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CARICOM ENERGY MONTH BEGINS
Tuesday, 02 November 2021 | Georgetown, Guyana – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in collaboration with key regional institutions, development partners and Member States celebrates CARICOM Energy Month (CEM) 2021, throughout the month of November. Energy remains a strategic priority for all CARICOM countries, as the region confronts unprecedented challenges in a worsening climate, the ongoing public health crisis, and declining economies. These, and other, issues are captured in…
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Message on the occasion of Caribbean Statistics Day 2021 – 15 October – by Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Science and Technology in the CARICOM Quasi Cabinet, and Champion of Statistics
Sisters and brothers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as we live through this difficult and unprecedented time, it is now quite clear how destructive COVID-19 is, leaving many in a state of disbelief, lives in disarray and families in mourning. The observance of Caribbean Statistics Day provides an opportune moment to underscore the crucial role statistics has played thus far…
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Message by Dr. Carla Barnett, CARICOM Secretary-General on the occasion of the 13th Observance of Caribbean Statistics Day, 15 October 2021
It is my pleasure to extend greetings on the thirteenth observance of Caribbean Statistics Day (CSD) on 15 October 2021. The theme for this year is “Leave No One Behind – Everyone Counts” which is the same theme used for the Launch of the 2020 Round of Population and Housing Census. There is no doubt that statistical data are fundamental…
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CARICOM continues pursuit of quality education imperative
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is advancing efforts to achieve clearer alignment, coordination and harmonization of standards for the teaching profession in the Region. Earlier this month, over 150 education stakeholders throughout the education eco-system met in a virtual forum titled Quality Teaching and Learning: Conclave of Best Practices in CARICOM Member States. The discussion saw a robust exchange of…
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JOINT COMMUNIQUE: First Meeting of the CARIFORUM – United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement’s (EPA) Trade and Development Committee
The first meeting of the CARIFORUM – United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement’s (EPA) Trade and Development Committee took place via videoconference on 7 October 2021. The meeting, chaired by CARIFORUM, was attended by representatives from Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Belize; The Commonwealth of the Bahamas; The Commonwealth of Dominica; The Dominican Republic; Grenada; The Republic of Guyana; Haiti, Jamaica; Saint…
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Media Advisory – Caribbean Week of Agriculture Closing Ceremony
The Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2021 concludes on Friday, 8 October following a Special Ministerial Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). A closing ceremony will be held at 5pm and will feature the presentation of the inaugural Farmer of the Year and Youth Farmer of the Year Awards. Representatives of the media are invited to cover…
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REGION’S PUBLIC HEALTH BOOSTED BY PANCAP CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVE
EIGHTEEN (18) CLINICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS COMPLETE THREE-MONTH COURSE ON CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF HIV Thursday, 7 October 2021 (PANCAP Coordinating Unit, CARICOM Secretariat): The Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP), the mechanism that provides a structured and unified approach to the Caribbean’s response to the HIV epidemic, congratulates the eighteen (18) clinical and public health practitioners who completed…
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CARPHA Strengthens Its COVID-19 Testing Capacity with Japan Donation
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Thanks to a bilateral cooperation program, the Japan-CARICOM Friendship and Cooperation Fund, the CARPHA Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML) received twenty-three (23) Viral RNA Test Kits valued at US$43,411 which are expected to conduct approximately 5,750 tests. The laboratory supplies will go a long way in supporting CARPHA’s capacity to test for COVID-19. In addition…
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Media Advisory: Guyana’s President Dr Irfaan Ali to address the Opening Ceremony, Caribbean Week of Agriculture
Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) gets underway 4 October 2021. The virtual event will feature at least 32 activities and more than 100 speakers whose presentations will be aligned with the theme ‘Transforming our Food Systems’. A virtual marketplace also forms part of the event that is being hosted by main partners: the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on…
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CARIBBEAN YOUTH DAY 2021: Address from Ms Renee Atwell, Dean, CARICOM Youth Ambassador Corps
Theme: Building Resilience: COVID-19, Mental Health & Caribbean Development I take this opportunity to wish all young persons within the Caribbean region and in the diaspora Happy Caribbean Youth Day. Today we celebrate under the theme “Building Resilience: COVID-19, Mental Health & Caribbean Development” As we are aware, the Region is still grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. More than a…
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