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Haiti: World Bank Approves $58 Million Grant For Agriculture
The World Bank has approved a $58 million grant targeting improved access to local markets and services for agriculture in Haiti. The grant from the International Development Association will reach about 190,000 rural producers, investors and members of agricultural organizations, the bank said in a release. “The development of the Central Artibonite region will help fight against extreme poverty that…
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Caribbean Classrooms of the Future Initiative Launched in Trinidad and Tobago with the OAS, Virtual Educa and the Private Sector
A series of technologically advanced classrooms, designed to benefit thousands of students and educators in schools across the Caribbean, is being launched following a commitment from international telecommunications company Samsung to the Organization of American States (OAS) and Virtual Educa. The initiative follows the lead taken by the government of Trinidad and Tobago and its Ministry of Education to establish…
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GWP-C Spearheads the Launch of New Tools and Resources for the Caribbean Water Sector
As part of the two-day Meeting of Regional Partners in Water and Wastewater, the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C), the United Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit (UNEP-CAR/RCU) and the Global Environment Facility’s Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management (GEF CReW) partnered to host a specialKnowledge Sharing Session on New Tools and Resources for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in…
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Bermuda Premier Resigns
Bermuda Premier Craig Cannonier has tendered his resignation, Governor George Fergusson confirmed on Monday evening. In a statement, Fergusson said Cannonier “called on me this evening and tendered his resignation, which I have accepted.” “I have asked the Deputy Premier, the Hon. Michael H. Dunkley, JP, MP, to carry out the role of Acting Premier on an interim basis,” he…
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Remarks by the Honourable Carolyn Rodrigues – Birkett, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guyana and Chair of COFCOR At the Opening Ceremony of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) Guyana International Conference Centre May 20, 2014 ,
It is a real pleasure for me to welcome you all this morning to the opening ceremony of the 17th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations of CARICOM. As I welcome our visitors to Guyana, I do so not only on my own behalf, but also on behalf of His Excellency President Donald Ramotar and the people…
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Opening Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Community At The Seventeenth Meeting of the Council For Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) Georgetown, GUYANA 20-21 May 2014
It is my pleasure to welcome you to this Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR). This annual gathering is the opportunity for the Ministers of Foreign Affairs to look back and take stock of the multiple activities undertaken by the Community in the promotion and protection of its interests. It also provides the occasion to look…
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CARICOM enhances Member States’ Capacity to implement the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Secretariat continued to put measures in place to enhance capacity of Member States to implement the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing by hosting its third capacity-building workshop on the issue. The event was held in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the CARICOM Secretariat Annex,…
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CARICOM, Spain identify priority areas for continued cooperation – Cooperation must be visible to Member States – DSG
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Spain have identified information and communication technology, the development of Regional micro small and medium enterprises, and the strengthening of a competitive Regional economy as areas of priority that will be pursued under Spain’s technical cooperation agreement with the Community. Developing human capacity through the transfer of knowledge, as…
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Remarks By Ms Myrna Bernard Director, Human Development At The Opening Of The Caribbean Sub-Regional Capacity Building Workshop On The Nagoya Protocol On Access And Benefit-Sharing Georgetown, Guyana 19 May 2014
I bring you greetings and warm wishes on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. The CARICOM Secretariat is very pleased to be a collaborative partner in this workshop, which represents a continuation of our work to build the capacity of member states to reap a fair and equitable share of benefits generated from the use…
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