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The Bahamas hosts first regional seminar on tourism and SME development
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As efforts continue in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to insulate the tourism sector from the downturn in global economies, the Government of The Bahamas, the CARICOM Secretariat and the Latin America and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) have collaborated to convene the First Regional Seminar on Tourism, 31 August-1 September, in The Bahamas. With central…
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REMARKS BY CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), HON. DR. DENZIL DOUGLAS, PRIME MINISTER OF ST. KITTS AND NEVIS, AT THE OPENING OF THIRD SUMMIT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND CENTRAL AMERICA INTEGRATION SYSTEM (SICA), SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, 19 AUGUST 2011
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Firstly, let me begin by extending warm congratulations and appreciation to the Government and People of the Republic of El Salvador and more specifically to you President Funes, for the excellent arrangements made for this Third Summit of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Central American Integration System (SICA). This meeting I remind you…
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REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR IRWIN LaROCQUE, SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON HIS ASSUMPTION OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA, 15 AUGUST 2011
Today, I begin my task as the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community with a mix of excitement and awe given the challenges of the moment. I wish at the outset, to express my appreciation to you, Mr. Chairman, and your colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community for the confidence reposed in me as Secretary-General of our Community. I…
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Agri ministry inks CDN$5M food security research project
In an effort to increase food production, improve nutrition, and achieve a Professor Chandra A. Madramootoo of Mc Gill University (left) inking documents with Permanent Secretary of the Agriculture Ministry, George Jervis reduction in the food import bill within the Caribbean, Guyana, like other countries is moving purposefully in a positive direction A CDN$5M project was yesterday awarded to the…
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, SECRETARY-GENERAL (AG), CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AT THE OPENING OF THE SIXTH GENERAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, ITS ASSOCIATED INSTITUTIONS AND THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM, 28 JULY 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
On behalf of the CARICOM Delegation, I wish to welcome you most warmly to the Headquarters of the CARICOM Secretariat on the occasion of the Sixth General Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its Associated Institutions, and the United Nations (UN) System. It is indeed a pleasure for CARICOM to host the United Nations and several of its Institutions…
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ADDRESS TO THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, AND HEADS OF COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS BY DR. THE HON. LESLIE RAMSAMMY, MINISTER OF HEALTH GUYANA, CHAIR, STEERING COMMITTEE OF CARPHA AND CHAIR, COUNCIL FOR HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 27 JULY 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
I am pleased to address this gathering of representatives of CARICOM Institutions. As Chair of the Steering Committee for the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), I feel a sense of accomplishment to be able to speak on behalf of this new enterprise. The signing of the Inter-Governmental Agreement at the 32nd Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government has conferred…
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CARPHA, full speed ahead
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Regional Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is moving full speed ahead to becoming one of the centres of excellence within the CARIBBEAN Community (CARICOM). This is according to Dr the Honourable Leslie Ramsammy Chair of the steering Committee of this recently established Agency. CARPHA became a legal entity following the final required signing…
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STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, ACTING SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM), AT THE OPENING OF THE SECOND FORUM ON DONOR CO-OPERATION AND AID EFFECTIVENESS, 26 JULY 2011, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is my pleasure to welcome you to this Second Forum on Donor Co-ordination and Aid Effectiveness. In so doing I wish to express the Community’s on-going solidarity with the Government and people of Japan as they continue their struggle to come to terms with the effects of the disastrous earthquake, tsunami and nuclear…
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Tufton: We created believers in agriculture
This is the conclusion of a two-part interview with former Agriculture Minister Dr Christopher Tufton. Part one was published on Sunday, July 10. DR Christopher Tufton remembers taking heavy flak for the sugar industry divestment programme and the introduction of the Farmers' Markets during his tenure as agriculture and fisheries minister but remains convinced that his actions were justified. In…
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New CARICOM Secretary-General Selected
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has been selected to serve as the seventh Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) by the Heads of Government. Ambassador LaRocque, 56, a national of Dominica replaces His Excellency Sir Edwin Carrington of Trinidad and Tobago. Ambassador LaRocque is the current Assistant Secretary-General for Trade and Economic Integration at the CARICOM…
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