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Dear Friends of the Canada-Caribbean Institute
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Welcome to the CCI Newspaper. We plan on sending this one or two times a week, depending on how much content we have to share.
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The Lancet: The 2024 small island developing states report on health and climate change
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The 2024 Lancet Countdown report on health and small island developing states (SIDS) highlights the unique vulnerabilities of these regions to climate change. SIDS, which include nations in the Pacific, Caribbean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and South China Sea regions, face significant health risks from extreme weather events, rising temperatures, and food insecurity. The report emphasizes the need for international action …
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Jamaica tables bill to oust King Charles as head of state and become a republic
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Like other colonies, the Caribbean nation retained the British monarch as head of state after independence in 1962. Guardian international staff, Fri 13 Dec 2024The Jamaican government has taken its first step toward removing King Charles as head of state, presenting a bill in parliament to abolish the constitutional monarchy and transition the country to a republic. Like many former …
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From blogTo: Toronto students and faculty turn food waste into award-winning vodka
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We had a presentation from these inventive people at our recent McMaster Research Symposium. December 16, 2024 A group of students and faculty from George Brown in Toronto are working together to solve the issue of food waste on campus, and the solution will cause quite the buzz. Turning old cocktail garnishes into more cocktails? It may seem like a …
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Martinique’s Vie Chère Protests and the Fight for Caribbean Justice
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December 16, 2024 by Alyssa A. L. James Politically European but culturally Caribbean, Martinique often finds itself on the periphery of both regional and international consciousness. Recent events, however, should draw our collective attention: the island’s ongoing protests against the skyrocketing cost of living stand as a harbinger of the struggles—and possibilities—that await our shared Caribbean future. Since September 2024, …
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Call for Papers: Weather, Politics and Security in the Caribbean
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The UWI (Mona Campus) and Kings College, London are organizing a workshop and publication. See the poster below for details.
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Haiti’s shaky transition needs saving, say political leaders. They want CARICOM to intervene
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By Jacqueline Charles December 14, 2024 Haitian political leaders are accusing the political party of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and its allies of trying to hijack the country’s shaky transition process —and they want the Caribbean Community to step in. In a three-page letter requesting the intervention of the 15-member regional Caribbean Community bloc known as CARICOM, the political leaders say …
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the advisory proceedings on Climate Change
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It is very interesting to get a look inside the ICJ and to hear some of the argumentaton being put forward in this important proceeding. Summary The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change. Description The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the …
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CARICOM Chair Wants Region to Collaborate, Innovate, Act for a resilient, digitally transformed Community
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The Hon. Dickon Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, wants the Region to collaborate boldly, innovate fearlessly, and act accountably to take advantage of the digital revolution, and accelerate regional integration. Prime Minister Mitchell, Chair of CARICOM, and lead Head of Government with responsibility for Science and Technology in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet, made the call while delivering the keynote address …
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About the the Canada-Caribbean Institute (CCI)
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The CCI is a collaboration between Caribbean and Canadian universities and colleges. The mission of the Institute is to provide a forum:
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to connect academic institutions, scholars, the business and public sectors, civil society, the cultural and diaspora communities
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to inform and encourage collaboration across Canada and the Caribbean to advance important social, environmental, and economic issues that are vital to the shared prosperity and advancement of both regions; and
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to identify impediments and opportunities related to such progress.
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For more information please visit our website
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