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Happy CARICOM Day 2021
CARICOM came into being on 4 July 1973 with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas by Prime Ministers Errol Barrow for Barbados, Forbes Burnham for Guyana, Michael Manley for Jamaica and Eric Williams for Trinidad and Tobago. The Treaty was later revised in 2002 to allow for the eventual establishment of a single market and a single economy. Read more:…
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CARICOM Day 2021: The children have their say
Deputy- Secretary-General Ambassador Manorma Soeknandan brought together a group on children to chat about CARICOM on the eve of CARICOM Day 2021. The video recording was done in Guyana and the children involved were; Gabriella Bovell, Leah Krishnaram, Carlaysia Welch, Tejaun Taylor, Savannah Bovell, and Tevaun Taylor. See video:
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CARICOM Heads of Government to address key development issues at their Meeting on Monday and Tuesday
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government have the COVID-19 pandemic and the Region’s response high on the agenda for their 42nd Regular Meeting to he held online on the 5-6 July 2021. The impact of recent natural disasters, including the eruption of La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and the widespread flooding in Guyana and Suriname will…
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Grenada’s Prime Minister Spearheads CARICOM Engagement With Telecoms Providers On Removal Of Roaming Charges
Grenada’s Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell is spearheading a CARICOM initiative to eliminate roaming charges for Caribbean nationals traveling within the region. Dr. Mitchell, accompanied by his Barbadian counterpart, Prime Minister Mia Mottley, along with representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, met recently with representatives of Digicel and Cable and Wireless, to discuss the…
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New Ambassador of Belgium to CARICOM Accredited
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque received the Letters of Credence from the new Ambassador of Belgium to CARICOM H.E. Hugo Verbist in a virtual ceremony on Wednesday 23 June 2021. Ambassador Verbist presented remarks during the ceremony. Read the Ambassador’s full remarks here – Remarks by H.E. Hugo Verbist CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque also addressed the ceremony. Read the…
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Address by new Ambassador of Belgium to CARICOM, 23 June 2021
ADDRESS BY HUGO VERBIST ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM TO CARICOM Your Excellency, I am very honored to stand here today, although virtually, to present my letter of introduction by Minister Wilmès as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Caribbean Community. I would also like to…
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