Year: 2015

October 5, 2015
1,220

CARICOM IMPACS join in Interdiction training

CARICOM IMPACS in collaboration with the US Government concluded a week long Joint Interdiction Training in the U.S. Virgin Islands, on Tuesday. The training, targeted at regional border security officials, was made possible through funding under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative and was overseen by personnel from the US Customs and Border Protections (CBP). During the training, participants were engaged…
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October 5, 2015
681

CARICOM and Cuba to Meet in Havana

The Ninth Meeting of the Joint Commission under the Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement between CARICOM and The Republic of Cuba will take place in Havana, Cuba on 6 – 7 October, 2015. CARICOM Flag The Meeting will primarily focus on the conclusion of market access negotiations which gathered momentum in 2014. CARICOM and Cuba have been seeking to expand…
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October 2, 2015
939

Abolish roaming in the Caribbean’- CTU – ICT Week gets underway with meeting of Caribbean Ministers

A very important discussion taking place at the regional conference on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Week 2015 in the Virgin Islands (British) has to do with the concept of a single ICT space, something Jamaica’s Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Honourable Phillip Paulwell sees as a major beat as the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) seeks to abolish…
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October 2, 2015
1,007

CDB hosts Public-Private Partnerships ‘Boot Camp’ workshops for 40 regional participants

In a bid to further provide practical support to regional governments who are seeking to implement Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is currently hosting the first of three PPP Boot Camps at its headquarters in Barbados. The Boot Camps are part of the US$1.2 million Regional PPP Support Program, which was launched in May 2015, in partnership…
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October 2, 2015
989

Health Ministers endorse steps to develop CCH IV

Caribbean Community Minister of Health have endorsed steps being taken by the CARICOM Secretariat and its partners – the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the University of the West Indies (UWI) to develop the Caribbean Cooperation in Health (CCH IV) scheduled to be launched in September 2016. The endorsement was made at the 28th Meeting…
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October 2, 2015
477

CARICOM, India discuss further strengthening of relations

CARICOM-India Joint Press Statement The Second India – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial Meeting was held in New York on September 30, 2015 in the margins of the 70th session of the UNGA. The Minister of External Affairs, Ms. Sushma Swaraj, led the Indian delegation and the Hon. Alva Baptiste, Minister External Affairs, Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia, led…
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October 1, 2015
1,035

CARICOM, India Ministers meet in New York

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviation of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Hon. Mark Brantley on Thursday joined his counterparts from CARICOM and India for the Second CARICOM-India Joint Ministerial Meeting in New York. The meeting was co-chaired by the Hon. Alva Baptiste of Saint Lucia, and the Hon. Swaraz Shushma of India. Minister Brantley was accompanied by Mr. Samuel…
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October 1, 2015
1,103

“Costa Rica from the Caribbean” initiative to strengthen ties

The Caribbean is a priority for my government, for this reason I launched the initiative called: Costa Rica from the Caribbean, for the development of the costarican Caribbean coast. This proposal brings together a number of projects agreed between the private productive sector, social organizations, local governments and other public institutions for the well being of all. This initiative is…
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October 1, 2015
1,211

CARICOM Foreign Ministers reaffirm support for Guyana’s territorial integrity

CARICOM Foreign Ministers have welcomed Venezuela’s decision to receive a United Nations Technical team which will provide recommendations to the UN Secretary-General on the way forward to a full and final solution to the Guyana/Venezuela territorial controversy. Guyana’s Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Carl Greenidge briefed the Council for Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CORFOR) on the…
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October 1, 2015
1,051

CTO Secretary General calls for action to facilitate travel to and through the Caribbean

Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Hugh Riley has urged regional authorities to institute an Open Skies policy and wherever possible to eliminate secondary screening at Caribbean airports. Mr. Riley argues that while an Open Skies policy would allow regional carriers to take unlimited flights to all Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states and encourage the growth of competition…
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