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CARICOM and Japan Further Strengthens Relationship
(CARICOM Secretarait, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana) CARICOM and Japan relationship will go a step further this week, when CARICOM Foreign Ministers meet with their Japanese counterpart, the Honourable Fumio Kishida, at the Fourth CARICOM-Japan Ministerial Meeting, on 15 November 2014, in Tokyo, Japan. The CARICOM side will be led by the Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana and…
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New strain of Chikungunya in Brazil could spur North American outbreak
BAHIA, Brazil, Wednesday November 12, 2014 (AMG) — The Chikungunya outbreak which continues to affect thousands of Caribbean residents since it first appeared in St. Martin last year has been relatively self-limiting in the United States, due to the fact that the current strain only spreads through the Aedes egypti mosquito vector, which is uncommon on the US Eastern seaboard.…
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The Council for Trade and Economic Development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) concluded a two-
The Council for Trade and Economic Development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) concluded a two-day meeting on 7 November 2014. Key agenda items were strengthening the operation and effectiveness of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the free movement and the facilitation of travel; engagement with the private sector; external economic and trade relations; and the strategic direction…
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Improve standards to generate growth – Minister Darcy Boyce
(Caribbean Export Development Agency) Public and private sector entities across the region have been urged to improve business processes to best standards, in an effort to generate economic growth and employment. According to Darcy Boyce, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister of Barbados, the region cannot afford to wait on projects to be developed and executed only at…
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CARICOM, Brazil trade has tripled in a few years: Brazil envoy to CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Trade between Brazil and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has tripled in “a few years” since the thrust by Brazil to open resident embassies in every CARICOM Member State. This was relayed by newly accredited Ambassador of Brazil to CARICOM, H.E. Lineu Pupo De Paula, as he presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin…
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Regional private sector needs urgent support – Caribbean Export
(Caribbean Export Development Agency) Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency, Pamela Coke-Hamilton says private sector organizations across the Caribbean are in urgent need of support as they continue to mitigate the negative effects of the global recession that started six years ago. Coke-Hamilton, in an address to delegates at the opening of the Caribbean Exporters’ Colloquium in Bridgetown,…
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Coke-Hamilton Sees Diversification in Agro-Processing and Cultural Industries
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, November 12, 2014. While indicating the potential for the Caribbean to grow exports of agro-processed goods and increase earnings from the cultural industries a two-day conference on exports and the private sector has heard repeated calls for more Caribbean-centric data to guide policy. Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) Pamela Coke-Hamilton identified agro-processed goods…
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Senator Darcy Boyce gives update – on the CARICOM Commission on the Economy
The CARICOM Commission on the Economy is pressing ahead with its efforts to generate economic growth and employment in Caribbean countries. According to Senator Darcy Boyce, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, who serves as Chair of the CARICOM Commission on the Economy, the Commission has already identified opportunities for private sector investment in energy, tourism, information and…
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Message of Condolence to the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, on the passing of Dr. Myles Munroe (rev)
Dr. Monroe, his wife Ruth, and several others, perished in a plane crash on Sunday in Grand Bahama, The Bahamas. Ambassador LaRocque‘s sentiments were expressed in a message of condolence to the Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Rt. Honourable Perry G. Christie. Here’s the full text of the CARICOM Secretary’s General’s message. “The Caribbean Community has lost one of its…
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Regional delegates discussing CSME
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – A two-day regional workshop exploring issues relating to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) began here on Monday with delegates being told that it would explore in some depth the areas of education, occupational classification, social security and social dialogue. “As we seek to expand the category of skilled workers, we can move…
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