Year: 2017

  • July 18, 2017
    662

    CARICOM open for business – Grenada Minister tells Expo Astana

    Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States are among exhibitors in the Republic of Kazakhstan participating in Expo Astana from 10 June-10 September, 2017. The theme of the Exposition is ‘Future Energy’. The Caribbean Plaza comprises CARICOM Member States in a Joint Pavilion. In keeping with the theme of the Exposition, ‘Future Energy’,  those Member States, with a common voice, will showcase to visitors the characteristics of…

    Read More »
  • July 17, 2017
    403

    CARICOM Secretary-General engages Association of Caribbean Banks

    Read More »
  • July 17, 2017
    482

    Antigua and Barbuda plays role in release of Venezuela opposition leader

    Statement by Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda on the news of the release from prison in Venezuela of Leopoldo Lopez I welcome the news of the release of Leopoldo Lopez from prison in Venezuela. His release should be regarded as a confidence building measure between the Government and opposition political parties in Venezuela in efforts to reinvigorate…

    Read More »
  • July 11, 2017
    744

    Barbados building CARIFESTA legacy

    CARIFESTA XIII promises to be to be a diverse festival with a lasting legacy. During a media update in his Sky Mall office on Monday, Minister with responsibility for Culture, Stephen Lashley highlighted several plans for the Festival. One notable feature referred to by the Minister was the Grand Market and Buyer’s Mall. He pointed out that since Barbados had…

    Read More »
  • July 11, 2017
    437

    CARICOM SG congratulates The Bahamas on its 42nd Independence anniversary

    CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended congratulations to the Government and people of The Bahamas on the country’s 42nd Anniversary of Independence. In a message to Bahamian Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, the Secretary-General said CARICOM was pleased and honoured to count The Bahamas among its membership, noting that by its solid democracy, political stability and economic resilience even…

    Read More »
  • July 10, 2017
    574

    Regional statistics strategy preparation gets nod from CARICOM Heads

    As the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues to take steps to ensure that its decision-making is underpinned by quality data, Heads of Government last week endorsed the preparation of the Regional Strategy for the Development of Statistics (RSDS), one of the key aspects of the Action Plan for Statistics in the Caribbean. Improvements in the availability of statistics for evidence-based decision-making, sustainable development…

    Read More »
  • Photo of Communique – Thirty-Eighth CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting
    July 7, 2017
    2,484

    Communique – Thirty-Eighth CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting

    The Thirty-Eighth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Grand Anse, Grenada, on 4-6 July 2017.  The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. the Rt. Honourable Keith Mitchell, chaired the proceedings.  Other members of the Conference in attendance were Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Honourable Gaston Browne; Prime Minister of…

    Read More »
  • July 7, 2017
    708

    CARICOM Heads renew commitment to tackle NCDs

    Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have given a renewed commitment to tackling non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in their countries. The matter was raised by  Prime Minister Mitchell during the closing press conference of the  38th CARICOM Summit, in Grand Anse, Grenada. In speaking to the issue, Prime Minister Mitchell  highlighted that it had been 10 years since the historic Port-of-Spain Declaration on NCDs. The…

    Read More »
  • Photo of Human Resource Development Strategy gets green light
    July 7, 2017
    955

    Human Resource Development Strategy gets green light

      The CARICOM Heads of Government have approved a Human Resource Development 2030 Strategy and Action Plan. The strategy is intended to form the basis for converged action by Member States in unlocking Caribbean human potential. This disclosure was made by Chairman of the CARICOM Conference of the Heads and Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Keith Mitchell, at the closing…

    Read More »
  • Photo of CARICOM Single ICT Space Integrated Work Plan and Budget approved
    July 7, 2017
    1,056

    CARICOM Single ICT Space Integrated Work Plan and Budget approved

    Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell (second from left) announcing the approval of the ICT Integrated Work Plan and Budget. Also in photograph are, from left, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, President of Guyana, His Excellency David Granger and Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Hon. Andrew Holness[/caption] Just five months after signing off on the Vision…

    Read More »
Back to top button