Month: July 2016
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CARICOM Heads committed to smooth functioning of CSME – President Granger
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 5, 2016) President David Granger said that CARICOM heads are committed to removing the obstacles to the smooth functioning of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and other mechanisms of the Community. The President made these remarks in a brief comment to the media before going into caucus with his regional counterparts at the Pegasus…
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Trinidad accords special priority to CARICOM – PM wants security, CSME on forefront
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr, The Hon. Keith Rowley, on Monday said that his country’s continued commitment to CARICOM has precipitated the refocusing of the ministry with responsibility for foreign policy, to the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs. Delivering his maiden address to the Conference at the opening of the 37th Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government…
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Saint Lucia PM wants deeper dialogue in CARICOM
Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, the Hon. Allen Chastanet, on Monday called attention to the need for deepened engagement among Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government, to find solutions to challenges and to further strengthen the regional movement. Delivering his inaugural address at the opening of the 37th Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government, at the National…
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Guyana Animation Network (GAN) Launched
The Guyana Animation Network (GAN) was officially launched at an Open Day in the Generation Next Conference Hall in Georgetown, Guyana, on Saturday 2 July 2016. GAN is a network established to use it resources to create and provide access to opportunities for persons within Guyana’s artistic, creative and technological communities; to develop the requisite skills, with their talents and…
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Remarks by The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, O.N., M.P., Prime Minister of Jamaica To the Opening Ceremony of the Thirty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Georgetown, Guyana, 4– 6 July 2016
I am honoured to join colleagues here in our beautiful sister state of Guyana, at this, the Opening Ceremony of the Thirty-seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government. I thank you President Granger, Secretary General LaRocque and the Government and people of Guyana for the warm hospitality extended to my delegation since our arrival . I certainly…
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Presentation By The Incoming Chairman Of Caricom Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister Of The Commonwealth Of Dominica At The 37th Meeting Of The Conference Of Heads Of Government Georgetown, Guyana, July 2016
It is with a degree of conviction, that we are on the right track, and with optimism for the future, that I assume Chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It is also at a time when the Conference of Heads of Government is being infused with new blood. In welcoming the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica and…
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Remarks By The Secretary-general Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin Larocque At The Opening Of The Thirty-seventh Regular Meeting Of The Conference Of Heads Of Government Of The Caribbean Community Georgetown, Guyana 4 July 2016
Normally I would begin by welcoming you all to the Thirty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). However, I believe it is only fitting that at the outset, we should pay tribute to a true champion of CARICOM, the late Mr. Patrick Manning, former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, who passed…
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Conference an opportunity to seriously consider effects of Brexit on CARICOM – PM Skerrit
Chairman of the CARICOM Conference of Heads and Prime Minister of Dominica Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit said the Conference was an opportunity to seriously consider the effect Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) would have on CARICOM. The Chairman was speaking at the Opening Ceremony of the Thirty-Seventh Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government which was held…
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CARICOM remains a well respected regional block – PM Holness
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) remains a well respected regional block in the international community. That was one sentiment expressed by Prime Minster of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during his remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Conference of the CARICOM Heads of Government on Monday in Georgetown, Guyana. Prime Minister Holness said it was…
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Patrick Manning hailed as a true Caribbean man
Speakers at the Opening Ceremony of the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting on Monday eulogised the late former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, and paused for a moment of silence in his memory. In his remarks at the National Cultural Centre, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, who led the speeches, hailed Mr. Manning as a “true champion of…
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