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Help SIDS to help themselves – PM Chastanet issues call at COP23
“I call on developed countries to help SIDS help themselves. We cannot wait till 2020 to see finance to deal with the emergency situations, build resilience in our countries as far as possible, and the loss and damage that is already occurring. “Our people have proven to be and will continue to be resilient. But here, on the international level,…
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Guyana’s contribution to regional integration lauded during accreditation of the country’s new Ambassador to CARICOM
Guyana was on Wednesday lauded for its seminal role in the evolution of the regional integration movement, as the country’s new Ambassador to CARICOM Ms Charlene Phoenix presented her credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. The Secretary-General, in remarks at the accreditation ceremony, recalled Guyana’s role, along with Barbados and Antigua and Barbuda, in restarting the integration process through…
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CARICOM Energy Month launches Monday in Haiti
CARICOM Energy Month (CEM) gets underway on 1 November, 2017, following a launch in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday, 30 October, 2017. CEM is being held under the theme ‘Re-thinking Energy: Shaping a resilient Community’. The launch at the Quisqueya University will take the form of a half-day mini-symposium and exhibition. The goal of the Symposium is to bring students,…
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CARICOM-Mexico Summit: Secretary-General invites international support for hurricane recovery
Resilience is the cornerstone of our recovery and rebuilding process. These disasters provide an opportunity for our Region to build back better and smarter. It offers the prospect of the affected states becoming the first climate change resilient countries in the world. But CARICOM cannot achieve that goal alone. Cooperation with partners like Mexico is necessary for us to fulfil…
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CARICOM and Mexico agree to strengthen ties in disaster risk management; other critical areas
CARICOM and Mexico, which both recently suffered devastating natural disasters, have agreed to strengthen cooperation in disaster risk management. The agreement forms part of a Joint Declaration issued at the end of the Fourth CARICOM-Mexico Summit held in Belize on Wednesday 25 October 2017 under the joint chairmanship of CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell of Grenada and the…
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CARICOM and Virgin Group discuss hurricane recovery and reconstruction
CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell and Founder of of the UK-headquartered Virgin Group of Companies Sir Richard Branson on Friday hosted a Discussion Forum on post hurricane recovery and reconstruction. The event took place on the margins of this week's annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington. Several…
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Effects of climate change in focus at Agriculture Meeting
The detrimental effect of climate change on the Region was brought in to sharp focus as a special Meeting of Agriculture Ministers got underway at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana, on Friday. At the opening of the 71st Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic development (COTED), Chairman, His Excellency Soeresh Algoe, Agriculture Minister of Suriname, the…
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CSME Online Platforms launched to promote regional trade and business
The Caribbean Community’s development of a Single Market and Economy has been given a boost with the launch of four new on-line platforms aimed at promoting trade and improving the ease of doing business. The CARICOM Secretariat, with support from the European Union, on Monday launched the CARICOM Online Companies Registries; Labour Market Information System; Community Public Procurement Notice Board;…
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CARICOM mourns the loss of life in Mexico
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has joined the international community in mourning the tragic loss of life wrought by the September 19th earthquake in Mexico City. CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Wednesday despatched a message of condolence to the government and people of Mexico, expressing his anguish with the widespread destruction and continuing trauma there. This…
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