Year: 2014
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The Caribbean Community’s First Strategic Plan: How it evolved
(CARICOM Secretariat Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community’s first Strategic Plan, driven by inputs and reviews by stakeholders across the Community, will be presented to CARICOM Heads for consideration at their 35th Annual conference in Antigua and Barbuda, July 1 -4 2014. The Plan outlines a comprehensive development agenda for the Community, but emphasizes the need to target a…
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New Strategic Plan among measures for CARICOM Heads
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The first ever Strategic Plan for the Caribbean Community will be among major items for consideration by regional leaders at their 35th annual CARICOM Heads of Government conference in Antigua/Barbuda, July 1-4 2014. The meeting will be chaired by the newly elected Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Gaston Browne. The five year…
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OAS Statement on the Diagnostic Study on the Identification of Haitian Migrants Residents in the Dominican Republic
The Organization of American States (OAS) drafted the “Diagnostic on the Identification of Haitian Migrants Residents in the Dominican Republic” in response to a request from President Danilo Medina, of the Dominican Republic, and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, of Haiti. The “Diagnostic” is a working document. The OAS has requested that the appropriate authorities from each Government offer their observations…
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PM Browne Makes Preparations to Confer the Honour of National Hero on Former Prime Minister the Honourable Lester Bryant Bird
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 30th June, 2014…….The country’s newly elected leader, Prime Minister the Honourable Gaston Browne has announced that his government will be taking immediate steps to have former Prime Minister the Honourable Lester Bird conferred with the honour of National Hero of Antigua and Barbuda. Prime Minister Browne made the announcement following the swearing in of…
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Browne to chair Caricom meeting in Antigua
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government are on island this week to look at issues affecting the Caribbean Community and to plot the path for the next five years. The occasion is the 35th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of the Caribbean Community, which will run from July 1-4. Ambassador Dr Clarence Henry said…
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Celebrating Women In Caribbean Development: Conferring the 2014 CARICOM Triennial Award
Introduction How important it is to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes, the late Maya Angelou once reminded. Come July 1, 2014, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), will contextually observe this reminder when it confers its prestigious Triennial Award for Women on another distinguished woman of the soil, Ms. Marion Bethel. Ms. Bethel, a Bahamian attorney, scholar, poet, film-maker, creative writer,…
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Remarks by Minister of National Mobilization, Social Development, Family Services, Gender Affairs, Persons with Disabilities and Youth in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Hon. Frederick Stephenson during a CEBO Partnership Meeting with Representatives fr
Today we meet to discuss youth entrepreneurial development in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, with stakeholder partners locally and CARICOM Secretariat. The Creative Employment Business Opportunity (CEBO) program is a CARICOM Secretariat initiative that is funded by USAID, UNDP, the Governments of Spain and Japan and is spearheaded nationally by Governments in CARICOM Member States. The CEBO program targets vulnerable…
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Caribbean Export Creates Opportunities for Regional Trade between CARIFORUM and the FCOR & OCT Territories
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) hosted a Business Forum on June 25th, 2014 for private sector firms as well as other key stakeholders from CARIFORUM, the French Caribbean Outermost regions (FCORs) and EU Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) in the Caribbean, with the aim of facilitating greater trade between the territories on the island of Grand Cayman. Despite…
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Dominican Republic Gets $100 Million Loan For Health Sector
The Dominican Republic will soon be receiving a $100 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank following its approval this week. The loan aims to boost health care in the country through “investments designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of spending in the sector and improving the quality of services aimed at the country’s poorest people,” according to a…
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