Year: 2013
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Prime Minister responds to reports of forced evictions
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamonthe has sought to clear the air on reports of the forced eviction of Haitians we have been living in tent camps since the earthquake of 2010. According to Lamonthe, the Government of Haiti is committed to protecting the human rights of all Haitians. “Since taking office, the Martelly-Lamothe government has…
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Bhoe: Time for greater regional integration
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Noting that the world is vastly changing, Minister of Planning and Sustainable Development, Bhoendradatt Tewarie, has called for greater regional integration. Speaking with reporters after the launch of the National Spatial Development Strategy Workshop on Wednesday at the Cascadia Hotel, St Ann’s, Tewarie said there was a greater need for co-operation within region today. “Islands…
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CARICOM GETS HELP FROM JAPAN TO DEVELOP ENVIRONMENT POLICY
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Environmental Policy and Action Programme is being developed with the assistance of the Government of Japan. With financing from the Japan-CARICOM Friendship and Cooperation Fund (JCFCF), a regional, integrated policy to ensure protection of the environment and the natural resources will be developed to address selected environmental themes and economic…
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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The sustainable development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) can be brought about only through the incorporation of research and development in all sectors of the economy and the appropriate development of human resources. This was put forward by Ms Myrna Bernard Officer in Charge of the Human and Social Development Directorate at the Caribbean…
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REMARKS BY MS MYRNA BERNARD, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, DIRECTORATE OF HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, AT THE EU-CARINET FIRST BI-REGIONAL DIALOGUE WORKSHOP, CARICOM SECRETARIAT HEADQUARTERS, TURKEYEN, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 26 APRIL, 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you to this Bi- Regional Dialogue of the EU-CARINET Project, on behalf of the Secretary General of the Caribbean Community, Amb. Irwin LaRocque, and also to welcome you to the CARICOM Secretariat. Scientific knowledge has always been of importance to development in general and in particular,…
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St Lucia launches sports tourism programme
LONDON (CMC) -Saint Lucia has launched its 2013 Sports Tourism Programme by unveiling a series of initiatives aimed at bolstering the country’s sub-sector. They include TriStLucia 2013, the island’s inaugural Triathlon event an initiative with London Olympic Triathlon Race organiser John Lunt and athletics legend Daley Thomson For the first time, the island will also host the inaugural Sports in…
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China is Jamaica’s next big tourism market
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The discussion about increasing and sustaining economic growth in Jamaica must recognise that tourism will be the engine of economic growth in both the short and medium terms. In the context of the downturn in the world economy, the tourism sector has done well, as is evident in the steady annual increase in the number of visitor…
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Ecuador to open embassy in Kingston
KINGSTON, Jamaica – THE GOVERNMENT of Ecuador has expressed its intention to establish an embassy in Kingston, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade A.J. Nicholson has disclosed. Nicholson made the announcement while addressing the Rotary Club of St Andrew meeting at Hotel Four Seasons on Tuesday. Nicholson, while admitting that his Government has welcomed the proposal, said the country…
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Opposition party says it will not contest seats held by former government ministers
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Leader of the main opposition People’s Action Movement (PAM), Shawn Richards said his party will not contest the seats now held by two former senior government ministers in the next general elections. Former deputy prime minister Sam Condor and former senior minister Dr. Timothy Harris have joined with the four opposition legislators in writing a…
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