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CARPHA and OECS highlight urgent men’s health crisis in the Caribbean
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 1, 2025
In closing Men’s Health Month, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission are sounding the alarm on the critical health challenges facing men across the region. Backed by sobering...
CARPHA and OECS launch initiative to address men’s health challenges in the Caribbean
Dominica News Online
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June 30, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), in partnership with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, is focused on raising awareness and motivating men to prioritize their health and well-being, aiming for a healthier...
CARPHA and OECS Commit to Closing the Empathy Gap and to Empowering Men to Prioritize Wellness and Longevity
Win Media SKN
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June 30, 2025
Castries, St. Lucia. June 30, 2025. The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in collaboration with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, are steadily committed to addressing the pressing health challenges faced by men...
CARPHA and OECS commit to empowering men to prioritise wellness and longevity
Now Grenada
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June 30, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in collaboration with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, are steadily committed to addressing the pressing health challenges faced by men throughout the OECS and the broader...
Two Caribbean experts recruited for Canada-funded STAR-Fish Project, being implemented by the CRFM
I News Cayman
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June 20, 2025
From CRFM Secretariat Mr. Sherrón Barker STAR-Fish Regional Project Coordinator Belize City, Thursday, 19 June 2025 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is moving full speed ahead with the implementation of the Canada-funded...
Nigeria wants to nurture seeds of solidarity with OECS region
Jamaica Observer
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June 30, 2025
Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, addressing a joint sitting of the St. Lucia Parliament on Monday (Photo: CMC) CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Monday laid the “seeds of solidarity” with the Organisation of...
CARPHA and OECS Commit to Closing the Empathy Gap and Empowers Men to Prioritise Wellness
Win Media SKN
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June 30, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) in collaboration with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, are steadily committed to addressing the pressing health challenges faced by men throughout the OECS and the broader...
Cartagena Convention Secretariat: Caribbean Sea fundamental to regional well-being
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 20, 2025
News Paula Lindo 2 Hrs Ago Eretmochelys imbricata/Hawksbill Sea Turtle. - Photo courtesy Noel Lopez THE 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol) was observed on June...
OECS Commission announces geothermal study tour to Guadeloupe
St. Vincent Times
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June 20, 2025
The OECS Commission has announced the commencement of a pivotal study tour to Guadeloupe, focusing on geothermal energy development. This initiative underscores the OECS’s commitment to advancing sustainable energy solutions and strengthening...
1st National Bank Advances Digital Agenda Through IFC-Led Transformation Workshop
The Voice
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June 28, 2025
The 1st National Bank’s team of 12 staff trained by the IFC Worldbank Digilab included the following (Left to Right): Linus Charles (Acting Chief Technology Officer), Samuel Agiste (Acting Chief Administrative Officer), Vernelle Joseph (Manager,...
Reimagining regional integration for a resilient Caribbean
Jamaica Observer
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June 26, 2025
The Caribbean Community (Caricom), now in its 52nd year, stands at a pivotal crossroads. On June 23, 2025, Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit issued a clarion call for a “sincere conversation” about Caricom’s present and future,...
Guyana to be host country for regional disaster recovery hub -President Ali announces
Guyana Chronicle
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June 27, 2025
GUYANA will be the host country for the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Disaster Recovery Super Hub, President, Dr Irfaan Ali has announced. In a broadcast address on Wednesday, the Guyanese Head of State explained that with Guyana’s immunity to...
Qshan Deya finds peace in Ghana
Jamaica Observer
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June 28, 2025
At the inaugural Sunflower Festival in Austria last year, Qshan Deya was backed by House Of Riddim, a homegrown band that has worked with some of reggae’s biggest artistes. Their instant chemistry resulted in recording sessions that produced...
Minister of Finance: Government’s Policy on Holiday Inn has not changed
Searchlight
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June 27, 2025
Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves, has said that a statement about the sale of the Holiday Inn Express Hotel by the Director of Invest SVG, Glen Beache, was taken outof context. Speaking in Parliament on Monday, June 23, 2025, Minister...
“OECS In the Classroom School Tour” successfully completed in SVG
Searchlight
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June 27, 2025
students pose with technical officers and teachers as the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission celebrates another anniversary with the Classroom School Tour As part of its 44th Anniversary celebrations, the Organisation of...
Lulley’s Fishing Supplies: A generational legacy rooted in the Caribbean Sea
Searchlight
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June 27, 2025
In 1950, Ross Lulley and his wife Shirley, made a bold decision that would shape the future of fishing in the Southern Caribbean. Initially visiting Bequia as tourists, the couple fell deeply in love with the island’s charm, beauty, and seafaring...
SmartTerm Partners with OpenEMIS to Transform National Education Systems
St. Vincent Times
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June 27, 2025
SmartTerm Ltd., a Caribbean-based education technology company, has entered into a strategic partnership with U.S.-based nonprofit Community Systems Foundation (CSF), the stewards of the OpenEMIS Initiative, an open-source Education Management...
Tinubu to meet Eastern Caribbean leaders in St Lucia
Daily Trust
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June 27, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is billed to meet with members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) at St Lucia during his visit to the Caribbean country. The president is scheduled to visit St Lucia from June 28 to July 4, Prime...
Nineteen graduate from SVG Coast Guard Basic Seamanship Course
Searchlight
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June 27, 2025
Nineteen officers from the Coast Guard Auxiliary (CGA) and other units on Friday, June 20, 2025, graduated from the SVG Coast Guard Basic Seamanship Course (# 1/2025). The ceremony took place at the Calliaqua Town Hall in the presence of...
Confronting Caribbean Obesity With Healing And Hope
St. Kitts Gazette
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June 25, 2025
By Suzette A. Henry News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. June 25, 2025: Along the sun-kissed shores of the Eastern Caribbean, a silent epidemic is growing. It threatens the future of our youth and the strength of our communities. Obesity,...