CARICOM
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Haiti and Jamaica account for 86.2% of CARICOM remittances
Remittances flows to Latin America and the Caribbean grew an estimated 6.5% to $103 billion in 2020, supported by a recovering economy and moderately improving labour market in the USA. CARICOM Member States however only accounted for 6.8% with total remittances equalling $7.074 B. According to the Migration and Development Brief published by the World Bank, Haiti (US$3.1 B) and…
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CARICOM accredits first Ambassador from the Republic of Azerbaijan
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque received the Letter of Credence of H.E. Elkhan Polukhov on Wednesday 12 May 2021, accrediting him as the first Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Below we present the Remarks presented at the virtual ceremony by Ambassador Polukhov and the Secretary-General. We also present links to the photos and video…
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Teaching Regional Integration and the CSME in CARICOM classrooms
Approximately fifty high school students from Belize and Guyana participated in a merged on-line classroom on Monday, that was taught by Ms. Eletha Stewart-Johnson of Queen’s College in Guyana. This was the first leg of a pilot activity on teaching regional integration and the CSME in CARICOM classrooms and Ms. Stewart-Johnson taught the class of Mr. Abdiel Medina of the…
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CARICOM and ACS Secretaries-General meet
CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Friday received a courtesy call from new Secretary-General of the Association of Caribbean of States (ACS) Mr Rodolfo Sabonge. Mr Sabonge, a native of Panama, became the 7th Secretary-General of the ACS in November last year, taking over from Saint Lucian Dr. June Soomer. The ACS is Headquartered in Port of Spain, Trinidad and…
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CARICOM SG accredits new Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland
The Republic of Ireland’s new Ambassador to CARICOM H.E. Seán Hoy presented his Credentials to Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in a virtual ceremony on Wednesday, 28 April 2021. Ambassador Hoy made the following Remarks at the Accreditation Ceremony: Remarks – H.E. Seán Hoy Secretary-General LaRocque made the following Remarks at the Ceremony: Remarks – Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque
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Remarks by CARICOM SG at Accreditation of new Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland
Remarks BY Ambassador Irwin LaRocque SECRETARY-GENERAL of The CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) on the occasion of THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS BY HIS EXCELLENCY SEÁN HOY, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTIVE DESIGNATE OF IRELAND TO THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY GEORGETOWN, GUYANA Wednesday, 28 APRIL 2021 Your Excellency Seán Hoy, Plenipotentiary Representative of Ireland to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Ambassador Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General for Foreign and…
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Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque to the Roundtable between US Secretary of State Hon Anthony Blinken and CARICOM Ministers of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday
I welcome this meeting between CARICOM Foreign Ministers and Secretary Blinken with a sense of optimism. This meeting is significant, as it marks the resumption of interaction between CARICOM as a Region and the US at this high level. I recall that Meetings at this level were a regular feature of our relationship. In this regard, I also note that…
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“No new taxes” in St Lucia’s 2021/22 $1.6B fiscal budget: CARICOM BUSINESS
Saint Lucian Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has presented a EC$1.12 B revenue estimate for fiscal year 2021/22. The fiscal package, which contains “no new taxes,” represents a 21.3% increase over the revised estimate for the last fiscal year. However this is lower than pre-pandemic years of 2018-19 and 2019-20 in which revenue was recorded at EC$1.20 billion and EC$1.19 billion…
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PRESS STATEMENT: On the Fourteenth Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Special Emergency session on Thursday 15 April to discuss the situation in St Vincent and the Grenadines caused by the on-going volcanic eruptions of La Soufriere. They committed to continue providing extensive support to St Vincent and the Grenadines and pledged solidarity with that Member State as it strives to…
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Bahamas seeking to increase cruise passenger expenditure: CARICOM BUSINESS
The Bahamas is targeting a $400m increase in annual passenger spending after data revealed more than 40% spent less than $50 in Nassau pre-COVID, thereby seeking to increase expenditure to $100 per head. According to the Ministry of Tourism in The Bahamas, data for 2019, the last full year prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, revealed that 43% of cruise passengers…
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