Barbadian Energy Official Appointed Chairman of the CCREEE Executive Board

Barbadian Energy Official Appointed Chairman of the CCREEE Executive Board

18 December, 2020; Barbados – Mrs. Francine Blackman – Permanent Secretary in Barbados’ Ministry of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship – has been elected as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE). Mrs Blackman takes over from Ambassador Dr Vince Henderson – Dominica’s  Ambassador to the […]

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 DOMINICAN HOTELIER, GREGOR NASSIEF, NAMED CARIBBEAN JOURNAL’S ‘CARIBBEAN HOTELIER OF THE YEAR’

DOMINICAN HOTELIER, GREGOR NASSIEF, NAMED CARIBBEAN JOURNAL’S ‘CARIBBEAN HOTELIER OF THE YEAR’

Gregor Nassief, Chairman and CEO of GEMS Holdings Limited, a portfolio of owned and managed properties in Dominica, and proprietor of Secret Bay, The Nature Island’s award-winning, all-villa rainforest resort renowned for its six-star experience, was named Caribbean Journal’s ‘Caribbean Hotelier of the Year.’ The accolade is one of Caribbean Journal’s “Caribbean Travel Awards 2021.” The publication said in part, “And […]

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 Contract signing for Rehabilitation of Central Livestock Farm in Londonderry

Contract signing for Rehabilitation of Central Livestock Farm in Londonderry

The Central Livestock Farm was established to cater for breeding stock, nationally, preferably cattle, sheep, goats and pigs. The farm was previously established at Stock Farm. In 2005, it was relocated to Londonderry. From 2005 to 2009 Government made significant investment to bring the farm to a model agriculture research facility Contract Description: Rehabilitation of […]

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 PAHO urges support for CARICOM for front-of-package warnings against unhealthy food

PAHO urges support for CARICOM for front-of-package warnings against unhealthy food

Washington, D.C. December 17 (PAHO) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today urged support for the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) proposal to put front-of-package nutritional warnings on food products, which have been shown to help people make healthier dietary choices. The labeling allows consumers to correctly, quickly, and easily identify foods […]

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 The Dominica Bureau of Standards Conducts Training with Campbells Business Systems and Services Ltd.

The Dominica Bureau of Standards Conducts Training with Campbells Business Systems and Services Ltd.

On Thursday 10th December 2020, the Dominica Bureau of Standards made a presentation of certificates to Campbell’s Business Systems and Services Ltd. The presentation was as result of a training which was held in keeping with the National Compulsory Standards for Labelling. The goal of this training was to ensure that all product labels created […]

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