Areas of Work

January 23, 2013
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Saint Lucia hosts regional workshops on multilateral environmental agreements

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Four Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) will come under focus later this month when two workshops are convened in Saint Lucia to address harmonized reporting by Caribbean countries, and the use of Integrated Environment Assessment (IEA) tools for mainstreaming those agreements into national policy development. The workshops, funded by the European Union, are executed by…
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January 15, 2013
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IRENA GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING

The Third General Assembly Meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was held on 13-14 January 2013 in Abu Dhabi, and the CARICOM Secretariat represented by its Programme Manager, Energy, participated as an Observer. Four CARICOM Member States were also represented, viz, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Guyana, and St. Vincent and Grenadines. The CARICOM Secretariat representative delivered a presentation…
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November 26, 2012
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ENERGY WEEK 2012… : Promoting energy efficiency, conservation

THE Guyana Energy Agency (GEA in the exercise of its mandate continues to promote energy efficiency, energy conservation and the development and utilisation of renewable sources of energy. As an annual feature, the observance of Energy Week serves to fulfill part of the mandate of the GEA by disseminating information essential to improving public awareness on sustainable energy, conservation and…
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November 23, 2012
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CARICOM SECRETARIAT CONDUCTS ASSESSMENT ON ENVIRONMENT STATISTICS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Representatives from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat are currently visiting Member States to assess their current position regarding statistics on the environment. The team from the Secretariat’s Regional Statistics Programme is currently in Antigua and Barbuda after leaving Dominica on Thursday following a two-day visit. The team moves on to Jamaica on Monday, 26…
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November 14, 2012
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ADDRESS BY HON. V. NAZIM BURKE, MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ENERGY AT THE NATIONAL ENERGY SYMPOSIUM NOV. 14TH, 2012. GRENADA

It is a pleasure to be here with you this morning to address the major stakeholders in our energy sector. At the outset, I wish to thank the Caricom Secretariat and our other development partners for the support they have given us and continue to give us during this week. Ladies and Gentlemen, this year's Energy Symposium comes at an…
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November 6, 2012
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CARICOM YOUTH DUB SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTION A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) More than 9, 000 young people logged on to new media platforms on Thursday afternoon, to participate in a two hour social media interaction with the CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. Dubbed Live with SG and hosted by the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors, the live social media interaction facilitated by Dominican based COMESEE TV in…
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November 5, 2012
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CARICOM Youth dub social media interaction a resounding success

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) More than 9, 000 young people logged on to new media platforms on Thursday afternoon, to participate in a two hour social media interaction with the CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. Dubbed Live with SG and hosted by the CARICOM Youth Ambassadors, the live social media interaction facilitated by Dominican based COMESEE TV in…
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October 22, 2012
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Sharp Focus On Transportation, Agri-tourism Linkages At Special COTED On Agriculture

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers of Agriculture wrapped up a Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) Friday, recording movement on the linkages between agriculture and tourism and agreeing on the need for intensified action to address the transport of goods within the Region. The Special COTED Meeting on Agriculture was…
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October 17, 2012
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Opening Remarks By Ambassador Irwin Larocque, Secretary-general, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at The Opening of The Eleventh Week Of Agriculture, Antigua And Barbuda, 17 October 2012

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) It is indeed a pleasure for me to address the opening of the 11th Caribbean Week of Agriculture, here in the beautiful country of Antigua and Barbuda whose government graciously consented to be the host for this week of activities. Since 1998, the CWA has become the signature event for the Region’s agriculture since…
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October 17, 2012
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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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