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Latest Issue Mexico Opening Lines Volume 8 Issue 8
ECLAC: Latin America and the Caribbean Should Develop Regional Platforms for Producing and Distributing Vaccines and Medicines

by BVC August 16, 2021

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN regional commission, presented progress on the Comprehensive Plan for Health Self-Sufficiency, during the XXI Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of CELAC. Latin America…

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Barbados Guyana Jamaica Latest Issue Opening Lines Saint Lucia St Vincent and the Grenadines Tobago Trinidad Volume 8 Issue 8
WTO Negotiations On Fisheries Subsidies: Small States Need Special, Differential Treatment For ‘Workable’ Solution – CARICOM

by BVC August 16, 2021

While Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States have welcomed the progress on the Fisheries Subsidies negotiations, they have signalled that further adjustments are required, underlining the necessity for special and differential…

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Antigua Jamaica July 2018 Opening Lines Past Issues
Deeper Commitment, Greater Strength, Urgent Renewed CARICOM Unity Needed, says Antigua-Barbuda PM

by BVC July 20, 2018

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has called for urgent, renewed unity among Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. He was addressing the opening of the 39th meeting of the…

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Barbados Dec 2017 Government & Public Sector Past Issues
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency – Barbados

by BVC December 15, 2017

Business View Caribbean interviews Ronald Jackson, Executive Director of CDEMA, as part of our focus on best practices in the Caribbean region. The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency -…

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October 2017 Opening Lines Past Issues
CARICOM Ramps up Advocacy for Climate Change Financing

by BVC October 17, 2017

The historic, widespread devastation of several CARICOM member states by hurricanes Irma and Maria has heightened the urgency for the region to advocate for meaningful assistance to mitigate the effects…

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Barbados May 2017 Opening Lines Past Issues
US Customs and Border Protection Hosts Border Security Professional Exchange in Barbados

by BVC May 18, 2017

On April 25-27, United States Customs and Border Protection hosted a border security professional exchange with Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) member states and regional partners focused…

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Belize May 2017 Opening Lines Past Issues
Belize Cyber-Crimes Security Symposium Raises Awareness of Region-Wide Problem

by BVC May 17, 2017

Large, well-funded, and highly organized crime syndicates are behind many of the cyber-crimes taking place in the Caribbean. And regional governments and security agencies are challenged to respond. “Today's cyber-criminal…

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April 2017 Opening Lines Past Issues
Stakeholders discuss a way forward for regional sugar industry

by BVC April 19, 2017

The ability of the sugar industry in the region to survive after the removal of production quotas in the European Union (EU) on 30 September, 2017, will depend on improved…

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Bahamas February 2017 Opening Lines Past Issues
Stakeholders Want CARICOM Heads of Government to Meet on Energy

by BVC February 16, 2017

Participants at a recently concluded high-level forum in The Bahamas want energy to be placed squarely before the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government to generate speedier action and firmer…

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October 2016 Opening Lines Past Issues
Fifteen CARICOM Nationals Start Specialized Fisheries Training at Top Australian University

by BVC October 20, 2016

Fifteen Caribbean Community (CARICOM) fisheries personnel, including senior fisheries officers, fisheries officers, analysts, and policy officers, traveled to Australia recently to participate in a specialized training course on “Enhancing Fisheries…

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Opening Lines Past Issues September 2016
Training Exercise Held for CARICOM’s Primary Disaster Relief Unit

by BVC September 19, 2016

Thirty-two participants from the disciplined forces, including police, military and fire services, successfully completed four days of training in preparation for their role in providing relief and humanitarian assistance in…

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