CARICOM mourns the death of Sir Dwight Venner
From Antigua Observer GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Dec 27, CMC – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat has joined the rest of the region in mourning the death of the former governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Sir Dwight Venner….
Cayman Islands 2017 CARICOM Youth Ambassadors sought
The Youth Services Unit is appealing to young Caymanians, aged 18-27 years old, to apply for posts as the Cayman Islands’ CARICOM Youth Ambassadors (CYAs). The application deadline is Friday, 16 December 2017. Some overseas travel will be necessary and…
The truth about NCDs in the Caribbean: tackling the crisis
By Joan Tull From Healthy Caribbean November 14 was World Diabetes Day. The disease is having a devastating impact on the Caribbean, which has double global rates. Diabetes and cardiovascular disease cause the majority of premature deaths from non-communicable diseases…
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Mobile App developers competing in PitchIT Caribbean Startup Challenge
New PitchIt Caribbean Mobile Tech Startup Challenge Offers US$75,000 in Prizes Kingston, Jamaica – PitchIT Caribbean has announced that applications are now open for entrepreneurs from 14 Caribbean countries to enter their international pitch competition. As of October 28th, mobile…
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CARICOM’s ‘Political Will’ to move agriculture forward impresses Pacific Islands
By Kenton X. Chance From Caribbean News Service GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Oct 29 2016 – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) may have made more progress in its agricultural sector than it realises, an official from the Pacific says, as his…
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‘Take big view of agriculture’
From Barbados Today GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands– Stakeholders in the regional agricultural sector have been urged to take “a big view of agriculture” as Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations continue to highlight the importance of food production to its economic and social…
WICB rejects call for forensic audit
From Caribbean News Now ST JOHN’S, Antigua — The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said it has taken note of the repeated “calls to conduct a forensic audit of the Board in order to save West Indies cricket from absolute…
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Creative mechanisms required to make service providers competitive – CARICOM Ambassador
From CARICOM … there is need for us to turn the market access opportunities provided under the CSME, the OECS Economic Union and the EPA into market presence and penetration. The challenge here is that many of our service providers…
CARICOM Secretariat streamlining IT infrastructure with Indian Government support
From CARICOM The CARICOM Secretariat will be getting an upgrade of its IT infrastructure and associated software through a project funded by the Government of India. The project moved a step forward this week with a visit by an IT…
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Beyond Colonialism: contemporary cricket narratives in the Caribbean
From Global Sport Every year, male cricketers from many islands in the Caribbean migrate temporarily to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the richest country in the region, to play for Trinidadian cricket clubs. Trinidad, however, is not where they…
