Areas of Work
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CARICOM, UNDP Officials engage on 2024 Programme of Work
CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Friday, 8 March 2024: Officials from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) met from 4-6 March at the Community’s Headquarters in Georgetown, Guyana, to finalise a joint action plan for their cooperation.The officials fleshed out a 2024 Action Plan to operationalise the CARICOM-UNDP Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…
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Agriculture exhibition on sidelines of 46th Heads of Government Meeting
The CARICOM Secretariat, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture of Guyana, The University of the West Indies, and other partners, held an agricultural exhibition on the grounds of the Marriott Hotel in Georgetown, Guyana last week to raise awareness of the Region’s agricultural potential as it makes progress to achieve the goals of the 25 by 25 Initiative. The exhibition…
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CARICOM and Brazil pledge to Deepen Cooperation
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater, Georgetown, Guyana) – CARICOM and Brazil have pledged to deepen cooperation as they see immense potential for enhancing mutually beneficial relations. In this regard, they committed to hosting the first meeting of the CARICOM-Brazil Joint Commission in 2024 to rationalise the modalities for deeper collaboration. The benefits of enhanced CARICOM-Brazil relations were underscored at the recent…
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Suriname to be added to inter-island regional ferry route
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said plans are moving forward for the “imminent” launch of an inter-island regional ferry service, with the intention to add Suriname to the route. The Office of the Prime Minister said Dr Rowley joined regional leaders in Georgetown, Guyana, for the 46th Regular Meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government on Monday. The conference will…
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Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago to soon launch ferry service
HE Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, announced that shortly, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobagoand Barbados will launch a ferry service to improve intra-regional transportation. The President, who is the current Chair of CARICOM, was at the time delivering the feature address atthe opening of the Guyana Energy Conference 2024 and Supply Change Expo on 19 February, wherehe highlighted how…
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