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CARICOM and UNDP review relationship
NEW YORK, USA — Under the chairmanship of Suriname’s ambassador to the United Nations, Henry MacDonald, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) administrator, Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand, held a meeting on Tuesday to review their relationship and set future goals. The agenda included an overview of CARICOM-UNDP relations and UNDP restructuring and…
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CARICOM SG welcomes APD revision
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has welcomed the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom, the Hon. George Osborne that the UK will restructure the four-band Air Passenger Duty (APD) system. This tax has negatively affected the Region’s tourism sector and the realignment to a simpler…
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New British envoy pledges support to CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Newly accredited Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Her Excellency Victoria Dean, on Wednesday pledged to play the role of advocate for the Region in the pursuit of its objectives. Delivering remarks after presenting her credentials to Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, CARICOM Secretary-General, at the Georgetown, Guyana Headquarters of the CARICOM…
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Remarks by Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On the Occasion of the PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HER EXCELLENCY VICTORIA GLYNIS DEAN Plenipotentiary Representative (DESIGNATE) Of THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
It is my great pleasure, Excellency, to welcome you to the Caribbean Community Secretariat and to extend to you congratulations on your appointment as the United Kingdom’s Plenipotentiary Representative to our Caribbean Community. CARICOM’s relationship with the United Kingdom is a historically important, strong and strategic one that is always evolving, as the best relationships tend to do. Your role…
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Strong UK-CARICOM relations can find solutions– SG
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General told the new Ambassador of the United Kingdom (UK) to CARICOM, H.E. Victoria Dean, he was convinced the strong and mature relationship between the two parties could meet the challenge of finding reasonable solutions to issues that arose between them. “We have done so in the past…
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Member States committed to rule of law – PM Stuart
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in the Shanique Myrie v the State of Barbados case “bristles with issues that would have implications for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States” which are unequivocally committed to “doing what is required to be done”, Prime Minister of Barbados, the Hon. Freundel Stuart said recently.…
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CARICOM Leaders accept Caribbean Reparatory Justice Programme as basis for further action on reparations
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, greater Georgetown, Guyana) A Caribbean Reparatory Justice Programme (CRJP) has been accepted by the CARICOM Heads of Government as a basis for discussions on reparations from slavery and native genocide. Chairman of the Caribbean Community Dr. the Honourable Ralph Gonsalves made the disclosure during a press conference following the Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of the CARICOM…
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CARICOM Heads express appreciation for PM Douglas’ leadership in advancing the Human Resource Development (HRD) agenda
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 15TH 2014 (CUOPM) – Caribbean Heads of Government has commended St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, the Rt. Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, the Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Human Resource Development and Health. “They expressed appreciation for his leadership in advancing the Human Resource Development (HRD) agenda at this meeting and recalled his similar…
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Brazilian diamond hints at vast water reserve deep inside Earth
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A dirty-looking, commercially worthless brown diamond found in Brazil is yielding priceless information about the composition of a layer deep inside our planet. The diamond contained a mineral called ringwoodite that entrapped a significant amount of water, an international team of scientists reported this week. The discovery of the water-rich mineral indicates that mammoth amounts of water…
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Venezuela says death toll from protests rises to 28
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state prosecutor said yesterday the death toll from a month of violent protests had risen to 28, after the nation’s top court ordered opposition mayors to dismantle barricades set up by street protesters. State prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz, speaking on the sidelines of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, also said 1,293 detainees had been…
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