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CARICOM Pavilion at Expo Milano, Italy, attracts thousands
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 in Milan, Italy, is attracting thousands of visitors weekly and, with its beach scene and tropical flower decorations, is being described as the “warmest” and the “friendliest” at the six-month Exposition. The Exposition began on 1 May and concludes on 31 October, 2015. Eight CARICOM Member States are participating in the Exposition that is being held…
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CARICOM-UN SG engagement to lead-up to CARICOM Summit
A High-Level Strategic Dialogue between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government and the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon will help set the tone for the Thirty-Sixth CARICOM Summit from 2-4 July, in Bridgetown, Barbados. The engagement in the morning of Thursday 2 July will be guided by the theme, CARICOM: Vibrant Societies, Resilient Economies, A Partnership for Implementation. It will…
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Caribbean leaders open annual summit with recurring issues dominating event
By Peter Richards BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jul 1, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders gather in barbados from Thursday for their annual summit with recurrent issues ranging from the impact of the ongoing global economic crisis to climate change dominating the three day event. The regional leaders will discuss developments surrounding the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) that allows for…
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Visiting Italian Special Envoy discusses Climate Change, Science, Security
CARICOM’s Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and Community Relations, Ambassador Colin Granderson, in his capacity as Officer in Charge, met with Ambassador Paolo Serpi, Special Envoy of Italy for the Caribbean Countries, on 28 June 2015. The objective of the visit was to strengthen existing cooperation ties, which, through the institutional framework of a Memorandum Of Understanding, provide assistance with regard…
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Global Crisis Room Support Programme starts training in Trinidad and Tobago
The Global Crisis Room Support Programme (GCRSP) began its first training course on Monday 29th of June in Port-of-Spain at theCARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS). The training is part of a two-year capacity development initiative of the European Union External Action Service (EEAS) to support Latin American and Caribbean regional organisations and their Member States in enhancing their conflict and disaster early-warning capabilities. The purpose is also…
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CARICOM SG’s social media interaction with youths a success
Youth from across the Region as well as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) diaspora Monday evening got the opportunity to engage in a live social media interaction with the CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm. The event was hosted just before the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Barbados, which formally opens on…
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Stage set for CARICOM Summit in Barbados
The theme Vibrant Societies, Resilient Economies, will guide Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government as they tackle a packed agenda at their Thirty-Sixth Summit that will be held 2-4 July, 2015, in Bridgetown, Barbados. Discussions will focus on issues including energy, in the context of a proposal for a new institution to lead the Region’s energy agenda; the CARICOM Single Market and Economy;…
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Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago take titles: CARICOM 10K
Guyanese Cleveland Forde and Trinidadian Tonya Nero made it two in a row when they retained their male and female titles respectively in the 2015 edition of the CARICOM 10K race held in Bridgetown Barbados, Sunday 28 June 2015. Forde followed up his 2014 win with victory in a close and exciting race among the top males. He clocked 33…
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US initiative financing the largest solar energy facility in the Caribbean
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday June 29, 2015 – The United States is financing the construction of the first utility scale photovoltaic power plant in Jamaica. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) – the US Government’s development finance institution – recently signed a US$47 million financing agreement with WRB Enterprises for development of the 20 megawatt solar plant in York Town, in the…
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CARICOM Heads Opening Ceremony on Thursday
Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart will assume chairmanship of the 15-Member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on July 1, replacing outgoing Chairman, Perry Christie of the Bahamas. As the new chairman of the Caribbean Community, Mr. Stuart will address the Opening Ceremony of the 36th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM on July 2, at the Hilton…
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