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End of Year Message by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
2013 was a reflective and celebratory year for the Community as we marked our 40th Anniversary. That we have come thus far is testimony to our determination and commitment to forge a common destiny as small unified States in this unique corner of the world called the Caribbean. Our Anniversary Theme of ‘Celebration and Renewal’ remains relevant as we bask…
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SG praises Grenada’s leadership in ICT
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque praised Grenada for leading by example in using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to create an enabling environment to pursue its social and economic development goals. The Secretary-General was speaking during a ceremony at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown Guyana where he received the…
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Newly appointed Grenadian Ambassador to CARICOM says Reform Process is to be applauded
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The work that has been done with the CARICOM Reform Process is to be applauded. That was the sentiment expressed by newly appointed Plenipotentiary Representative of Grenada to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) His Excellency Patrick Antoine. The Ambassador was speaking during a ceremony at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown Guyana where he handed over…
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Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General Of the Caribbean Community On the Occasion Of the Presentation of Credentials By H.E. Patrick Antoine Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate ) Of Grenada To The Caribbean Community Georgetown, Guyana
Excellency, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the CARICOM Secretariat for the presentation of your credentials as the Plenipotentiary Representative of Grenada to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Your appointment is an indication of your country’s continuing strong commitment to regional integration. This is evident in the ‘hands on’ approach that the Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. the Rt…
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CRFM states to expand use of Fish Aggregating Devices in 2014
Belize City, Belize, Tuesday, December 17, 2013—Several Caribbean countries are exploring the use of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) to bolster earnings, increase employment opportunities and improve management and conservation of ocean pelagic species within their jurisdictions. billfishThe expanding role of FADs in the Caribbean was explored at the CRFM / WECAFC-IFREMER-MAGDELESA / CARIFICO Workshop on FAD Fishery Management held in…
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CXC managed nursing exams set for October 2014
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives of National Nursing Councils of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) met recently in Barbados to complete the final review of the process to launch the CXC managed Regional Examination for Nurse Registration (RENR) in October 2014. With the recent growth of training opportunities in the field, nursing stakeholders…
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Energy information, management in focus in Jamaica
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Energy sector officials are meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, this week to chart the way forward in energy information gathering and dissemination, management and planning. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Latin American Energy Organisation (OLADE) are collaborating on the joint staging of the Regional Energy Information Forum held on Monday 9 December and…
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Technical cooperation and assistance from Cuba to CARICOM a shining example of South-South cooperation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The strong technical cooperation and assistance provided by Cuba to Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is a shining example of South-South cooperation. That was one of the key points in a statement by Chair of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Honourable Kamla…
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CARICOM Reparations Commission identifies six key areas to be the focus of diplomacy and action
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Public Health was one of the key issues identified by the CARICOM Reparations Commission to receive reparatory diplomacy and action. This disclosure was made by Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, at a press conference on Tuesday following a meeting of the representatives from the Commission with law firm Leigh…
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CARICOM strengthens commitment to persons with disabilities in the Caribbean
The Thirty-fourth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government which was held in July 2013 in Trinidad and Tobago, agreed to set up National Committees on Reparations, to establish the moral, ethical and legal case for the payment of reparations by the former colonial European countries, to the nations and people of the Caribbean Community, for native genocide, the…
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