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BAHAMAS-MIGRATION-Bahamas and Haiti to discuss illegal migration
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas and Haiti will hold talks in Port au Prince next week on the vexing issue of illegal migration, Prime Minister Perry Christie has said. Christie, briefing reporters on his attendance at the 25th Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Inter-Sessional summit that ended in St. Vincent and the Grenadines late Tuesday night, said that the matter had…
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CARIBBEAN-DEVELOPMENT-CDB funds for development projects in Bahamas and Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is making available more than US$18 million in loans to the Bahamas and Barbados for various development projects. CDB at its 60th meeting of the Board of Directors on Thursday approved US$16.18 million for the 40 year-old College of The Bahamas (COB) for an institutional and physical makeover. Among the…
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Regional Commission to address the issues regarding marijuana use mandated by CARICOM Heads
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have mandated that a Regional Commission be set up to address issues identified in relation to marijuana use. This announcement was made by Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government, Dr. the Hon Ralph Gonsalves during a press conference that concluded the 25th Intersessional Meeting…
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CARICOM Accepts Report on Antigua Led Inter-Faith Conference
KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – March 13, 2014………CARICOM Heads of Government have endorsed the Report from Prime Minister, Dr. Hon. Baldwin Spencer on the regional Inter-Faith Conference held at the Jolly Beach Resort and Spa on the 17 February 2014. Prime Minister Spencer delivered the Report during caucus Wednesday morning at the residence of the Prime Minister of…
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Communique Issued At The Conclusion Of The Twenty-fifth Inter-sessional Meeting of The Conference Of Heads Of Government Of The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
The Twenty-Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at the Buccament Bay Resort, Buccament, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, from 10-11 March 2014. Dr. the Honourable Ralph E. Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, who assumed the Chair of the Conference for the six-month period commencing 1…
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CARICOM moves ahead with Single ICT Space
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will focus over the next two years on unveiling the Single Information Communication Technology ICT Space as the digital layer of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government, Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, said…
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CARICOM defends silence in St. Kitts and Nevis
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 12TH 2014 (CUOPM) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is defending its “silence” on the ongoing political situation in St. Kitts and Nevis where opposition legislators are seeking to force the Parliament to debate a motion of no confidence, that is still to be heard in the Court. CARICOM Chairman and Prime Minister of St. Vincent and…
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Martinique Continues Push For Associate Membership in CARICOM
Martinique Regional Council President Serge Letchimy’s historic visit to the CARICOM Heads of Government conference is part of a bid for associate membership status in the regional bloc. The French Caribbean department first began the process of applying for membership in the summer of 2012. Letchimy’s visit represents the first time a president of the island’s regional council has been…
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Incoming CARICOM Chair blasts its structures
Caribbean news. MONDAY MARCH 10, 2014; BUCCAMENT BAY, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – Speakers raised questions as to the future viability of the regional body CARICOM, when the 25th Inter-sessional Heads of Government meeting opened in at Buccament Bay Resort in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The Caribbean Community CARICOM celebrated its 40th Anniversary last year, and during those…
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CARICOM Leaders laud PM Douglas for 25 years as St. Kitts and Nevis Parliamentarian
KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT, MARCH 12TH 2014 (CUOPM) – Caribbean Presidents, Prime Ministers, Premiers and Chief Ministers have lauded the longest serving Caribbean Head of Government for his 25 years of Service as a St. Kitts and Nevis parliamentarian. At the closing plenary session of the Twenty-Fifth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)…
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