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PM says brace for harsh conditions
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has acknowledged the reality of harsh conditions that may accompany an International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement expected to be finalised during this New Year. “This new year will bring stark realities into focus, Jamaicans are capable and we must live up to the challenges, our people have what it takes to…
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Haiti’s Long Road
On the eve of the third anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti in January 2010, the country remains in a fragile state. Billions of dollars in aid and lofty promises to “build back better” have brought it only so far. A recent article by Deborah Sontag of The Times showed, in disheartening detail, the distance between hope and reality.…
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Year of Environment declared in Haiti
President Michel Martelly on Tuesday declared 2013 as Haiti's Year of Environment and called on citizens to join government efforts to preserve the country's ecosystem. Speaking at a ceremony in northern Haiti to commemorate the 209th anniversary of Haitian Independence, Martelly also urged every Haitian to plant a tree this year. Haiti is currently in an “ecological catastrophe,” according to…
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Fiscal consolidation inevitable in the Caribbean – says IMF
WASHINGTON, CMC – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper says since growth in the current global economic environment is “virtually nonexistent,” significant fiscal consolidation is inevitable in the region. The paper, dubbed “The Challenges of Fiscal Consolidation and Debt Reduction in the Caribbean,” examines debt dynamics in the Caribbean and discusses policy options for reducing the high debt levels.…
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Secretariat Restructuring Among Priorities For New Year – Secretary-General
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The restructuring of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will be one of the priority areas for Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque come 2013. Revamping the administrative arm of the Community was one of the recommendations of the Landell Mills Consultancy, and Heads of Government had mandated a Strategic Plan and Change Process to effect the transformation.…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL WISHES COMMUNITY A GOOD NEW YEAR
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As the Region prepares to observe its 40th anniversary in 2013, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended greetings for a good new year to the Region’s citizens. “Let me take the opportunity to wish all citizens of the Community a good new year ahead of us. “I know our…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL LAUDS CARICOM SECRETARIAT STAFF’S COMMITMENT TO CALLING OF INTEGRATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has lauded the dedication and commitment displayed by staff members of the CARICOM Secretariat, the administrative arm of the Community. “It is no secret that the work of the Secretariat demands every waking hour of all of the staff and I just want to take…
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STOP HAZARDOUS WASTE SHIPMENT THROUGH CARIBBEAN SEA – CARICOM CHAIRMAN
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkey, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. the Hon. Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, has intensified calls for a halt to the shipment of hazardous waste through the Caribbean Sea, given the risks such shipments pose to the livelihood of people of the Region. The call was made on Friday ahead of…
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Remarks by Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Occasion Of the Official Opening of the CARICOM Secretariat and CARICOM Development Fund Offices Barbados, 17 December 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) I am pleased to be here at the official opening of these facilities that are now the new home of two sections of the CARICOM Secretariat and one Community Institution, all of which have critical functions in the advancement of the Community – the Secretariat’s Office of Trade Negotiations and the CARICOM Single Market…
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New home for CARICOM offices in Barbados
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) New facilities for two sections of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, as well as a Regional institution, all based in Bridgetown, Barbados, were officially opened on Monday by the Hon. Freundel Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados. The two sections of the Secretariat – the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Unit and the Office…
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