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  • Photo of CARICOM gets Barbados award for its role during COVID-19 pandemic
    April 29, 2022
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    CARICOM gets Barbados award for its role during COVID-19 pandemic

    The Government of Barbados on Thursday awarded the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) during its National Humanitarian Awards awards ceremony held at the Kensington Oval. Thursday was National Heroes Day in Barbados. The Community received the Humanitarian Award for its “negotiating strength as a Region to broker the deal for the (COVID-19) vaccines; for its advocacy and wise council”. Ambassador Wayne McCook. Assistant Secretary-General,…

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  • Photo of Decisions of the Special Meeting of CXC’s Council on the 2022 Regional Examinations Strategy
    April 27, 2022
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    Decisions of the Special Meeting of CXC’s Council on the 2022 Regional Examinations Strategy

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) stands in solidarity with the region and the international community as we grapple with the impact of COVID-19 on our way of life. The Council recognises the impact of COVID-19 on the education system in general and, more specifically, on the schedule of CXC’s regional examinations. A Special Meeting of Council, the…

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  • April 26, 2022
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    Sir William Arthur Lewis (Virtual) Distinguished Lecture: Sustained Economic Recovery Post-Pandemic – The Lewis Model, presented by CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett

    Salutations I am deeply honoured to present the Sir W. Arthur Lewis Distinguished lecture this year under the theme “Sustained Economic Recovery Post-Pandemic: The Lewis Model”.  In our region and across the world, we are preoccupied with building a post-pandemic economic recovery notwithstanding the persistence of the COVID-19 Pandemic.  As we emerge from the COVID crisis and address the much…

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  • April 4, 2022
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    Jamaica grows by 6.7% in 4th quarter of 2021: CARICOM BUSINESS

    The Jamaican economy grew by 6.7% during the 4th quarter of 2021 when compared to the fourth quarter of 2020. This was due to increases in both the Services Industries and the Goods Producing Industries of 9.0% and 0.5% respectively. Within the Goods Producing Industries, there were higher output levels for Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing of 13.8% and the Construction…

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  • Photo of Call for Applications: Will you be one of Generation Connect’s Gender Champions?
    March 31, 2022
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    Call for Applications: Will you be one of Generation Connect’s Gender Champions?

    ITU is organizing a global competition to select the first group of “Generation Connect Gender Champions.” The competition, funded by the Government of Canada, will select twelve (12) outstanding young women (ages 18-24) from developing countries (2 from each ITU region).   This competition is part of the preparatory process for the Generation Connect Global Youth Summit, to be organized…

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  • Photo of CARICOM Heads Approve Enhanced Cooperation Protocol
    March 14, 2022
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    CARICOM Heads Approve Enhanced Cooperation Protocol

    Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government have adopted a Protocol which should create opportunities to further the principles, goals and objectives of the Community  through Enhanced Cooperation. The “Protocol to Amend the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas Establishing the Caribbean Community including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy to allow Enhanced Cooperation among Member States and to address Related Issues” was…

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  • March 1, 2022
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    Remarks by Outgoing Chairman, Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Antigua and Barbuda, 33rd Inter-Sessional

    Colleague Heads of Government Incoming Chairman of Conference Prime Minister John Briceno of Belize Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community Carla Barnett Ministers and Senior Officials of Member States and of the Secretariat Members of the Media Ladies and Gentlemen: I welcome you to this opening ceremony, which is a familiar one in the governance of the Conference of the Heads…

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  • Photo of Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
    February 22, 2022
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    Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

    The Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) takes place on San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, 1-2 March 2022, under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Belize, Honourable John Antonio Briceño.   The Opening Session, on Tuesday 1 March 2022, will feature remarks by: CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla BarnettOutgoing CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister of…

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  • Photo of Logo Competition – REGIONAL JUDICIAL AND LEGAL SERVICES COMMISISON
    February 17, 2022
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    Logo Competition – REGIONAL JUDICIAL AND LEGAL SERVICES COMMISISON

    OBJECTIVE To choose a “logo” to represent the RJLSC. The Logo will be for the exclusive use of the RJLSC. It will appear on all material associated with the RJLSC, including its letterhead. The intellectual rights of whatsoever nature in the Logo will be vested exclusively in the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission, and the Commission will have the…

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  • Photo of International Animation Writers Workshop 2022
    January 21, 2022
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    International Animation Writers Workshop 2022

    This two-week Workshop (February 2-11) teaches primarily Guyanese and Caribbean nationals how to create their own 3-page animation scripts with a comedy/funny genre focus. This Workshop was designed to challenge Guyanese and Caribbean artists, animators, writers and creators to createnarratives about Guyana and Caribbean culture that could be consumed and understood by global audiences. It is also aimed at creating…

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