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CARICOM to Mount Election Observation Mission for St. Vincent Elections
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will mount a CARICOM Electoral Observation Mission to monitor the general elections to be held in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday 9 December 2015. The Chief of Mission is Mr. Gasper Jn Baptiste, Chief Elections Officer in St. Lucia. The other members of the Mission come from Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados and…
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CARICOM congratulates St. Vincent and the Grenadines
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM has congratulated the Government and People of St. Vincent and the Grenadines as they celebrate the country’s 36th Independence Anniversary today 27 October 2015. The Theme “Working Together to enhance National Pride” is quite fitting, CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said in his congratulatory message to St. Vincent and the Grenadines…
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CDB makes lifesaving investment in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
On the Northern Grenadine island of Bequia, if a pregnant woman goes into labour unexpectedly, sometimes her only option is to risk danger to herself and baby by traveling via speedboat to Kingstown, St. Vincent to deliver. For many years, residents of Bequia and neighbouring Mustique could not depend on the hospital and clinic in Port Elizabeth to meet their…
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Barbados & St. Vincent Sign Maritime Agreement
Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have signed a treaty establishing a maritime boundary between the two countries. Barbados’ Prime Minister, Freundel Stuart, and Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, affixed their signatures to the treaty yesterday afternoon in the Cabinet Office at Government Headquarters, Bay Street, St. Michael. Mr. Stuart noted that their signatures…
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Barbados and St. Vincent to sign maritime treaty
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug 20, CMC – Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines will on Friday sign a treaty on the delimitation of the maritime boundary between them that both countries say will reinforce the bonds of friendship and solidarity which they enjoy. Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and his St. Vincent and the Grenadines counterpart Dr. Ralph Gonsalves will…
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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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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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St Lucia tightens cyber security after hacking of SVG site
CASTRIES, St Lucia, Wednesday May 6, 2015 – Concerned about the recent attack on the official website of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines government, the administration of Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony is taking steps to strengthen its own cyber security. In a statement issued yesterday, the government said the incident in the neighbouring island appeared to be part of…
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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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EPA Capacity-Building Project Launched
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat-based Caribbean Forum of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (CARIFORUM) Directorate, in collaboration with key partners, launched a €3,099,915 Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)-centered Capacity-building Project, in Georgetown, Guyana on 25 March. The Project’s specific objective is to contribute to the effective implementation of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA, with…
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