Michelle Nurse

(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release, July 28, 2020, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados) – The following is a statement from Caribbean Development Bank President Dr. Wm. Warren Smith on the passing of former Prime Minister of Barbados,…
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Citing Cambodia, New Zealand, Rwanda, Thailand, Viet Nam, and islands in the Pacific and Caribbean, as places that had prevented large-scale outbreaks by respecting transmission reduction measures “carefully and consistently”, Tedros…
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Tributes began pouring in via social media following the death of former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur on Monday 27 July, with many recalling his intellect and passion for regional integration. Mr Arthur, 70, was Barbados' longest…
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(International Trade Centre Press Release) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Pamela Coke-Hamilton of Jamaica as Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), the joint agency…
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The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is committed to reducing its US$5B food import bill by 25% in the next five years (25 in 5) as it implements ifs food and nutrition programmes. However, its strategies to achieve this goal must be…
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