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Your development has been impressive – CARICOM SG to Belize on 35th Anniversary
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has congratulated Belize on 35 years of Independence, describing the country’s development over the period as impressive. In his congratulatory letter to Belize Prime Minister Mr. Dean Barrow, Ambassador LaRocque praised the commitment, pride and resolve of the Belizean people. It’s a spirit, he said, that resonates with the theme of this year’s celebrations,…
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CSME Public Procurement Training Gets Underway
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat continues its drive toward establishing an integrated and single CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Public Procurement Regime. A week-long train- the-trainers workshop began on Monday, September 19 at the Secretariat’s CSME Unit in Barbados. The workshop’s aim is to train procurement specialists on the instruments that make up such a regime. Representatives from Antigua…
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Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management: Prepare, Respond, Recover
ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT WILL BE THE FOCUS OF A TWO-DAY MEETING HOSTED BY THE EU-FUNDED INTRA-ACP APP Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, September 19, 2016 – “Climate has changed; climate will change and climate demands change”, said Dr. Michael Taylor, a Physicist at a Climate Studies Group in the Caribbean in 2012. He was…
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Consultations underway to improve social protection in Region
Regional representatives converged at the CARICOM Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana, on Monday to discuss measures to improve social protection within the Region. Social Protection refers to interventions from public, private, voluntary organisation and social networks, to support communities, households and individuals, in their efforts to prevent, manage and overcome a defined set of risks and vulnerabilities. The Regional representatives are…
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CARIFESTA jingle, logo winners announced
A veteran graphic grapher and seasoned jingle producer were each awarded USD$5,000. Darren Holder and Alan Lowe have succeeded in leaving their mark on ‘the Olympics of culture’ having emerged as the winners of the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) jingle and logo competition respectively. The winners were announced during the 13th meeting of the Interim Festival Directorate (IFD) and…
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`Work together to achieve greater good’ – PM Harris
Salutations My fellow citizens and residents, congratulations on our thirty-third Independence Anniversary. This year we celebrate our Independence under the theme “Promoting Prosperity through Sustainability and National Unity.” This theme was chosen specifically to encapsulate how only a stable nation in unity can thrive and prosper, for the betterment of all of its citizens and residents. Our land has seen…
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CARICOM Deepens Regional Partnerships to Address De-risking
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Saturday September 17, 2016 – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has deepened its partnerships within the region in order to strengthen its efforts to address the withdrawal of correspondent banking services from some regional institutions. Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne, who is leading CARICOM’s advocacy on the matter, recently met with the heads of the Caribbean…
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Notes Of Congratulations Pour In From Near And Far For St. Kitts And Nevis’ 33rd Anniversary Of Independence
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2016 (PRESS SEC) – Numerous expressions of congratulations and well wishes are pouring in from world leaders and organizations to Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, his government and the people of St. Kitts and Nevis on the joyous occasion of our 33rd Anniversary of Independence. Republic of China (Taiwan): The Republic of…
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CTO and CHTA working with regional partners to build climate resilience in the tourism sector
September 16, 2016 (Bridgetown, Barbados) — Regional tourism development agency, the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and regional hospitality agency, the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) today signed a Letter of Agreement (LoA) to join other regional agencies and institutions representing climate sensitive sectors as joint Tourism Partners on the Consortium of Regional Sectoral Early Warning Information Systems Across Climate…
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CARICOM Tackles Regional Social Dialogue and Social Protection
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is hosting a one-day regional consultation on the establishment of a regional tripartite social dialogue mechanism and a regional social protection floor. It takes place on Monday, September 19 at the Secretariat’s headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana. The aim is to discuss a proposed social dialogue mechanism and…
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