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  • Photo of Caribbean countries to improve climate change resilience with IDB grant

    Caribbean countries to improve climate change resilience with IDB grant

    WASHINGTON, United States, Thursday May 28, 2015 – The Caribbean region will increase its resilience to climate change by enhancing the adaptive capacity across the region through a US$10.39 million grant approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The project is the implementation of the Investment Plan for the Caribbean Regional Track of the Pilot Program For Climate Resilience and it…

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  • Photo of Engagements with major emerging world economies among matters for discussion as CARICOM Foreign Ministers meet

    Engagements with major emerging world economies among matters for discussion as CARICOM Foreign Ministers meet

    The Caribbean Community ( CARICOM’s) engagement with important third countries is among matters on a packed agenda of a Meeting of the Region’s Foreign Ministers in Saint Lucia, 20–22 May, 2015. This Eighteenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) will also discuss modalities for selection of candidates for international organisations and matters related to the Region’s participation in…

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  • Photo of EU funding project to develop coconut industry in the C’bean

    EU funding project to develop coconut industry in the C’bean

    CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – The European Union is financing a project aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of small-scale coconut farmers by identifying market opportunities, creating synergies between national and regional programmes and improving access to advisory services for improved production. The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) in partnership with the Geneva-based International Trade Centre (ITC) and the…

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  • Photo of Dominica State College students welcome CSME

    Dominica State College students welcome CSME

    Students of the Dominica State College (DSC), who recently returned from a Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) study tour in St. Lucia, have welcomed the regional initiative. The group of nineteen ‘student ambassadors’ engaged both public and private sector on that island to observe and explore opportunities through regional integration. “The whole idea of the visit was to expose…

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  • Photo of Task force on climate change meets in Saint Lucia

    Task force on climate change meets in Saint Lucia

    CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Apr 21, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Task Force on Climate Change meets here on Tuesday ahead of the May 9 summit in Martinique to be attended by French President Francois Hollande. The meeting here is being convened by the Belize based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) and will be chaired by Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology…

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  • Photo of Saint Lucia prepares for Earth Day

    Saint Lucia prepares for Earth Day

    The Saint Lucia National Trust (SLNT) joins the rest of the world in the celebration of Earth Day. Earth day is an annual event on which activities are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Communications and Advocacy Officer at the Saint Lucia National Trust, Karetta Crooks-Charles, revealed that the SLNT will host their own activities on April 22.…

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  • Photo of Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival draws internationally renowned talent

    Saint Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival draws internationally renowned talent

    nternationally renowned performers taking centre-stage this year include singer/songwriter Robin Thicke, two-time Grammy winner Jon Secada, Jamaican reggae musician and actor Jimmy Cliff, Latin sensation Timbalive, American rapper Flo Rida, acclaimed Paris-based pianist Alain Jean Marie and two-time Grammy nominee Joey DeFranceso featuring Grant Stewart.  The 11-day St. Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival kicks off on April 30 and runs through May 10 featuring hundreds of musical performances and art showcases throughout the island. Locations span…

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  • Photo of CARCIP partners with local college to expand internet access in St Lucia

    CARCIP partners with local college to expand internet access in St Lucia

    CASTRIES, St Lucia — The Saint Lucia ministry of public service, information and broadcasting is partnering with the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College to conduct a series of surveys, as part of an in-depth analysis of the nation’s urban and rural broadband Internet connectivity gaps. The exercise is being rolled out in communities across the island, including Micoud, Soufriere, Vieux…

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  • Photo of Caribbean Export, OAS partner to enhance businesses through ICT

    Caribbean Export, OAS partner to enhance businesses through ICT

    The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS) partnered with the Information and Communication Technology (CTIC) for the implementation of a training programme for ICT Advisors from 11 CARICOM countries. The countries are Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and…

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  • Photo of World Bank funds ICT workshops

    World Bank funds ICT workshops

    CASTRIES, St Lucia, Mar. 26, CMC – The World Bank is funding a series of training workshops intended to strengthen St.Lucia's information and communications technology (ICT) sector. The workshops are part of a wider Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (CARCIP),  project run by the ministry of public service, information and broadcasting, in collaboration with the ministry of education.  They will…

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