Areas of Work
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PANCAP HOLDS JUSTICE FOR ALL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATION
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Consultation on Justice for All and Human Rights Agenda takes place on 9-11 April 2014, at The Jamaica Pegasus, Kingston, Jamaica. The three-day dialogue advances the Caribbean human rights agenda and is the culmination of a series of national consultations held over the past six months in several Caribbean countries. These consultations…
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Trinidad Names New Tourism Minister
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has appointed Senator Gerry Hadeed as the country’s new Minister of Tourism. Hadeed, who had been serving as the country’s Minister of Communications, succeeds former Tourism Minister Chandresh Sharma, who resigned on Monday after allegations that he had assaulted a woman. Hadeed’s appointment makes him the fourth tourism minister in Trinidad since Persad-Bissessar’s…
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Jamaica, China Sign Framework Agreement For Transshipment Hub
The government of Jamaica has signed a framework agreement with the state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company to develop a transshipment hub in the Portland Bight area. The selection of the environmentally sensitive Portland Bight area has led to controversy within Jamaica, as it is classified as a Protected Area. Works Minister Dr Omar Davies said regulations would be adhered to…
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EU support boosts CARICOM Merchandise Trade Statistics
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) As efforts continue to provide core, high quality statistics to regional decision-makers for the establishment and monitoring of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), staff members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat on Monday were brought up to date on new systems for Merchandise Trade Statistics. A consultancy in that regard got underway…
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New School in Haiti to be named in honor of CARICOM
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) A new school which was built under the Medianet Haiti Relief Fund (TMHRF) is to be called the CARICOM Community School of Digue Matheux in honor of CARICOM’s solidarity with the project. Under the fund, fifteen houses were also handed over to beneficiaries. Assistant Secretary General in charge of Foreign and Community Relations Ambassador…
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GUYANA-ENERGY-President Ramotar says hydro project still on stream
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government says it remains optimistic that the Amaila Falls Hydro-Power project will become a reality despite the decision of the US-based Sithe Global Power, LLC to withdraw from the project last year. “We haven’t given up on Amaila. As far as I know it is back with the IDB (Inter American Development Bank) board,…
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GUYANA-POLITICS-President reiterates need for opposition to ensure passage of anti-money laundering bill
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Donald Ramotar has reiterated the need for the opposition parties to support the anti-money laundering legislation which he said is part of the international initiative to deal with terrorism and money laundering. The opposition parties – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) – control 33 of the 65-seats in…
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Caribbean ICT Roadshow comes to Belize City
AARON HUMES Reporting: Belize City hosted the second leg of the third annual Caribbean Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Roadshow at the Radisson Hotel in Belize City today. ICT is basically the use of modern technology such as computers, cellular phones and so on to link with software and other tools to more effectively access, store and transmit information. The…
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Environment, ICTs focus at Statistics workshops
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Environment and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) will be the focus of separate workshops that will be held in St.Vincent and the Grenadines in early April. The workshops, hosted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will deal with statistics and indicators in both sectors, and are funded by the European Union (EU) under…
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