Month: February 2013
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REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE AT THE OPENING OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARICOM, KARIBE HOTEL, PÉTION VILLE, HAITI, 18 FEBRUARY 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my privilege and honour to address you this morning at the Opening of this historic Twenty-Fourth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This is certainly one occasion that the use of the word historic is most fitting. Ten and a half years after its…
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STRENGTHEN COMMITMENT TO INTEGRATION – SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES COMMUNITY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, has issued a charge to the Region to stave off existing challenges by strengthening “our commitment to integration as the only way for us all to survive and prosper.” The Secretary-General was at the time addressing the opening ceremony of the Twenty-Fourth Intersessional Meeting of…
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SG LAUDS RESILIENCE OF HAITIANS AS HISTORIC INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OPENS IN HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) That Haiti is hosting its first Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government more than ten years after becoming a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) could be no greater indicator that it had taken its rightful place within the Community, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, said Monday. “This is certainly one occasion…
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`Key architect’ of CARIFORUM-EU EPA passes away
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The former Director-General of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM), Ambassador Henry S. Gill, died on Thursday, 14 February in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. He succumbed, following a long period of illness. As the CRNM’s Senior Director, the late Ambassador Gill played a pivotal role with respect to the regional strategy pursued…
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SPEECH BY the CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, HIS EXCELLENCY MICHEL JOSEPH MARTELLY, PRESIDENT OF HAITI, ON THE OCCASION OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH INTERSESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY PORT-AU-PRINCE 18 FEBRUARY 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I am very pleased to welcome you to the land of Haiti on the occasion of the Twenty-Fourth Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of CARICOM. I am the voice of the whole nation of Haiti, who welcomes you and wholeheartedly offers you a most enjoyable stay. For the…
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BIG CONVERSATION NEEDED ON FUTURE OF REGIONAL ECONOMIES – PM KENNY ANTHONY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Dr. the Hon. Kenny Anthony, has called for a “big conversation” on the future of Caribbean economies. In the face of the challenges currently facing Member States and with the understanding that Caribbean economies needed each other to survive, Prime Minister Anthony suggested that the conversation should take place…
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Executive Development Program on Energy Planning
In March 2013, the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE ) commenced the Executive Development Program on Energy Planning (EDPEP) that targets energy professionals from Government and private sector agencies, Universities and Research Institutes, as well as, Consultants. The broad objective of the Program is to update and improve the knowledge and skills of professionals in issues related to energy planning…
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IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest launched its second staging in Haiti on Wednesday 15 February 2012.
The IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest is funded by Inter American Development Bank, DFID, and is being jointly implemented by IDB and Global Village Energy Partners International (GVEP-I).The contest was first staged in 2009 in Latin America and the Caribbean and saw 3 winners from CARICOM Region. For this the second staging greater emphasis is being placed on Caribbean Region. A…
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Fly Jamaica asked to meet certain conditions
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana’s Aviation Minister Robeson Benn has called on the management of Fly Jamaica Airline to meet certain conditions before it begins flights out of the country. Benn has asked for the submission of corporate financial information as well as a bond from the airline. “The government of Guyana, like any responsible government and particularly for airlines…
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EU, US to push for trans-Atlantic trade deal
BRUSSELS—The European Union and the United States announced yesterday that they have agreed to pursue talks aimed at achieving an overarching trans-Atlantic free trade deal. The 27-country EU said such an agreement, first announced in Tuesday’s State of the Union address by President Barack Obama, would be the biggest bilateral trade deal ever negotiated. Any agreement could boost the EU’s…
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