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USE ICTS TO PUSH AGRICULTURE – CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is encouraging stakeholders in the agriculture to make full use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) to promote and drive competitiveness and interest in the sector. Throwing out a challenge for those involved in the sector to come up with a measurable plan of action aimed…
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CARICOM ENGAGES YOUNG BELIZEANS IN ONE-OF-A-KIND ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The CARICOM Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO) entrepreneurship workshop struck a high point on Thursday, when four teams comprising 25 trainees presented their business plans and received their start-up capital for a business venture they will implement in the next two days. The 25 trainees, ages 17- 21, have been engaged in…
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SG PAYS OFFICIAL VISIT TO BELIZE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque will be paying an official visit to Belize on October 22-23. During his visit, the Secretary-General will pay a courtesy call on the Prime Minister Honourable Dean Barrow at his Belmopan office on the first day. He will also meet with the Minister of Foreign…
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FEATURE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY MR KEITH JOSEPH, EXECUTIVE MEMBER OF THE CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEES (CANOC) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTEENTH SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (COHSOD) – SPORT, CARICOM SECRETARIAT, TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Protocol having been established let me begin by saying that it is fortuitous that I have ended up here, being the one to deliver this address. Be that as it may, the chips have fallen in place and so we must focus on the matter at hand. On Sunday 7 October, West Indians everywhere…
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RENEWED EMPHASIS MUST BE PLACED ON AGRICULTURE – CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The soaring food prices were a continuing reminder that the Region had no choice but to pay increasing attention to food and nutrition security and cost-efficient sustainable agricultural production, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said on Wednesday. Delivering remarks at the formal opening ceremony of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture…
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COORDINATED EFFORTS NEEDED TO TACKLE HIGH FOOD IMPORT BILL
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) was formally opened on Wednesday with a chorus of calls for coordinated efforts to firmly tackle the huge food import bill and ensure food security in the Region. The calls were made at the ceremony at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St. John’s, Antigua. The Eleventh CWA, which concludes…
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MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, ON THE OCCASION OF CARIBBEAN STATISTICS DAY 15 OCTOBER 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Monday, 15 October 2012 marks the fourth observance by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) of Caribbean Statistics Day, which is aimed not only at raising the profile of statistics and statisticians across the Region but also at recognising the crucial role of statistics in the advancement of the daily lives of the people of our…
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CARICOM PROVIDES ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING FOR REGIONAL YOUTH
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Job creation is one of the most challenging tasks facing Caribbean Governments today as the unemployment rate continues to climb steadily, especially among young people who make up roughly 64% of the Region’s population. Youth unemployment is a global problem. The International Labour Organization says 70 million young people are actively – but unsuccessfully…
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JOURNALIST TO BE AWARDED AT CWA OPENING
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Five journalists from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be awarded for excellence in reporting on climate change adaptation and mitigation when the eleventh Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) formally opens on Wednesday afternoon at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua and Barbuda. The competition for which the awards will be presented, was organized…
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