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Jamaica turned back as many CARICOM nationals as Barbados, CCJ told
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A senior Jamaican immigration official yesterday conceded, during the Shanique Myrie trial before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), that there was no significant disparity in the number of Caribbean nationals denied entry to Barbados in the last five years when compared to Jamaica. The admission by Ephieum Allen, the acting deputy director for immigration at the…
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SG: Chavez a true friend of CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has described the late President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez as a “true friend” of the Community. In a message of condolence to the Government of Venezuela, the Secretary-General said that the late President Chavez, who died on Tuesday following a battle with cancer, “demonstrated solidarity with…
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President Chavez opened new chapter in CARICOM – Venezuela relations
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), His Excellency Michel Martelly, the President of Haiti, has stated that the name of His Excellency Hugo Chavez, the late President of Venezuela will be “etched in the history of this Region.” In a note of condolence on behalf of CARICOM to the Government of Venezuela, the Chairman…
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REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE ON THE OBSERVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF STATISTICS – 2013
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)The year 2013 has been designated the International Year of Statistics (Statistics 2013) to be commemorated as a worldwide event by leading statistical organisations which include the International Statistical Institute, the Royal Statistical Society and the American Statistical Association. This year also marks the 40th Anniversary of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and it is significant…
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Targets approved for renewable energy development and energy efficiency improvement in CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The just-concluded Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Energy has broken new ground with the establishment of regional targets for the contribution of renewable energy, such as, solar power, wind power, hydropower, geothermal energy, bio-energy, to the total electricity generation in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). CARICOM Ministers with…
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Statistics will be the sexy job in the next ten years
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The sexy job over the next ten years will be statisticians. This statement by the chief economist at Google was quoted as the Government of Guyana and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on Wednesday jointly launched activities to mark the International Year of Statistics that is being observed under the theme `Statistics in Everyday…
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