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Design recovery programme to revive economies, enhance resilience – CARICOM Secretary-General
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said that the Region needed to design a post-pandemic recovery programme that would not only revive economies, but enhance resilience as well. Amb. LaRocque gave the advice on Monday, 5 July, during the opening of the Forty-Second Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM. He was one of three speakers…
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Virtual CARICOM Day – CARICOM Caucus London
The CARICOM Heads of Mission in London present A Virtual CARICOM Day Celebration 2021 under the theme, ‘One Caribbean, One Voice’. Video Produced by: Richard Etienne
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Regional education recovery strategy underway
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – With the interruptions of conventional schooling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and concerns about learning loss, a multi-partnership is underway to establish a Model Learning Recovery and Improvement Strategy for Caribbean Schools. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)coordinated a validation workshop on…
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Grenada’s Prime Minister Spearheads CARICOM Engagement With Telecoms Providers On Removal Of Roaming Charges
Grenada’s Prime Minister, Dr. the Right Honourable Keith Mitchell is spearheading a CARICOM initiative to eliminate roaming charges for Caribbean nationals traveling within the region. Dr. Mitchell, accompanied by his Barbadian counterpart, Prime Minister Mia Mottley, along with representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, met recently with representatives of Digicel and Cable and Wireless, to discuss the…
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Observing World Oceans Day, June 8th 2021: CARICOM Secretariat
The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods Recognition of World Oceans Day coming on the heels of World Biodiversity and Environment days is an exclamation point for small island and low-lying coastal developing States. Our dependence on the natural environment for life and livelihoods is actualized in our coastal communities, industries and productive sectors. CARICOM is committed to promoting the protection and…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General: CARICOM FIFA MOU signing
REMARKS BY THE Secretary-General of the Caribbean community, AMBASSADOR IRWIN LAROCQUE at THE SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE FéDéRATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (FIFA) AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE 31 MAY 2021 Mr. Gianni Infantino, President of the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA); Mr. Victor Montagliani, President of CONCACAF; Representatives of CARICOM Member…
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CARICOM Secretariat wraps up pilot project involving Belize and Guyana High School teachers exchanging classes online
The CARICOM Secretariat’s pilot project with High School teachers in Belize and Guyana teaching each other’s classes online finished today. Mr. Albert Inshanally of Queen’s College Guyana taught the class of Ms. Stefphoney Grinage of Sacred Heart College in Belize. Approximately 70 students participated in the merged classes with a lesson focusing on Regional Integration and the CSME. Mr. Inshanally…
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International girls in ICT Day 2021
DATE: Thursday – Friday, 22 – 23 April 2021 VENUE Thursday: Zoom and Facebook Live (CARICOM page); 10 am – 2pmFriday: Zoom; 10am – 12noonSee also: ITU Girls in ICT FEATURE SPEAKERS FOR THE EVENT Moderator Mrs. Erica Simmons, SMIEE, SMEErica.Simmons@ieee.org+1 876 819 3995 GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIST / INNOVATOR / CATALYST / PHILANTHROPIST A global technologist, innovator, catalyst and philanthropist with…
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CDB, EU, CROSQ Enabling Greater Market Access
(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) Export-oriented businesses in Barbados, Dominica, and St Kitts and Nevis will be offered globally standardised testing at domestic laboratories as early as next year, says Daniel Best, Director, Projects Department at the the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The Bank has partnered with the European Union (EU) and the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) to upgrade…
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Efforts being made to promote a results-oriented culture in the Region
Laying the Foundation for Better Results Through Monitoring and Evaluation:The Caribbean Community Secretariat and the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank Announce Partnership to Collaborate Around Better Policy Results (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – 21 January 2020) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank Group have agreed to…
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