Year: 2017
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Bahamas PM to chair new tourism committee
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have agreed to establish a committee that will look at ways at incorporating both the public and private sector in the overall development of the regional tourism industry, Bahamas Prime Minister, Dr. Hubert Minnis, has said. Minnis, who is attending his first CARICOM summit after leading his Free National Movement to victory in that Caribbean country,…
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CSME the best response to changes in Europe – Outgoing Chair
CSME the best response to changes in Europe – Outgoing Chair (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CSME is the Community's best response to the inevitable changes in its traditional markets in Europe, the prevalence of economic liberalization and the emergence of economic blocs, Outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community said Tuesday evening. Speaking to the opening of the…
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People will know CARICOM is working when they see, taste and feel – Bahamas Prime Minister
People will know CARICOM is working when they see, taste and feel – Bahamas Prime Minister Dr. The Honourable Hubert Minnis, Prime Minister of The Bahamas has signalled his readiness to help deliver the mandates of CARICOM to provide better, healthier and more prosperous lives for the people of the Community. In doing so, the newest Member of the Conference…
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Region needs full implementation of CSME, says PM Holness
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (10th left) and other regional leaders at the opening ceremony of the 38th Regular Meeting of Heads of Government of CARICOM at the Grenada Trade Centre, Grand Anse, St. George’s, on July 4. (Photo via JIS) Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday (July 5) urged his colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM),…
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UN HIV/AIDS envoy finishes role in the Caribbean region
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS has completed his tenure in the Caribbean region. Guyana-born Edward Greene was appointed to the post on 1 January 2012, and is now looking ahead to future opportunities. “I wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your activism in our collective quest to end AIDS by 2030, and in particular…
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President Moise reaffirms Haiti’s commitment to Regional Integration
President Jovenel Moise of Haiti has given the reassurance that Haiti continues to be committed to regional integration. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the Thirty Eighth Regular Meeting of the CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government on Tuesday evening in Grenada. President Moise said his presence at the Meeting indicated his country’s renewed commitment to the process of integration. He…
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Twelfth CARICOM Triennial Woman Awardee calls for support to reduce the scourge of violence against women and girls
Twelfth CARICOM Triennial Woman Awardee calls for support to reduce the scourge of violence against women and girls Ms. Shirley Pryce received the Twelfth CARICOM Triennial Award for Women during the Official Opening of the 38th Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community on 4 July 2017, in St. George’s Grenada. In her acceptance speech, she called…
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Close political gap between integration arrangements, demands of the people – CARICOM Chairman
Developing inclusive mechanisms to close the political distance between integration arrangements and the demands of the people of the Region is a task that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must confront. Incoming Chairman of CARICOM, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, issued this charge to his colleagues at the Opening Ceremony of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the…
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Twelfth CARICOM Triennial Award for Women Shirley Lee Pryce’s Acceptance Speech at the Official Opening of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, Grenada, 4 July 2017
TWELFTH CARICOM TRIENNIAL AWARD FOR WOMEN SHIRLEY LEE PRYCE ACCEPTANCE SPEECH OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT GRENADA, 4 JULY 2017 Governor General, Her Excellency Cecile La Grenade; Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government, Dr. the Honourable Keith Mitchell Heads of Government of CARICOM Member States…
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