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Argentina´s first Ambassador to CARICOM presents his credentials
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Newly appointed Argentine Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Luis Alberto Martino, on Monday, expressed his country’s willingness to coordinate, consult and cooperate with CARICOM. He was speaking during an official ceremony at the CARICOM Secretariat headquarters, Turkeyen, Guyana where he presented his letters of credence to CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin…
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SPEECH OF H.E. LUIS ALBERTO MARTINO, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE (DESIGNATE) OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CEREMONY OF PRESENTATION OF HIS LETTERS OF CREDENCE TO AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
I am very pleased and indeed honored to be accredited today as Argentina´s first ever resident Plenipotentiary Representative before the Caribbean Community of States. As you may know, my country is in the process of expanding and strengthening its presence in the Caribbean region. The first steps in this direction were the decisions by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to…
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Remarks by the SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque On The Occasion Of The PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY LUIS ALBERTO MARTINO Plenipotentiary Representative Of The Republic of Argentina TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY 28 October 2013
It is my honour and pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you, Ambassador Martino, on the occasion of your accreditation as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Argentine Republic to the Caribbean Community. First, allow me to extend my heartfelt best wishes to your President, Her Excellency Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, as she continues to recover from her recent surgery.…
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Remarks by The Honorable Nigel A. Carty Minister of Education Government of St .Kitts & Nevis On the occasion of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (38th SCCS) (28-30 October 2013) and Twenty-Third Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (23rd RCCC) (31 October 2011) Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis October 28, 2013
It is with sincere appreciation that I accept the invitation to make a few remarks at the opening ceremony of the series of meetings with regional Directors of Statistics, organized by the CARICOM Secretariat’s Statistics Division in collaboration with Member States. In fact, our hosting of this event is testament to the essential work of the CARICOM Secretariat and the…
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Opening remarks by Dr. Philomen Harrison Project Director, Regional Statistics, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat At the Opening Ceremony Of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (38th SCCS) (28-30 Octo
Theme: Statistics in Everyday Life; Let us Education and Appreciate It is an honour for me to greet you on behalf of the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, His Excellency Irwin LaRocque, on the occasion of the Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (38th SCCS) and the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (23rd RCCC),…
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Back to the drawing board with the UK?
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – THE BBC reported last week that the United Kingdom’s economy dipped 0.3 per cent during the last quarter of 2012. The report went on to suggest that the decline has fuelled fresh fears that the economy could re-enter recession. That would not only be bad news for Britons, but also for Barbados and many of the tourism…
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Martinique commits huge sums for Carifta Games
SCHOELCHER, Martinique:Martinique says it will spend more than €500,000 (J$70 million) to stage the 2014 Carifta Games in its country. The announcement comes six months after the Eastern Caribbean French-speaking island was awarded the games, at the Carifta Congress in The Bahamas. Addressing the media at the recent State of the Industry Conference at the Madiana Palais des Congres Convention…
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PANCAP highlights reduction in new HIV/AIDS infections in the Caribbean
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) There has been a reduction in the number of new HIV infections annually in the Caribbean. This was among some of the gains in managing HIV/AIDS highlighted by the Pan Caribbean Partnership Against HIV AIDS (PANCAP) meeting of National AIDS Programme Managers, Senior Health Officials and HIV and AIDS Regional partners held in Port-Spain,…
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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING OF NATIONAL AIDS PROGRAMME MANAGERS, SENIOR HEALTH OFFICIALS AND REGIONAL PARTNERS OF THE PAN CARIBBEAN PARTNESHIP AGAINST HIV AND AIDS (PANCAP) PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 21-23 OCTOBER 2013
The meeting of National AIDS Programme Managers, Senior Health Officials and HIV and AIDS Regional partners, was held in Port-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from 21-23 October 2013 with funding from the PANCAP Global Fund Round 9 Grant and USAID. Co-chairs of the meeting: Prof. Figueroa, Chair of the Priority Areas Coordinating Committee; Mr. Dereck Springer; Director of the PANCAP Coordinating…
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SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HIV AND AIDS PLEADS FOR THE REMOVAL OF DISCRIMINATORY LAWS
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) UN Secretary-General Envoy for HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean, Dr. Edward Greene, pleaded for the removal of discriminatory immigration laws in Trinidad and Tobago that prohibit the entry of homosexuals. This plea was made in a congratulatory message read on the occasion of the launch of the book: HIV and Human Rights: Legal…
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