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Message by The Prime Minister of Grenada, The Hon. Dickon Mitchell | 50th Anniversary of The Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians, and The Sixteenth Observance of Caribbean Statistics Day | 15 October 2024
It is with a deep sense of honour, pride and responsibility that I deliver this message on the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians and the 16th Observance of Caribbean Statistics Day under the theme ‘Improving Lives through Statistics, Strengthening and Innovating together’. The year 2024 holds great significance for regional statistics since, 50…
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Message From Dr. Carla N. Barnett, Secretary-General, Caribbean Community (CARICOM)| Fiftieth Anniversary of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians | Sixteenth Observance of Caribbean Statistics Day | 15 October 2024
“The theme selected for Caribbean Statistics Day 2024, ‘Improving Lives through Statistics: Strengthening and Innovating Together’ underscores the critical role that statistics play in enhancing the welfare of CARICOM citizens. It recognises regional efforts to strengthen capacity to enhance our statistical systems and to generate accurate, reliable, timely and relevant data for policy development and decision making. Harmonised statistics are…
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Remarks by Director, Sectoral Programmes, CARICOM Secretariat, Ambassador David Prendergast |Special Meeting of COTED (Agriculture) | 11 October 2024, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Hon. Saboto Caesar, Chair of this morning’s 115th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Hon. Ministers, Regional Institutions, Delegates, Stakeholders, I extend welcome to Ministers and delegations this 115th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – Agriculture. As we consider achievements under the 25…
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CARICOM Governments allocating more money to agriculture – CARICOM SG at CWA youth seminar
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater, Guyana) – CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr. Carla Barnett, on Tuesday, highlighted the increased funding governments are allocating to agriculture as the Region moves to boost food production and reduce its food imports. “Since the Region has been focusing on the 25 by 2025 [Initiative], we are, in fact, seeing governments allocating increased amounts in their budgets to…
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CARICOM awards innovative regional farmers, new CARICOM Youth Farmer of Year and Ministers of Agriculture Farmer of the Year
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – On Monday 7 October, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) presented awards to regional farmers as part of activities to mark the 18th Caribbean Week of Agriculture that is underway in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The presentation was made during the opening ceremony of the event which featured addresses and remarks from the…
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Special Remarks by the Hon. Saboto Caesar, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour of St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Opening Ceremony |18th Caribbean Week of Agriculture | 7 October 2024
I join with all before me, in welcoming you to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and to Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2024. I am indeed happy, that since arriving on the weekend, many had the opportunity to attend both Miss SVG on Saturday night, and the adventurous field tour yesterday, which took us sailing along the Leeward Coast, and we…
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CARICOM PREPARES FOR COP29: Announces ministerial leads for strategic advocacy
Georgetown, Guyana – October 3, 2024 – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is preparing for the Twenty-Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which is scheduled to take place from 11-22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This pivotal event will see CARICOM Member States advocating for urgent climate action and…
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CDB Supporting Regional Education Transformation with Key Initiatives
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman: The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has announced a series of key initiatives aimed at reshaping education systems across the region, as outlined by Acting President, Mr. Isaac Solomon at the Bank’s inaugural Regional Symposium and Policy Dialogue on Transforming Education currently underway in George Town, Cayman. Speaking at the opening ceremony on 3 October 2024, Mr.…
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Second CARICOM Member State ratifies BBNJ Agreement
Barbados joins Belize as the second CARICOM Member State to ratify the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement). The Agreement was adopted during the 79th United Nations General Assembly. During this period, Jamaica also signed the Treaty…
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Identifying Strategic Solutions to tackle Crime and Violence is a priority for CARICOM – CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General
“CARICOM Heads of Governments expressed deep concern about the high levels of crime and violence in the Region, driven in part by firearms and ammunition trafficking, transnational criminal networks, and a breakdown of social structures, and the impact of crime and violence on young people and children.” – Dr Armstrong Alexis, CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana…
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