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  • Photo of End of Year Message by the Chairman of the  Caribbean Community  The Most Honourable Andrew Holness Prime Minister of Jamaica

    End of Year Message by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community The Most Honourable Andrew Holness Prime Minister of Jamaica

    I bring season’s greetings to the people of our Caribbean Community on behalf of all Heads of Government at this joyous time of year. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has had an eventful year both regionally and internationally.  We have seen advances in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, (CSME), the signing of the New Multi-Lateral Air Services Agreement and we…

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  • Photo of Statement – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on CSME

    Statement – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on CSME

    Conceived as an instrument to facilitate economic development, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) is the manifestation of the intent to deepen the integration process that began with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas in 1973.  That Treaty was later revised and the Community is now governed by the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas Establishing the Caribbean…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors charting enhanced role

    CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors charting enhanced role

    The CARICOM Committee of Ambassadors is holding its 8th meeting in Guyana, Thursday, with heightened expectations of the group following the ground-breaking Special Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government on the CSME, in Trinidad and Tobago earlier this week. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in welcome remarks, told the Ambassadors their role, both individually as the link between the regional…

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  • Photo of ‘If not now, when’ – Prime Minister Rowley on CSME

    ‘If not now, when’ – Prime Minister Rowley on CSME

    Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government were challenged to move the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) forward by Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Honourable Keith Rowley. Speaking this morning at the start of their 18th Special Meeting which is focused on the CSME at the Hilton Hotel in Port of Spain, the host Prime Minster posed…

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  • Photo of Implementation  of the Pétion Ville Declaration, a human rights imperative

    Implementation of the Pétion Ville Declaration, a human rights imperative

    This is the position of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Assistant Secretary-General for Human and Social Development Dr. Douglas Slater, in a statement to mark the observance of International Day for Persons with Disabilities, on 3 December 2018. According to Dr. Slater, the implementation of the Pétion Ville Declaration “will not only contribute towards the achievement of a number of the…

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  • Photo of Band to gather to protect, empower and uplift all persons with disabilities – says Chair of  Advisory Panel for CARICOM Disabilities

    Band to gather to protect, empower and uplift all persons with disabilities – says Chair of Advisory Panel for CARICOM Disabilities

    The  call of Ms. Kerryann Ifill, Chair of the Advisory Panel for CARICOM Disabilities (APfCD), in a message to observe International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, is for “all governments and citizens of the Region to band to gather to protect, empower and uplift all persons with disabilities who are blessed to live among us!. Ms. Ifill lauded the appointment of  CARICOM…

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  • Photo of Disability respects no one says CARICOM Special Rapporteur on Disabilities

    Disability respects no one says CARICOM Special Rapporteur on Disabilities

    Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Special Rapporteur on Disabilities (CSRoD), Senator Dr. Floyd Morris, in a statement to observe International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), 3 December 2018, drew attention to the thin separation between being abled and being disabled. Calling for persons with disabilities to be treated with “dignity and respect” the CSRoD alluded to the high levels of violence…

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  • Photo of PANCAP 2018 World AIDS Day Message: KNOW YOUR STATUS

    PANCAP 2018 World AIDS Day Message: KNOW YOUR STATUS

     This year’s World AIDS Day theme “Know your status” encourages us to be tested to know whether we are HIV negative or positive. This theme is very relevant as the world has committed to Fast Track actions towards achieving the 90-90-90 treatment targets by the year 2020. The UNAIDS 2018 Global AIDS Monitoring (GAM) report informs us that there are…

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  • Photo of SG calls for distinct CARICOM representation on ICAO

    SG calls for distinct CARICOM representation on ICAO

    Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Wednesday called for a distinct CARICOM voice among the 36 seats on the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Council. Delivering remarks at the opening of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Air Transport Conference at the Guyana Conference Centre on 21 November 2018, the Secretary-General said CARICOM Member States, which are Members of ICAO represent…

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