Month: April 2016
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PM Browne heads delegation to US/CARICOM correspondent banking talks
Preventing the loss of Correspondent Banking Relations (CBR) remains a top agenda item for the government of Antigua and Barbuda and the rest of the Region as a delegation peruses the matter during consultations between Caribbean and US authorities in Jamaica. The delegation, led by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Gaston Browne, is currently at the consultation in Jamaica,…
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West Indies T20 achievement is testament to Region’s rich talent – PM Browne
Chairman of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Cricket, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Hon. Gaston Browne has congratulated the West Indies Women and Men’s cricket teams on their victories in the World T20 competitions, which ended in India on Sunday. Prime Minister Browne said the achievement of winning all the ICC titles at stake in 2016, including the Under…
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Jamaica lab approved as WHO Zika testing facility
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday April 4, 2016 – Jamaica is equipped to conduct Zika virus testing on behalf of other countries, if so assigned by the World Health Organization (WHO). Acting Director of the National Virology Reference Laboratory at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Professor Monica Smikle, has disclosed that the facility is a valid WHO testing agency.…
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Message From Secretary-General Larocque on The World T20 Victories By The West Indies
We have ability, not only to compete but lead the world – CARICOM SG on Windies Teams CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated the West Indies women and men’s teams on their victories in the ICC T20 competitions on Sunday, saying these triumphs underscored the fact that our people have the ability, not only to compete, but to…
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West Indies captain Darren Sammy’s emotional speech at the presentation ceremony of the World T20 final
I want to thank the almighty, because without him nothing is possible. We have a pastor in the team in Andre Fletcher, he keeps on praying. We are a praying team. I’m really happy for this win and it’s something we are going to cherish for a long time. I’ve said we have 15 match-winners. Nobody gave us a…
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CARICOM Cricket governance sub-committee Chairman congratulates victorious Windies teams
Prime Minister of Grenada and Chairman of the CARICOM Subcommittee on Cricket Governance, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, has congratulated the West Indies Men’s and Women’s teams on their heartwarming victories in the World T20 competitions earlier today. The Men’s team defeated England in the Finals by four wickets, with two balls remaining; scoring four consecutive sixes in the…
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Chairman of CARICOM’s cricket sub-committee extends best wishes to Teams Windies
Grenada’s Prime Minister and Chairman of the CARICOM Subcommittee on Cricket Governance, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell, extends best wishes, on behalf of the Prime Ministers of CARICOM, to the West Indies T-20 Men and Women’s teams, as they compete in the Finals of the World T-20 tournaments. Grenada’s Prime Minister and Chairman of the CARICOM Subcommittee on Cricket…
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Caribbean leadership on climate change hailed by incoming Secretary-General
“Coming together in unity has been one of the strengths of the Caribbean region” – Patricia Scotland QC Caribbean countries have shown great leadership in “mobilising the world” to act on the threat posed by climate change, the Secretary-General Designate of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Right Honourable Patricia Scotland QC, has said. Addressing the opening ceremony of the 15th…
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Governors-General discuss integration, youth, Regional threats, challenges
COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 15TH MEETING OF PRESIDENTS AND GOVERNORS-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN REGION, MARCH 29 – APRIL 1, 2016, SANDALS GRANDE ANTIGUA RESORT AND SPA, DICKENSON BAY, ANTIGUA The 15th Meeting of Presidents and Governors-General of the Caribbean Region was held at the Sandals Grande Antigua Resort and Spa, Dickenson Bay, Antigua. The Governor General of…
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