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WELCOME REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE HON KARL HOOD, FOREIGN MINISTER OF GRENADA AT THE RECEPTION /OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEVENTH UK-CARIBBEAN MINISTERIAL FORUM GRENADIAN-BY-REX RESORTS POINT SALINES GRENADA, FRIDAY 21 JANUARY 2012
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Welcome to the Caribbean most fragrant island – the Isle of Spice! Grenada is extremely pleased to be host of the 7th UK Caribbean Forum. We are indeed heartened to have in our midst the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and his delegation. For most of you, this is your first visit to…
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SG ACCREDITS FIRST CZECH AS EU AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday received the credentials of His Excellency Robert Kopecky as the new European Union (EU) Ambassador to CARICOM. The Ambassador, a national of the Czech Republic, is the first Ambassador to the Region appointed from an EU Member State rather than from the European Commission directly.…
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CARICOM COLLABORATES IN PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION IN HAITI
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) support to Haiti, expands in 2012 with its agreement to support the public health education activities of the international Organization for Migration (IOM) and Radio Boukman a community radio station styled “the voice of Cite Soleil”. the radio initiative is being conducted through edutainment; learning through a medium that both educates…
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Edutainment and Gender Based Violence
In 2011, an edutainment project was undertaken by the CARICOM Secretariat with support from UN Women, which brought together Caribbean Artists from Belize, Guyana and Suriname in a three-day workshop in Suriname to use their creativity in the production of public campaign material on gender based violence. These artists came together to add their voices to the global campaign led…
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CARICOM POLITICAL, DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH EU JUST AS IMPORTANT AS DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION – SG TELLS NEW EU AMBASSADOR TO CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Tuesday emphasised that the political and diplomatic dimensions of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) relations with the European Union were of equal importance to development cooperation. Speaking at an accreditation ceremony for the new Plenipotentiary Representative of the European Union (EU) to CARICOM, His Excellency Robert Kopecky, the Secretary-General said: “I…
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SG AND STAFF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMENCE FORMAL ENGAGEMENT
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, on Tuesday17 January formally commenced dialogue on staff matters with the executive of the CARICOM Secretariat Staff Association. President of the Staff Association, Mr. Timothy Odle, signalled the Association’s “full support” to the Secretary-General particularly at a time when new initiatives were about to be rolled out…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY ROBERT KOPECKY, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) TO CARICOM: CARICOM SECRETARIAT, 17 JANUARY.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As Secretary-General of CARICOM, it is with great pleasure that I receive today your Letters of Credence, accrediting you as the new Plenipotentiary Representative of the European Union (EU), one of the most valuable International Development Partners of the Caribbean Community. Since its inception, the Caribbean Community has enjoyed a distinct relationship with your…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY ROBERT KOPECKY, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) TO CARICOM: CARICOM SECRETARIAT, 17 JANUARY.
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As Secretary-General of CARICOM, it is with great pleasure that I receive today your Letters of Credence, accrediting you as the new Plenipotentiary Representative of the European Union (EU), one of the most valuable International Development Partners of the Caribbean Community. Since its inception, the Caribbean Community has enjoyed a distinct relationship with your…
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CARICOM INAUGURATES AUDIT COMMITTEE
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Mr Terrence Bastian, Auditor General of The Bahamas was on Tuesday elected as the first Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat’s Audit Committee. The election took place at the Committee’s inaugural meeting held via video conference among its five members. The other members of the committee are: Mr Dean Evanson, Director of Audit…
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CARICOM AND UK FOREIGN SECRETARY MEET IN GRENADA THIS WEEK
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Foreign Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will be hosts to the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK) at the 7th CARICOM-UK Forum which will be held in St George’s, Grenada from 20-22 January. The Forum is being held under the theme “Sustainable Growth for Prosperity” and will be presided over by the…
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