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Greater resilience necessary to confront ‘new normal’ – CARICOM Secretary-General…

Michelle Nurse Oct 6, 2017 0

The catastrophic hurricanes that ripped through Caribbean territories recently were likely to be the "new normal", and provided the evidence of the reality of climate change, Caribbean Community Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin…
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CARICOM ramps up advocacy for climate change financing (with video report)

Tusankine English Oct 5, 2017 0

The unparalleled destruction in CARICOM Member States by hurricanes Irma and Maria has heightened the urgency to advocate for meaningful assistance to mitigate the effects of extreme weather events. Secretary-General of the Caribbean…
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Following unprecedented hurricanes, resilience in agriculture in focus at Agriculture Meeting

Michelle Nurse Oct 4, 2017 0

With the recent widespread damage, and destruction of the agriculture sector in several Caribbean territories at the forefront of their minds, regional agriculture officials began meeting in Georgetown on Wednesday. A key focus of their…
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UN SG to visit Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica on Saturday

Michelle Nurse Oct 4, 2017 0

“Today I am announcing that I will travel on Saturday to Antigua, Barbuda and Dominica to survey the damage and to assess what more the United Nations can do to help people recover, visiting of course also the operations that are taking…
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Caribbean fishers count the cost in wake of Irma

Michelle Nurse Sep 29, 2017 0

Several Caribbean island nations unfortunate enough to find themselves in the path of Hurricane Irma in early September are now assessing the vast toll the storm took on their economies, with Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, and the…
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