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Opinion – CARICOM 25 by 2025 food security plan: Synopsis and brief commentary
The Round Table
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July 31, 2025
[This is an excerpt from an article in The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies. Opinions expressed do not reflect the position of the Round Table editorial board.] Reducing deepening dependence of the...
Newmont to fire at least 10% of staff at Suriname’s Merian mine
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 7, 2025
(Corrects second paragraph to say operating costs have increased, not fallen) PARAMARIBO (Reuters) -Newmont, the world’s largest listed gold miner, announced on Friday that it would lay off 10% to 15% of its workforce at its Merian mine in...
Petronas Set for Three-Well Drilling Campaign off Suriname
Offshore Engineer News
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July 7, 2025
Jul 7, 2025 Noble Developer rig (Credit: Noble Corporation) Petronas will begin drilling on Sunday, the first of three wells in an exploration campaign aimed at finding additional oil reserves at its offshore Block 52 in Suriname, state company...
Cooperatives in the Caribbean: A proven path to decent work and sustainable development
721 News
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July 6, 2025
The Caribbean is at a critical juncture. Climate change is battering our shores, global economic shocks are testing our resilience, and social inequalities continue to leave too many behind. Amid these challenges, a powerful and time-tested...
Petronas to drill three exploration wells at Suriname offshore block, Staatsolie says
Stabroek News
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July 6, 2025
PARAMARIBO, (Reuters) – Petronas will begin drilling today, the first of three wells in an exploration campaign aimed at finding additional oil reserves at its offshore Block 52 in Suriname, state company Staatsolie said in a release on Saturday....
Petronas To Drill Three Exploration Wells At Suriname Offshore Block
gCaptain
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July 6, 2025
PARAMARIBO, July 5 (Reuters) – Petronas will begin drilling on Sunday, the first of three wells in an exploration campaign aimed at finding additional oil reserves at its offshore Block 52 in Suriname, state company Staatsolie said in a release on...
Caribbean Cooperatives: A proven path to sustainable development
St. Vincent Times
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July 6, 2025
The Caribbean is at a critical juncture. Climate change is battering our shores, global economic shocks are testing our resilience, and social inequalities continue to leave too many behind. Amid these challenges, a powerful and time-tested...
Holness calls for bold, united action to dismantle gangs, tackle climate crisis and support Haiti
The Gleaner
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July 7, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has declared that dismantling criminal gangs across the Caribbean must be treated with the urgency of the global war on terror. Holness warned that organised violence now poses a public health...
People, Partnerships, Prosperity: Promoting A Secure & Sustainable Future
Our News Bahamas
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July 6, 2025
Advertisement MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA – Preparations for the 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting have been underway for some time in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the Our News team visited the convention center ahead of the opening as the country’s...
Joni Musabayana | Cooperatives in the Caribbean: A proven path to decent work and sustainable development
The Gleaner
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July 6, 2025
The Caribbean is at a critical juncture. Climate change is battering our shores, global economic shocks are testing our resilience, and social inequalities continue to leave too many behind. Amid these challenges, a powerful and time-tested...
OPINION: Caribbean cooperatives model advances sustainable development and social justice
Demerara Waves
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July 5, 2025
By Joni Musabayana, Director, ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean The Caribbean is at a critical juncture. Climate change is battering our shores, global economic shocks are testing our resilience, and social inequalities continue to...
Global Fund Commends Suriname’s Elimination of Malaria
MedEdge MEA
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July 4, 2025
Suriname has officially been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO), becoming the first country in the Amazon region to eliminate the disease. This certification marks the successful interruption of indigenous malaria...
Photos: Suriname’s battle to keep sea at bay
St. Kitts Gazette
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July 2, 2025
Suriname, South America’s smallest country, is one of the most vulnerable in the world to rising sea levels. Nearly seven out of 10 people in the former Dutch colony of 600,000 inhabitants live in low-lying coastal areas, according to the United...
OP-ED: Cooperatives in the Caribbean, a proven path to decent work and sustainable development
Dominica News Online
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July 2, 2025
The Caribbean is at a critical juncture. Climate change is battering our shores, global economic shocks are testing our resilience, and social inequalities continue to leave too many behind. Amid these challenges, a powerful and time-tested...
India’s big cat diplomacy grows with 24 nations on board
The Economic Times
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July 29, 2025
Twenty-four countries have agreed to join the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), an India-led global initiative to protect seven species of big cats, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday. According to the IBCA website, 12...
CARICOM DSG welcomes outgoing French Ambassador for farewell visit
Win Media SKN
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July 30, 2025
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – On 29 July 2025, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Armstrong Alexis welcomed His Excellency Nicolas de Lacoste, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic...
Reconsider celebrations for Amerindian Heritage Month
Stabroek News
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July 30, 2025
Dear Editor, It is election time, and it is essential to acknowledge the origins of the country’s development, particularly the contributions of the Indigenous population, who played a vital role in its evolution into a modern state, Guyana. We...
UHC drives progress across all of the SDGs
UHC2030
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July 28, 2025
At the 2025 HLPF, world leaders and stakeholders came together to review progress on the 2030 Agenda and confront the intersecting crises of our time: poverty, inequality, climate emergencies, global instability and underfunded essential services....
SEPROD DOUBLES DOWN ON CARIBBEAN
Jamaica Observer
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July 30, 2025
SCOTT...we can move duty-free to a shelf anywhere in the Caribbean (Photo: Joseph Wellington) SEPROD Limited is accelerating its regional expansion as newly imposed US tariffs begin to weigh on product performance, particularly in its biscuit...
The tripartite illusion
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Wesley Gibbings In small economies such as ours in the Caribbean, there are bound to be anomalies in the formal arrangements designed to achieve industrial peace, and ensuing wealth generation, involving workers, employers, and...