on financing for biodiversity in Antigua and Barbuda
The Caribbean Community, under the EU-funded Project for Capacity Building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries will be conducting a workshop in Antigua and Barbuda on resource mobilisation and sustainable financing for biodiversity . The workshop on May 18-21, 2015, at the City View Hotel, is being delivered in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD),…
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Honourable Samantha Marshall Minister of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development, Gender and Youth Affairs Feature Address Caribbean Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ Meeting
In October 2011, a report commissioned by Commonwealth Heads of Government made the following compelling statement: At least 60 per cent of the Commonwealth’s population is under 30 years of age. That is significantly lower than the global average of 52%. Therefore the future of the Commonwealth – and of the world it shares – is inexorably tied to the future…
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Food security programme begins in all schools
As it gets ready to re-launch its food security programme to secure investment from the private sector, the Ministry of Agriculture is doing its best to ensure primary and secondary schools are also part of the process. The exercise, which commenced last week with the donation of fruit trees to several primary schools, aims is to establish a garden in…
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Antigua and Barbuda Seeking Japanese aid for Energy Development
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, April 21 2015 – The Antigua and Barbuda government is seeking assistance from Japan in advancing its programme for achieving a 20 percent improvement in energy efficiency as well as 20 percent renewable energy integration by 2020. A government statement issued following talks Monday between Tourism, Economic Development, Investment and Energy Minister Asot Michael and the Special…
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It’s On! Viv Richards Stadium Ready!
Northsound, Antigua, April 13, 2015: “It’s On – Viv Richards Stadium is ready,” were the words of Sports Minister the Hon. Chet Greene on Sunday, as Antigua and Barbuda gets set to host the first Test Match between West Indies and England. Earlier in the week, the Minister announced that the new replacement seats for the North Stand at the…
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Press Release to Acknowledge the Twenty-First Anniversary of Initiating Diplomatic Relations between the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda and the Republic of Cuba
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda joins the Government of the Republic of Cuba in observing 21 years of strong socio-political relations between these two Caribbean neighbours… On the 6th day of April in 1994, the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda and the Republic of Cuba formally established diplomatic relations with a view to cooperate on a wide range of mutual…
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