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Statement by Ambassador Lorne T. McDonnough Chief Executive Officer Of the CARICOM Development Fund At the SIGNING OF THE COUNTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME AGREEMENT between the THE GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA and the CARICOM DEVELOPMENT FUND – HILTON HOTEL, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – 6th July, 2013
HE Donald Ramotar, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Hon. Ashni Singh-Minister of Finance, Hon Carolyn Rodrigues-Berkett–Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Robeson Benn, Minister of Public Works, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press. I am particularly glad Mr President and Minister Singh, that you have been able to find some time during your busy schedule to meet here…
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Remarks by the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, MP Prime Minister of the Bahamas On the Occasion of the Opening Ceremony Of the Thirty-Fourth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government Of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago
I am pleased to be here in Trinidad and Tobago. This is my third visit this year. It is a delight to be here once more. I must say however, well before this year I was familiar with Trinidad. I spent many of my early years as a public figure visiting your fine country and enjoying the people and of…
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Speech by the Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica, On the Occasion of the Opening Ceremony Of the Thirty-Fourth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government Of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Port-of-Spain Trinidad and Tobago
Among the many things we the people of the Caribbean have in common is the warm and welcoming Caribbean Sea. Its foamy crests embrace all our coastlines. Our island homes are set like tiny jewels amidst its crystal blue waters. Yet each jewel is different – rare and precious –distinctive and diverse. As Caribbean peoples, our similarities and our differences…
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Scientists create human liver from stem cells
LONDON, (Reuters) – Scientists have for the first time created a functional human liver from stem cells derived from skin and blood and say their success points to a future where much-needed livers and other transplant organs could be made in a laboratory. While it may take another 10 years before lab-grown livers could be used to treat patients, the…
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Jamaica Customs Head sees increased ganja trafficking to Guyana
(Jamaica Gleaner) Commissioner of Customs Major (retd) Richard Reese has expressed satisfaction with the combined efforts of the various law-enforcement agencies in patrolling the nation’s ports. Reese lauded the Jamaica Customs’ Contraband Enforcement Team (CET), Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division (TCND), Coast Guard and Marine Police for what he called “a team approach.” “We have weekly narcotics seizures at the…
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T&T deflects questions on rights record of Caricom invitee
(Trinidad Express) Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Dookeran said the Trinidad and Tobago Government was not in a position to adjudicate on international human rights reports on President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. Mbasogo, who in his capacity as head of the ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) region, was one of three presidents invited to attend this week’s Caricom…
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Lagging behind
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News – Guyana’s dismal record on maternal mortality would have contributed to the near-fail the region received on this target when the 2013 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) report was released on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland. While Latin America and the Caribbean was referred to as one region for most of the report, the fifth goal—‘Reducing Maternal Mortality’—was…
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