Year: 2016
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Key Experts at Energy Efficiency Workshop in Grenada
Energy security and the efficiency of use of energy in the buildings of CARICOM is the focus of a three-day workshop in Grenada from July 13-15, 2016. The regional workshop on Energy Efficiency Standards and Regulations brought together over 40 experts from the 15 Member States of CARICOM to examine two key objectives: the establishment of benchmarks for the energy…
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Guyana to host 34th CARICAD Board of Directors meeting
Georgetown, GINA, July 14, 2016 , Cabinet has given the go ahead for Guyana to host the 34th Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) Board of Directors’ meeting. This was announced today, by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. The date for the meeting is yet to be decided on. At a post-Cabinet media briefing at the Ministry of the Presidency,…
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Hague conference sets foundation for delivery of region’s community laws -CCJ President
The Hague Conference being hosted by Guyana, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) sets the foundation for Caribbean member states to work towards establishing laws that can be applied in relation to family law matters. The three-day regional conference being hosted at the Pegasus Hotel, will address the Hague Conventions on child adoption, abduction, maintenance and international…
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CARICOM and ILO Sign Significant MOU
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is closer to setting up a labour market information system for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRoque, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in June. The MOU allows CARICOM Member States to utilise ‘.Stat’, a software tool, for the…
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CARICOM toasts The Bahamas on 43rd Independence anniversary
The Caribbean Community has extended congratulations to The Bahamas on the occasion of its 43rd anniversary of Independence celebrated on 10 July, 2016. In a message to Prime Minister the Right Hon. Perry Christie, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said that The Bahamas was a valued member of the Community. He also praised The Bahamas for its socio-economic, democratic and political accomplishments…
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Single Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Cricket has broad mandate
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have decided that there will now be a single Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on Cricket that will handle all aspects of the game. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, Chair of the Conference of Heads of Government said Wednesday evening, that instead of two Prime Ministerial sub-Committees on Cricket – one on Governance and one…
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Energy efficiency building codes, standards in focus in Grenada
More than 50 regional and international experts will gather at a three-day workshop in Grenada, next week, to advance efforts toward the development and implementation of energy efficiency building codes and energy performance standards for Caribbean buildings. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) are partnering with the Grenada Bureau of Standards…
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CARICOM’s SG reads tribute at Manning’s funeral
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Saturday paid tribute, on behalf of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, at the state funeral for former Prime Minister Mr. Patrick Manning. The Tribute was drafted at the just concluded 37th CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Guyana, at which all Member States were represented. See full tribute: TRIBUTE TO MR.…
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CARICOM Making Cross-Border Business Easier
One of the major aims of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is to stimulate economic growth and competitiveness by facilitating intra-regional commercial activity. An important project being executed by the CSME Unit of the CARICOM Secretariat will make this increasingly possible. On Monday, the Secretariat hosts a 2-day regional consultation in Trinidad and Tobago on the development of…
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Statement by CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin Larocque on the Passing of Mr Patrick Manning, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
The CARICOM Standard was flown at half-staff at the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, Friday as a mark of respect for the late former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Patrick Manning. This will continue until Mr. Manning’s funeral on Saturday. Mr. Manning, who led the twin-island Republic from 1990-95 and again from 2001 – 2010,…
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