Year: 2017
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Commonwealth finance ministers urged to change rules to make it easier to access funds
In a powerful intervention at the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting (CFMM) in Washington DC, the prime minister of Saint Lucia called for the rules to be changed so countries affected by natural disasters could access funds more quickly. Over the past few weeks the Caribbean has been battered by three category five hurricanes which have left devastation in their wake. Parts…
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All hands needed on deck for post-hurricane recovery – WB Meeting hears
Statement on High Level Meeting on Recovery and Resilience in the Caribbean Washington, October 13th, 2017– Leaders and representatives of CARICOM countries and territories, and international partners, including the international financial institutions, and the representatives of territories in the region, convened (Friday) in a high-level round table on recovery and resilience in the Caribbean hosted by the World…
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CARICOM and Virgin Group discuss hurricane recovery and reconstruction
CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell and Founder of of the UK-headquartered Virgin Group of Companies Sir Richard Branson on Friday hosted a Discussion Forum on post hurricane recovery and reconstruction. The event took place on the margins of this week's annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington. Several…
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Message by the CARICOM Secretary-General on Caribbean Statistics Day
MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ON THE OCCASION OF THE NINTH OBSERVANCE OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICS DAY 15 OCTOBER 2017 This year’s observance takes place against the background of another significant achievement for Regional Statistics. CARICOM Heads of Government at their Thirty-Eighth Regular Meeting (July 2017) endorsed the preparation of a Regional Strategy for the…
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Statistics Integral to the Single ICT Space
Caribbean Statistics Day is commemorated every year on 15 October; however, this year the celebration will be held within the region on Friday, 13 October 2017, under the theme: Improving the Lives of People – Advancing the Action Plan for Statistics in CARICOM. Through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools and applications, the collection, interpretation and dissemination…
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COTED green-lights Agriculture Regional Emergency Response team
The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) has approved the Regional Agriculture Emergency Response Sub-Committee to provide prompt action to help the agriculture sector in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States to rebound after natural disasters. Approval came at the 71st Special Meeting of the COTED on Agriculture held at the CARICOM Secretariat on Friday 6 October, 2017. The 71st Meeting of COTED…
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CARICOM Chair begins discussions in Washington
Prime Minister Keith Mitchell at a meeting with World Bank team members responsible for the Caribbean Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and Grenada Prime Minister, Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, is currently in Washington DC. for the Small States Forum which he also chairs. He will also have talks with the International Financial Institutions. This morning, he met with…
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Antigua and Barbuda adopts ‘different vision’ for agriculture
With food security as its priority, the government of Antigua and Barbuda is pursuing a “different vision” as it moves to rebuild the agriculture sector of Barbuda which was destroyed following the passage of Hurricane Irma in September. That vision focuses on improving resilience and dealing with the impact of natural disasters, Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs,…
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CARICOM Secretary-General gets Guyana national award
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, on Friday received Guyana’s Cacique’s Crown of Honour (CCH). President of Guyana, His Excellency David Granger, bestowed the award on the Secretary-General at an investiture ceremony held at the National Cultural Centre in Georgetown, Guyana. Ambassador LaRocque was named among 69 persons honoured under the Order of Roraima of Guyana and the Order of Service of…
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